At long last, I’ve created an Instagram account! (Link: https://www.instagram.com/eirikgarns/) One of the reasons I decided to do so is that I want to connect with you – the readers of this blog – and give you a window into … Read More »
UR Medicine cardiologists are first in region to offer the world’s smallest pacemaker for people with irregular or slow heart rhythms. The Micra Transcatheter Pacing System is the most advanced technology available for people with bradycardia, a condition characterized by … Read More »
Alexion Pharmaceuticals quietly reported late Wednesday that its Phase 2/3 trial of eculizumab (Soliris) had failed to reach its primary endpoint for the prevention of delayed graft function in recipients of deceased donor kidneys. The news rounds out a tumultuous final … Read More »
PsiOxus Therapeutics has signed a second agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), this time for worldwide rights to its ‘armed’ oncolytic virus NG-348, currently in the preclinical research phase. The new deal comes six months after the two companies joined forces … Read More »
By Amy Norton Health MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Older Americans who land in the hospital are more likely to survive if their doctor is a woman, a new study suggests. In a national study, researchers found that … Read More »
Eating well, exercising, and being socially active are some factors that can help raise self-esteem. For some people, however, the road to confidence is much more challenging. Now, researchers suggest it may be possible to train the brain to boost … Read More »
A large radiology practice in the Miami area is the test bed for the first real-world application of IBM Watson interpreting medical images. Radiology Associates of South Florida, which has more than 75 physicians and handles about 1 million studies … Read More »
More than a decade into the 21st century, we have still not achieved gender equality in medicine. With the year drawing to a close, we reflect on some of the studies published in 2016 that have highlighted the gender gap … Read More »
BodyCap, a company specialized in miniaturized wireless monitoring devices, today announces that two of its wearable health monitoring devices are currently being used by European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet aboard the International Space Station (ISS), as part of … Read More »
Lakeridge Health (Oshawa, Ontario) installed three CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray Systems (see video link) to help staff members capture digital radiography exams for patients in the emergency department and intensive care units, as well as inpatients. Two imaging systems are installed at Lakeridge … Read More »