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Accelerated nerve regeneration has been made possible with the development of a biodegradable implant. The device which was devised by researchers from Northwestern University and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and it can also improve the healing of damaged nerves. The device is wireless and created so that it will wrap around an injured nerve and go on to give regular el...

FIRST APP-ONLY PRODUCT FOR DETECTING ARTRIAL FIBRILATION GIVEN CLEARANCE BY THE FDA The Belgian firm, FibriCheck which has created a smartphone application which can detect signs of atrial fibrillation just by using a smartphone camera, has won FDA clearance. It works by the user placing a finger over the phone’s rear camera lens and the app is initiated to carry out its diagnostics by photople...

Currently, there is an incredible shortage of skilled professionals available to treat people with the varying mental health disorders identified in the world today. A study has been developed to investigate how virtual reality could bridge that gap and alleviate the crisis. It is estimated that around 1/4 of the global population is suffering from some form of mental health disorder. Sadly, th...

As a Specialist Recruiter, and in any Sales or Business Development Role, we are aware that speaking with people is crucial and to do so picking up the phone is vital. The more you speak with someone the stronger your relationship becomes. However, there are the limits to sitting behind a computer and phone. Sometimes the internet can seem like it has everything you need in terms of information...

FDA CLEARANCE GIVEN TO EYE ASSESSMENTS BY HEIDELBERG ENGINEERING'S OCT ANGIOGRAPHY A system which can visualize retinal vasculature in 3D has been granted FDA approval. The OCT (optical coherence tomography) Angiography Module by the Franklin, MA, based company, Heidelberg Engineering was developed for its SPECTRALIS eye imaging systems which use live eye tracking and dynamic angiography techni...

An ambient light powered cardiac monitor, which looks like a transparent bandage has been developed by scientists at the Riken, a major Japanese research institute, and University of Tokyo. The device does not need to have an external electrical source to power it. Instead, power is supplied directly from built-in photovoltaic cells. The device also includes temperature and sweat senses. The no...

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WINS FDA APPROVAL FOR ELUVIA PERIPHERAL LONG TERM DRUG-ELUTING STENT FDA regulatory approval was granted to Boston Scientific so that they could introduce their Eluvia drug-eluting vascular stent to the U.S. market. It is the first stent of its kind which can provide sustained release of an antiproliferative drug (paclitaxel) for as long as one entire year. Paclitaxel prevents...

How do you know when you have found ‘home’? I’m talking professionally: the perfect role in the company that is you all over. When you know you know. Recruitment is a lot like dating in many ways. A job might look perfect on paper but you don’t know until you start if that ‘chemistry’ is there. One way to find the right job is by just taking a chance: stumbling from one to the next hoping that ...

The ability to monitor what exactly is occurring inside and around our bodies in real time is not always straightforward. Gathering such data despite the possible difficulties is invaluable in the perspective of what health provision might be needed for a patient. Advances in technology, however, may have created a simple solution in the form of a miniaturised sensor, developed by researchers a...

FDA CLEARANCE GIVEN TO OLYMPUS FOR ITS EZ SHOT 3 PLUS 25 G ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND NEEDLE The FDA gave clearance to the EZ Shot 3 plus 25 G single-use endoscopic ultrasound needle by Olympus for fine needle aspiration and fine needle biopsy procedures. The device is meant to be used with Olympus’ endoscopic ultrasound system to carry out procedures on the submucosal and extramural lesions in the ...