Archive for June 2016
Drug May Block Breast Cancer in High-Risk Women
(CNN) Scientists might have just pinpointed a nonsurgical way for women at a high risk of breast cancer to minimize their chances of developing the devastating disease. About 12% of all women across the United States will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, according to the National Cancer Institute. However, about 65% of women with a…
Read MoreNew Hydrogel Can Carry Hard-to-Deliver Drugs
The new hydrogel was created in the lab of Rice University bioengineer Jeffrey Hartgerink, where bioengineers create custom peptides that can promote healing and tissue growth. This hydrogel aims to take advantage of the gaps in peptide nanofibers, enabling it to hide drugs that have hydrophobic properties. I-Che Li, graduate student at Rice and lead…
Read MoreXPS Machine Keeps Lungs Alive Outside of Body
The XPS machine by XVIVO Perfusion, is changing the way doctors think about lung transplants. It’s already cleared for use in Canada and Europe and is currently in clinical trials in the United States. Produced by Grace Raver. Video courtesy of Washington University and Reuters.
Read MoreClarks Summit Cardiologist Samir Pancholy Invents Medical Device for Heart Patients
CLARKS SUMMIT — A doctor nationally renowned for his advances in emergency heart care invented a device to prevent complications during catheterization. Samir Pancholy, M.D., an interventional cardiologist in Clarks Summit, helped introduce the nation to a less painful, safer way to insert a catheter through the wrist instead of the groin. He is breaking…
Read MoreInovio and GeneOne Life Science Approved for Human Trial of Zika DNA Vaccine
Inovio and GeneOne Life Science have received approval to initiate a Phase I human trial to evaluate Inovio’s Zika DNA vaccine (GLS-5700) to prevent infection from the Zika virus. In preclinical testing this synthetic vaccine induced robust antibody and T cell responses in small and large animal models, demonstrating the product’s potential to prevent infection from…
Read MoreLeroy Chiao Marveled at These Medical Technologies
Astronaut Leroy Chiao has traveled to space four times, lived for more than six months on the International Space Station, and logged dozens of hours in spacewalks—pretty mind-blowing stuff. But in a June 14 keynote address at MD&M East in New York City, he marveled at many of the medical technologies that have cropped up…
Read MoreSophisticated Robotic Hand Learns it’s Experiences
Get a grip! Not so easy if you are working with a robotic hand. Researchers from the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle are tackling the problem with the development of a sophisticated five-fingered robotic hand…one that can learn from its own experience without needing humans to tell it what to do. Vikash Kumar, a…
Read MoreZimmer Agrees to Buy LDR for $1 Billion
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc (ZBH.N) agreed to buy fellow medical device maker LDR Holding Corp (LDRH.O) for about $1 billion deal to expand in the market for treating spine disorders. The $37 per share offer represents a premium of about 64 percent to LDR’s Monday close. LDR’s shares were trading at $36.94 on Tuesday, on…
Read MoreSeven Areas in a Hospital that Could Cause Healthcare Acquired Infections
Healthcare acquired infections (HAIs) are the third leading cause of death in the US, behind heart disease and cancer. One in every 25 inpatients will acquire an infection while being treated. These infections lead to the loss of tens of thousands of lives and cost billions of dollars every year. Since these infections are largely…
Read MoreWhy Jobs in Surgical Robotics and VR are at fever pitch – Plus a great video from #IEEE featuring a few of our client companies!
If you ever wanted to work in the field of Surgical Robotics, now may be the time to connect with Legacy MedSearch, one of the leading retained medtech recruitment companies in the North America. Even with my intense focus on surgical robotics over the last dozen years, I have not seen such a quick uptick…
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