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Recomed Wins National Recycling Award for Medical PVC Recycling

Jul 11, 2017

RecoMed, the PVC medical devices take-back scheme, is a joint winner of the Waste Prevention category of the 2017 National Recycling Awards for its innovative approach to sustainable healthcare recycling. It’s yet another accolade - ...

Tags: PVC Recycling, medical devices

Low-Carb, High-Protein Diet Helps Control Diabetes: CSIRO

Feb 18, 2016

A diet and exercise program based around low-carbohydrate, high protein eating can be highly effective in helping to control Type 2 diabetes according to researchers from the CSIRO and South Australian universities. The result of a two ...

Tags: High-Protein Diet, low carbohydrate diet

Gene Editing Removes Major Barrier to Pig-to-Human Organ Transplant

Dec 29, 2015

Thanks to a powerful new gene-editing technique, scientists have overcome a major hurdle for humans to receive life-saving organ transplants from pigs. In a paper in the U.S. journal Science this week, the researchers described using the ...

Tags: Gene Editing, Organ Transplant

Calcium Supplements Unlikely to Help Bones

Oct 15, 2015

New research claims to have found that eating more calcium or taking calcium supplements is unlikely to help prevent fractures or osteoporosis in the elderly. Lead scientist, Dr Mark Bolland from the University of Auckland, says the ...

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The Study of St. Jude Heart Sensor Cuting Readmission Rate

Nov 21, 2014

A miniaturized heart-failure monitor recently acquired by St. Jude Medical (St. Paul, MN) from an Atlanta-based startup named CardioMEMS reduced 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients over 65, according to an analysis of the ...

Tags: Heart Sensor, Readmission Rate

Is The Compensation Really That Great?

Aug 18, 2014

Medtech engineering can be a six-figure job, especially if you’re managing people. But is the compensation really that great? Engineering managers in the medical equipment and supplies business earn an average $133,000 a year; ...

Tags: Medtech, Health, Medicine

The Lighting System of Glasgow Royal Hospital Intensive Care Unit Can Kill Bacteria

Aug 14, 2014

An intensive care ward at Glasgow Royal Infirmary is trialling a lighting system that has been designed to kill superbugs including MRSA, E. coli and C. diff. The HINS-light system, which has been developed by the University of ...

Tags: Lights, Lighting

Medtronic Hasn't Slowed Down on Its Appetite for Using Apple Technology

Aug 14, 2014

Medtech giant Medtronic apparently hasn't slowed down on its appetite for using Apple technology internally—even as the iconic tech company is signaling its interest to compete more actively in the healthcare market. Fridley, ...

Tags: Medtronic, Health, Medicine

iWatch Has Not Been Manufactured Because It Needs Some Kind of FDA Certification

Jul 7, 2014

By including so many healthcare-related features in its much-anticipated iWatch, Apple is apparently discovering what established medical device companies have known for a long time: The FDA’s ways make the timetable for releasing a ...

Tags: Apple's iWatch, FDA

EEVA Test for in Vitro Fertilization

Jun 30, 2014

In a development that is being hailed as a significant milestone in the field of in vitro fertilization, Auxogyn Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) has announced that its Eeva System test has received clearance from the FDA. The test is the first ...

Tags: Certification, Service, Health, Medicine, FDA

Next-Gen Heart Valve in U.S.A.

Jun 17, 2014

Edwards' Sapien XT transcatheter aortic heart valve (Courtesy Edwards Lifesciences) Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (Irvine, CA) has announced both the FDA approval and the U.S. launch of its next-generation Sapien XT transcatheter aortic ...

Tags: Health, Medicine, heart valve

CareDx Intends to Make an IPO of Common Stock with The Intent of Realizing $50 Million.

Jun 13, 2014

CareDx. which two weeks ago entered into an agreement to acquire ImmuMetrix Inc., has announced that it intends to make an initial public offering (IPO) of common stock with the intent of realizing $50 million. Brisbane, CA–based ...

Tags: Health, Medicine

Apple Has Announced HealthKit, a Glorified Healthcare and Fitness App Bundled Into iOS8

Jun 4, 2014

Apple has announced HealthKit, a glorified healthcare and fitness app bundled into iOS8 that can potentially communicate patient health data to hospitals. The company also announced a partnership with the Mayo Clinic, which is exploring the ...

Tags: Apple, Digital Health Company

There Are Plenty of Ingenious Devices Included as Finalists in Medical Excellence Awards.

Apr 17, 2014

From a zipper-like wound closure device that can be peeled off at home to a telemedicine robot, there are plenty of ingenious devices included as finalists in this year's Medical Design Excellence Awards. It is worth noting, however, that ...

Tags: Reshaping Medtech, Health, Medicine

Women Who Spend a Lot of Time on Facebook Could Be at Increased Risk for Eating Disorders

Mar 11, 2014

Young women who spend a lot of time on Facebook tend to be more likely to be concerned about their body image and could be at increased risk for eating disorders, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at how much time 960 female ...

Tags: eating disorders, online social media site, societal messages

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