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A wise man once said ‘Good’. Coming into recruitment I had an understanding of what it entailed, but I had no idea how much I would learn in just two weeks. It has been a whirlwind. My first two weeks have been highly educational to say the least; I’ve been in and out of training, learning the whole cycle of 360 recruitment. From how to source, qualify candidates, and sell jobs, to taking on sa...

EUROPEAN CLEARANCE GIVEN TO ASCYRUS MEDICAL’S AORTIC DISSECTION STENT When carrying out procedures to offer emergency operative repairs to type A aortic dissections, there is a necessity for the clinicians to be extremely highly skilled. The decision-making process to carry out the procedure is a complicated one too. As such the Floridian company, Ascyrus Medical has developed this system, Ascy...

I did it! I am probably the least likely candidate to even attempt dry January you will come across. As a very social person, I do enjoy a drink and a chat with friends. It’s the British way. So when I made the decision to go alcohol-free for January (after a particularly messy Christmas, naturally) I’m sure people took it with a pinch of salt (like a Friday night Tequila). Many people take thi...

A new method of providing long-lasting contraception which can be self-administered has been developed by a team of researchers at Georgia Tech and the University of Michigan. Previously, it would be necessary for a trained clinician to administer a contraceptive injection which would provide continuing contraceptive cover. With this device, a microneedle patch, it is simply pressed on to the s...

FDA CLEARS FINGERTIP PULSE OXIMETER Following European clearance in 2017, the MightySat Rx fingertip pulse oximeter by Masimo, has been cleared by the FDA. This device uses Masimo’s Respiration Rate from its Pleth (RRp) technology for measuring the breathing of a patient. Additionally, it can give information regarding, oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate, perfusion index, and Pleth Viability ...

The ‘Apprenticeship route’ is much more common in this day and age as many see it as an alternative to going to university. You go to school, then college/sixth form and you may be still confused on which career path you want to follow. Apprenticeships are open and tangible, by allowing you to gain experience, as well as a qualification and even being paid for it. "I originally applied for an o...

Allergies are an ever-increasing issue for people across the world. The potential health risks associated with them as well as adoptions of lifestyle options to manage such conditions, means that having an allergy can be inhibitive, and in extreme cases, fatal. With that in mind, new technologies are needed to assess what it is that people are allergic to, in order to prescribe necessary medica...

US CLEARANCE GIVEN TO SNORING INTERVENTION DEVICE. The Elevo Kit Snoring Intervention Device by Cook Medical and Zelegent, has received FDA approval. It was developed by the CEO of Zelegent, Alexander K. Arrow, MD who has compared the procedure, dubbed the “elevoplasty”, to a facelift but for the soft palate. The process can be performed under a local anesthetic. Soft sutures are placed into th...

The EyeQue VisionCheck is a new and easy to use refractometer. It connects with a smartphone and measures a person’s pupillary distance (PD), refractive error (how near-sighted or far-sighted a person is) and astigmatism. The PD tool, PDCheck, built into the device is patent-pending and can accurately decipher a person’s PD in seconds. Simply launch the app on a smartphone, attach the device an...

TACTICATH CONTACT FORCE ABLATION CATHETER, SENSOR ENABLED BY ABBOTT IS CLEARED BY THE FDA In addition to European clearance obtained two years ago, the TactiCath Contact Force Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled by Abbott has won FDA approval. The device is used for ablating cardiac tissue when used to treat atrial fibrillation – it can travel through tricky anatomy. Additionally, the device has ...