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Pollution Particles Damaging Blood Vessels and Could Lead to Heart Disease
Tiny pollution particles produced by vehicle engines and industry are known to worsen heart disease and raise the risk of stroke, but a new study suggests they might also be planting the seeds for cardiovascular disease early on. In healthy young adults with no signs of heart disease, researchers found that exposure to fine pollution…
Read MoreNoisy Coworkers Are a Distraction In the Workplace
Sounds, particularly those made by other humans, rank as the No. 1 distraction in the workplace. According to workplace design expert Alan Hedge at Cornell, 74 percent of workers say they face “many” instances of disturbances and distractions from noise. “In general, if it’s coming from another person, it’s much more disturbing than when it’s…
Read MoreSwiss Surgeons Repair Knee Joints with Nose Cells
Swiss surgeons successfully used an experimental technique, which includes harvesting cells from the nasal septum, to repair damaged knee joints in patients. Two years later, these patients report improvements in pain and knee function, according to a study published Thursday in the journal The Lancet. “The treatment is safe and feasible,” said study co-author, Dr.…
Read MoreAre Your Cells Aging Faster Than You? Check With New Test
Your cells might be aging faster than you are, and new tests purport to help you find out. A few companies are offering mail-order testing to measure the length of people’s telomeres, the protective caps of DNA on the ends of chromosomes that have been likened to the plastic tips that prevent shoelaces from fraying.…
Read MoreThe Recipe for the Perfect Robot Surgeon
Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci robot is a technical marvel. Nearly half a million operations were performed in the U.S. by surgeons controlling its large, precise arms last year. One in four U.S. hospitals has one or more of the machines, which perform the majority of robotic surgeries worldwide and are credited with making minimally invasive…
Read MoreNew Tools for Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections
As the focus on hospital-acquired infections intensifies, some medical device manufacturers are considering deep UV light emitting diodes for smaller, portable disinfection devices. Here’s how the technology can be used in medical device design. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) one in every 25 hospital patients in the United States will…
Read MoreCorindus Vascular Robotics Appoints Jeff Lemaster as CCO
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. (NYSE MKT: CVRS), a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, today announced the appointment of Jeff Lemaster as Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Lemaster brings 20 years of commercial sales and marketing experience in the cardiovascular medical device industry to Corindus and has extensive global new product launch experience in the areas…
Read MoreTransEnterix Senhance Surgical Robot Used in Radical Hysterectomy
Transenterix Inc.’s Senhance recently scrubbed in, so to speak, to lend its robotic hands to a gynecologic surgeon in Italy during a major cervical cancer procedure. It was the first time the company’s recently re-branded surgical robotic system has been used during a radical hysterectomy and, if the surgeon’s feedback is any indication, it probably…
Read MoreSecurity Risks Unveiled from Insulin Pumps
Medical device manufacturer Animas, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, is warning diabetic patients who use its OneTouch Ping insulin pumps about security issues that could allow hackers to deliver unauthorized doses of insulin. The vulnerabilities were discovered by Jay Radcliffe, a security researcher at Rapid7 who is a Type I diabetic and user of…
Read MoreCDC Links Bacterial Infection in Patients to LivaNova Surgical Device
At least four patients have died in U.S. after bacterial infection by heater-cooler instrument. Researchers linked a rare but potentially lethal bacterial infection that has affected patients in at least three states to contamination of a device used in open-heart surgery centers. At least four patients in the U.S. have died. In a report…
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