Medical News
New clinical protocol after general surgery cuts opioid prescribing in half
EurekAlert! - 24 Oct 2018 08:00
(Lawson Health Research Institute) Recognizing the role that opioid prescribing plays in the opioid crisis, a team of researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University have developed a new clinical p...
Hospitals differ widely in providing safe vaginal delivery after cesarean
EurekAlert! - 24 Oct 2018 08:00
(Yale University) Despite the conventional belief that for women giving birth 'once a cesarean always a cesarean,' vaginal delivery after cesarean -- also known as "trial of labor after cesarean delivery" (TOLAC) -- offe...
Complementary approaches such as meditation help patients manage chronic pain
EurekAlert! - 24 Oct 2018 08:00
(Hospital for Special Surgery) Complementary practices such as meditation and mindful breathing helped patients manage chronic pain and in some cases reduced the need for medication such as opioids, according to a study ...
Gebo Cermex Wins Innovative Robotics Solution Category
Medical Design Technology - 24 Oct 2018 16:00
News Gebo Cermex, a company involved with line engineering and material handling solutions, was announced as the winner of the Best Innovative Robotics Solution Award for its CoboAccess_Pal at the PPMA Industry Awards......
Studying cellular fats reveals how to protect cells from the common cold
EurekAlert! - 24 Oct 2018 08:00
(Babraham Institute) As temperatures drop and the sniffles start, take hope; research suggests a new approach to protect ourselves from the common cold. By analysing changes to the make-up and types of cellular fat molec...
New Yorker Electronics, Rectron Semiconductor Sign New Franchise Distribution Agreement
Medical Design Technology - 25 Oct 2018 00:54
News Global distributor of electronic components New Yorker Electronics has recently signed a new franchise distributor agreement with discrete semiconductor manufacturer Rectron Semiconductor Inc. "We're... Staff Author...
Flexible and High-Performance LTE Antenna
Medical Design Technology - 25 Oct 2018 00:08
Product Announcement Rutronik, Inc. has announced that Ethertronics has released the 1002289 antenna, which provides design engineers with the ability to cover many wireless technologies with a single device. The Ethertr...
European Service Module Ready for U.S. Shipment
Medical Design Technology - 24 Oct 2018 23:36
News According to NASA, Orion is "a human spacecraft for deep-space missions that will usher in a new era of space exploration." The spacecraft will "carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability... Staff A...
How Should Autonomous Vehicles Be Programmed?
Medical Design Technology - 24 Oct 2018 22:19
News A massive new survey developed by MIT researchers reveals some distinct global preferences concerning the ethics of autonomous vehicles, as well as some regional variations in those preferences. The survey... Contri...
NEC and Samsung Announce 5G Partnership
Medical Design Technology - 24 Oct 2018 21:20
News NEC Corporation and Samsung Electronics Co., announced a partnership in order to strengthen their next generation business portfolio including 5G. Staff Author: Tierney King Topics: Mergers and Acquisitions
Largest census of cancer genes to help understand drug targets
EurekAlert! - 24 Oct 2018 08:00
(Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute) Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute have created the first comprehensive summary of all genes known to be involved in human cancer. Reported in Nature Reviews Cancer, the Cancer...
Inexpensive Chip-Based Device May Transform Spectrometry
Medical Design Technology - 24 Oct 2018 20:07
News Spectrometers -- devices that distinguish different wavelengths of light and are used to determine the chemical composition of everything from laboratory materials to distant stars -- are large devices with... Contr...
Surveyor: Using AR Technology to Unleash the Curb
Medical Design Technology - 24 Oct 2018 20:00
Blog Curbs are used for picking up and dropping off passengers, delivering packages, and docking bikes. Particularly as all of these activities become more digital, it is essential that people are able to know how, when,...
The Countries Best Prepared for Autonomous Vehicles
Medical Design Technology - 24 Oct 2018 19:31
Data Focus A few years ago, the concept of a driverless car was more than likely the realm of a science-fiction movie. Today, however, it's a reality with autonomous vehicles clocking up thousands of miles on public road...
NASA's First Image of Mars from a CubeSat
Medical Design Technology - 24 Oct 2018 18:24
News NASA's MarCO mission was designed to find out if briefcase-sized spacecraft called CubeSats could survive the journey to deep space. Now, MarCO - which stands for Mars Cube One - has Mars in sight... Contributed Aut...
Army to Fuse Laser Technology onto Air Defense System
Medical Design Technology - 24 Oct 2018 18:18
News U.S. forces have long held a strategic advantage in ballistic missile defense dating back to the Operation Desert Storm era, Army leaders said. But the addition of laser technology in the Interim Maneuver Short-Rang...
AT&T: 3Q Earnings Snapshot
Medical Design Technology - 24 Oct 2018 18:15
News AT&T Inc. (T) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $4.72 billion. The Dallas-based company said it had profit of 65 cents per share. Contributed Author: AP News Topics: Communications
New Technology to Allow 100-Times-Faster Internet
Medical Design Technology - 24 Oct 2018 18:12
News Groundbreaking new technology could allow 100-times-faster internet by harnessing twisted light beams to carry more data and process it faster. Broadband fiber-optics carry information on pulses of light... Contribu...
The Medtronic-Mazor Meld: A Major Acquisition Promises Innovation In The Field Of Spine Surgery
Medical Design Technology - 24 Oct 2018 18:08
Article With the purchase of Mazor Robotics, Medtronic looks to transform the OR. Staff Author: Daniel Seeger Topics: Surgical Products
An NJIT Vision Therapy Team Wins 'Most Innovative' in Worldwide VR Competition
Medical Design Technology - 24 Oct 2018 18:07
News An NJIT-led team of engineers, game designers, artists and clinicians won two major international awards for its vision therapy platform, including "most innovative breakthrough," at the 2018 Augmented World... Cont...
Heart Transplant Program Changes Chief After Patient Deaths
Medical Design Technology - 24 Oct 2018 18:00
News The move comes after Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center temporarily shut down the program. Contributed Author: Associated Press Topics: Surgical Products
New Technology Advances Protection of Critical Systems from Insider-Assisted Attacks
Medical Design Technology - 24 Oct 2018 17:56
News Here's a scary yet realistic scenario: Attackers sponsored by a rogue organization or radical state gain access to the control system of a nuclear reactor, a chemical reactor or a similar critical system. Is the... ...