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How/Where to use Principle and Principal on your CV or Resume (and on LinkedIn)

“Argh! Here we go again,” I thought as I reviewed a resume from the short-listed ones that one of my recruiters had earmarked for me. But then, the English major in me cringes just a little when I see a...

January 13, 2016

Diagnostics & Healthcare News

Maquet Unveils Two New Advanced ICU Ventilators

Maquet Medical is releasing two new ICU ventilators, one general purpose for most patients and one designed for support in neonates and infants. The SERVO-U and SERVO-n mechanical ventilators were designed to feature an intuitive interface while offering advanced patient specific capabilities...

January 11, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Artificial Pancreas Trials To Begin In The U.S. 

In the U.S. alone, 1.25 million Americans suffer from type 1 diabetes, a potentially debilitating and life-changing condition. Every year, more and more people are diagnosed, and the only common treatment is regular insulin injections. A research team hoping to...

January 11, 2016

Orthopedics and Spine

SurgaColl Technologies firm seeks €15m for bone-repair technology

A fledgling Irish medtech company is looking to raise €15 million to develop and commercialize revolutionary technology that will allow doctors to repair bone and cartilage in patients. SurgaColl Technologies has just received European approval to market its first product,...

January 11, 2016

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Fitbit’s heart rate monitoring accuracy questioned in class action suit

Fitbit is facing yet another class action suit, this time over its heart rate monitoring, which plaintiffs claim is inaccurate to a dangerous degree. “Plaintiffs and many consumers like them have experienced — and testing confirms — that the PurePulse...

January 9, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Robotic Legs Take Cues from Humans

For above-knee amputees, walking with a gait akin to biological limb functionality may require a number of physical therapy sessions. “Generally, the higher the amputation level, the more we can expect to see gait deviations, or what some would call...

January 9, 2016

Biologics, Wound Care, Infection Prevention

Dressing for Disease Prevention Success

In the last couple decades, blood-borne diseases, like HIV, Hepatitis B and C and others have become a serious talking points – so much so that sharps safety has become an unofficial never event, double gloving is trending and OSHA...

January 8, 2016

Orthopedics and Spine

UW center receives $16M to work on first implantable device to reanimate paralyzed limbs

In the next decade, people who have suffered a spinal cord injury or stroke could have their mobility improved or even restored through a radically new technology: implantable devices that can send signals between regions of the brain or nervous...

January 8, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Artist Paints Medical Helmets For Babies

Artist Paula Strawn paints boring white medical helmets for babies into something cool! These helmets are meant to reshape the skulls of children who were born with Flat Head Syndrome. Medical science, man. I love it. related question: How do they...

January 8, 2016