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Medical Devices: vary in both their intended use and indications for use. Examples range from simple, low-risk devices such as tongue depressors, medical thermometers, disposable gloves, and bedpans to complex, high-risk devices that are implanted and sustain life.
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JUN 28, 2017Neuroscience
It seems wearable tech items are everywhere. Smartwatches with apps and phone service, activity trackers that monitor ex ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 24, 2017Microbiology
Biofilms are often dangerous and they can grow inside the human body on medical devices.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2017Neuroscience
Major depressive disorder impacts almost 15 million people in America. Other forms of depression and anxiety impact many ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 21, 2017Health & Medicine
Canadian cardiologist Dr. Neil Fam completed the world’s first mitral regurgitation repair surgery through the jug ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Virtual reality is not just for gamers - in the medical world, virtual and 3-D technologies are transforming how doctors ...MAY 18, 2017Health & Medicine
While current guidelines for acute stroke treatment indicate that removing brain clots should only be done within six ho ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 16, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study suggests the notoriously expensive EpiPens may have a longer shelf life than would be expected from the prod ...MAY 12, 2017Cancer
Not all skin cancer cells look alike under the microscope. And treating different samples as one and the same could cost ...APR 13, 2017Neuroscience
Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is the subject of a lot of research in the neuroscience field. It’s common in the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 05, 2017Neuroscience
Injuries or illnesses that result in paralysis are especially difficult to deal with for patients and their caregivers. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 04, 2017Cardiology
Monitoring blood pressure around the clock during daily activity revealed masked, or undetected, high blood pressure in ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 26, 2017Health & Medicine
Unlike other heart complications, cardiac arrest patients can be treated just as well by whoever is closest to the situa ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 07, 2017Cardiology
The human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times in an average lifetime. Now, a new 3D organ-on-a-chip can mimic t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 02, 2017Immunology
For individuals with asthma using a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) to prevent or relieve symptoms, there is a good chance th ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 27, 2017Neuroscience
When a patient is completely paralyzed, as happens after brain injury or illness, communication can be difficult if not ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 22, 2017Technology
Image Credit: yourschantz/Pixabay LA JOLLA, CA – February 22, 2017 – The MagnaSafe Registry, a new multicent ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)FEB 10, 2017Microbiology
MRSA, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a dangerous type of staph bacteria that can be a serious threat to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Understanding the physiology that underlies the transition as a cell moves from being healthy to being cancerous is a cr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2017Cancer
Can a smartphone be smart enough to warn users if their mole is actually deadly skin cancer? Not quite yet, but scientis ...JAN 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Baby monitors have come a long way in the past few years. Now, not only do these devices alert parents of crying babies, ...JAN 27, 2017Videos
If you made a New Years resolution to get fit and lose weight, you are not alone. It's the most common resolution and it ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 19, 2017Neuroscience
There are many benefits to learning to play an instrument. Studies have shown that children do better in school if they ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 12, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The latest in wearable technology resembles a smart watch, except this device goes miles beyond reporting just heart rat ...JAN 11, 2017Health & Medicine
With a constantly increasing amount of cardiovascular disease patients, doctors have more and more reasons to use vascul ...Written By: Kara Marker
JUN 28, 2017
Neuroscience
It seems wearable tech items are everywhere. Smartwatches with apps and phone service, activity trackers that monitor ex
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 24, 2017
Microbiology
Biofilms are often dangerous and they can grow inside the human body on medical devices.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2017
Neuroscience
Major depressive disorder impacts almost 15 million people in America. Other forms of depression and anxiety impact many
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 21, 2017
Health & Medicine
Canadian cardiologist Dr. Neil Fam completed the world’s first mitral regurgitation repair surgery through the jug
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Virtual reality is not just for gamers - in the medical world, virtual and 3-D technologies are transforming how doctors
...
MAY 18, 2017
Health & Medicine
While current guidelines for acute stroke treatment indicate that removing brain clots should only be done within six ho
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study suggests the notoriously expensive EpiPens may have a longer shelf life than would be expected from the prod
...
MAY 12, 2017
Cancer
Not all skin cancer cells look alike under the microscope. And treating different samples as one and the same could cost
...
APR 13, 2017
Neuroscience
Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is the subject of a lot of research in the neuroscience field. It’s common in the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 05, 2017
Neuroscience
Injuries or illnesses that result in paralysis are especially difficult to deal with for patients and their caregivers.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 04, 2017
Cardiology
Monitoring blood pressure around the clock during daily activity revealed masked, or undetected, high blood pressure in
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 26, 2017
Health & Medicine
Unlike other heart complications, cardiac arrest patients can be treated just as well by whoever is closest to the situa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 07, 2017
Cardiology
The human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times in an average lifetime. Now, a new 3D organ-on-a-chip can mimic t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 02, 2017
Immunology
For individuals with asthma using a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) to prevent or relieve symptoms, there is a good chance th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 27, 2017
Neuroscience
When a patient is completely paralyzed, as happens after brain injury or illness, communication can be difficult if not
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 22, 2017
Technology
Image Credit: yourschantz/Pixabay LA JOLLA, CA – February 22, 2017 – The MagnaSafe Registry, a new multicent
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 10, 2017
Microbiology
MRSA, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a dangerous type of staph bacteria that can be a serious threat to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Understanding the physiology that underlies the transition as a cell moves from being healthy to being cancerous is a cr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2017
Cancer
Can a smartphone be smart enough to warn users if their mole is actually deadly skin cancer? Not quite yet, but scientis
...
JAN 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Baby monitors have come a long way in the past few years. Now, not only do these devices alert parents of crying babies,
...
JAN 27, 2017
Videos
If you made a New Years resolution to get fit and lose weight, you are not alone. It's the most common resolution and it
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 19, 2017
Neuroscience
There are many benefits to learning to play an instrument. Studies have shown that children do better in school if they
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 12, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The latest in wearable technology resembles a smart watch, except this device goes miles beyond reporting just heart rat
...
JAN 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
With a constantly increasing amount of cardiovascular disease patients, doctors have more and more reasons to use vascul
...
Written By:
Kara Marker