Medical Specialties Articles
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Pre-Clinical Effectiveness - Case Study
VersaWrap as a Protective Interface Background: Fibrous scar tissue between tendon and the surrounding tissue is a common complication following flexor tendon repair. Several factors contribute to scar tissue formation, including damage to the tendon sheath, suture placement, and tendon immobilization. Scar tissue formation results in increased work of flexion (WOF) and contracture formation, ...
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Signs of Parkinson’s Disease to Watch For
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that is most commonly known for affecting movement. It primarily impacts dopaminergic, or dopamine-producing, neurons in a specific area of the brain known as the substantia nigra. Typically, symptoms develop slowly over years and continue to worsen as the disease progresses. While the manifestation of symptoms tends to vary ...
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Breakdown of How Sugar Impacts The Brain and Cognitive Function
It is no secret that glucose, a form of sugar, is the main source of energy for every cell in our bodies, including our brain cells. Because the brain is packed with neurons, it uses more energy than any other organ in the body. Our brains reward us for consuming sugar. Whether you are eating a delicious meal, sharing a kiss with someone you love, or enjoying a sugary treat, the mesolimbic ...
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What are Strongyloides?
Strongyloides is an opportunistic pathogenic parasitic nematode. Adults parasitize in the small intestine of cats, dogs and humans. The larvae can invade lung, brain, liver, kidney and other tissues and organs, causing strongyloidiasis. The disease is mainly prevalent in warm and humid tropical and subtropical regions. In recent years, due to the continuous increase of HIV/AIDS infection rate in ...
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Smart Laser Treatments You Need to Offer Patients!
Sensus Healthcare’s new line of smart laser devices is powered by Sentinel, and are the only asset management, remote monitoring and diagnostic systems in the world! Sensus Healthcare offers 4 different kinds of smart lasers available to physicians, and each type has its own unique application uses and features. Keep reading to learn more about each kind of laser. IPL The IPL can be used ...
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UbiBot medical refrigerator temperature & humidity monitoring program-Zhoushan Dinghai Guanghua Hospital Co., Ltd.
- Intruduction of Zhoushan Dinghai Guanghua Hospital Co., Ltd. Zhoushan Dinghai Guanghua Hospital was officially put into operation in December 2012. It is a comprehensive college featuring joint surgery, spine surgery, hand surgery, foot and ankle surgery, trauma surgery, traditional Chinese orthopedics, rehabilitation medicine, and geriatric care. hospital. It was officially approved as an ...
By UbiBot
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Interactive revolution in eye care
Swiss Advanced Vision (SAV-IOL) is a Swiss manufacturer of high quality innovative intraocular lenses (IOLs) designed for cataract surgery. The company recently announced the start of a project for developing a revolutionary active intraocular lens, R-TASC (Real-Time Autofocus Servo Control), featuring real-time autofocus and wireless connectivity. Max Boysset, SAV-IOL CEO, believes R-TASC could ...
By SAV-IOL SA
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Three Words: Simplicity, Quality, Performance
SAV-IOL’s Lucidis IOL combines the fantastic far vision and few photopic phenomena of a monofocal lens, with the added bonus of a high-quality extended depth-of-focus. In some respects, monofocal IOLs are hard to beat. Other than the obvious - a single focal plane - the drawbacks are few, and compared with the current crop of diffractive multifocal IOLs, they provide unparalleled distance ...
By SAV-IOL SA
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A Lens for All
Choose from over 3,000 configurations to find the perfect lens for each patient With a portfolio including the Eden and Lucidis premium IOLs, Swiss Advanced Vision (SAV-IOL) is already known for redrawing innovation boundaries in the IOL landscape. Now, the company is launching a system that brings customizable medicine to the world of cataract surgery. SAV-IOL’s unique offering comprises ...
By SAV-IOL SA
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Validation of a two-gene mRNA urine test for detection of high-grade prostate cancer in German men.
Organizations Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center and Department of Urology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, MDxHealth, B.V., Nijmegen, Netherlands, MDxHealth, Inc., Irvine, CA, Mathematical Modeling, Statistics and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany Abstract ...
By MDxHealth
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Assessment of a urinary TRUS/biomarker-based risk score as inclusion criteria for multiparametric MRI to detect clinically significant prostate cancer
BACKGROUND Non-invasive techniques like urinary biomarkers and multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (mpMRI) show great promise for the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer (PCa), leading to a reduction of over-diagnosis and over-treatment. Apart from yet to be established diagnostic accuracy is the systematic use of mpMRI challenging due to the high cost of setting up, ...
By MDxHealth
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Zanidatamab, a HER2-targeted bispecific antibody, in combination with docetaxel as first-line therapy for patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer: Preliminary results from a Phase 1b/2 study (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
Worldwide, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer deaths in women, with over 650,000 deaths in 2020.1,2 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-targeted agents have improved outcomes in HER2-positive breast cancer, but most patients in first-line therapy do not respond to current therapies, eventually relapse or develop ...
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Responsible Pet Ownership: Celebrating National Pet Week
This week is National Pet Week. While it technically ends tomorrow, it’s not too late to celebrate your furry companions! National Pet Week was created in 1981 by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the Auxiliary to the AVMA. It is celebrated each year during the first full week of May to encourage responsible pet care and to celebrate the bond between pets and their ...
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Family Focused Wellness: The Past, Present, and Future of Genetics and Fitness
Bill B. has always drawn inspiration from family to live a healthy and active lifestyle. From his grandfather, to his daughters, to his ’running-family’ he’s now sharing the transformative power of genetic insights with others to help improve the wellness of generations to come. This is Bill’s #Orig3nStory Thanks for joining us today Bill. We enjoyed meeting you at a ...
By Orig3n
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In the NFL `Afterlife` everything hurts
Not too long ago in the August 4th version of the San Jose Mercury News, reporter Elliott Almond caught up with NFL Hall-of-Fame quarterback Jim Plunkett to talk about life after football. His response made headlines. "My life sucks", said Plunkett, now 69. "It’s no fun being in this body right now. Everything hurts." The years of daily pain pulsating from the neck, back, knees, ...
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How Do I Choose A Good Elevator?
So you've decided that your project needs a personnel mobility elevator. But which type do you need? To help you choose the right elevator specification, we've come up with some questions to consider. Flow analysis is essential. Following this, the actual building requirements and the profile of the elevator users should be considered. To help you determine the type of vertical passenger ...
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The Endocannabinoid System, A Physician`s Perspective
Most physicians are constantly learning not only for their benefit but, more importantly, for the benefit of their patients. It is not surprising therefore that there is considerable interest in the endocannabinoid system (ECS) as this system has only been recently recognized and appreciated. I think it is fair to say that over the last decade there has been more interest in the ECS than any ...
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Gene of the Week: SOD2 (Skin Protection)
There are around 30,000 genes in the human genome. In this weekly series, we’ll write about a new gene featured in Orig3n DNA tests so you can discover the kinds of information genetic assessments can offer you. Have you ever wondered why some people’s skin ages differently than others? There’s a gene for that™! Here at Orig3n, we’ve been dreaming of a winter ...
By Orig3n
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Pain and the Endocannabinoid System, A Physicians Perspective
The topic of pain and pain control is a very complex one with many different areas of concern and consideration. I will try to outline this complex topic as it applies to the endocannabinoid system. In my last article I briefly outlined this system and described it as an internal “buffer” the main function of which is to create homeostasis within our body. When considering the ...
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Targeting Interleukin-6 Helps to Mitigate the Side Effects of Immunotherapy
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a new strategy to reduce immune-related adverse events by targeting immunotherapy with the cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6). The study, published in Cancer Cell, provides evidence for the concept of combining immune checkpoint blockers and cytokine blockers to selectively inhibit inflammatory autoimmune responses. ...
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