Reflexion Health’s physical therapy tool, called Vera, is the latest digital health device to receive FDA clearance, according to Stephanie Baum, writing for MedCity News. The CEO and co-founder of Reflexion Health, Spencer Hutchins, said that the purpose of the new device is to transform physical therapy at home from a black box to quantifiable […]
Because 72% of traditional implants have lasted only ten years surgeons, when dealing with patients younger than age 55, have explored hip resurfacing as an alternative to conventional total hip replacement.
Anthony Yeung, M.D., known to his many friends and admirers as “Tony, ” is the 2012 recipient of the Parviz Kambin Award, given by the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) to honor outstanding surgeons in the field of endoscopic spine surgery.
Spinal Elements, Inc. is launching its Lucent Ti-Bond line of PEEK interbody implants that have been coated with a porous plasma-sprayed titanium coating. Company officials say that the titanium coating creates an ideal environment for bone healing during fusion.
For more than 20 years doctors have used cells from blood taken from umbilical cords and the placenta to treat a variety of illnesses. Now the Salk Institute of Biological Studies is using a single protein to convert cord blood (CB) cells into neuron-like cells for the possible treatment of conditions like stroke, brain and spinal cord injury.
Evidence is accumulating that regular, moderate drinking of alcohol can cut the risk of getting rheumatoid arthritis. A major study, women who drank more than three glasses of alcohol a week for a period of at least 10 years had about half the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis than did the non-drinkers.
Individuals with diabetic peripheral neuropathy take hope. A study by the Tulane Center for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine reports on a new treatment using modified stem cells to control inflammation.
Every so often an article comes across an editor’s desk that makes so much sense that she is tempted to reprint all of it. Such an article is one by Harold DeMonaco, Director, Innovation Support Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston and medical editor of Healthnewsreview.org. DeMonaco wrote about the hype presently surrounding stem cells.
This week Indiana joins 38 other states in passing a law aimed at making sure youths do not return to play after suffering a concussion.
According to the investment advisory Seeking Alpha, China presently has around 200 million people over the age of 60. Eight million will be added to that number every year which, by 2050, should bring the total to 400 million.
According to the investment advisory Seeking Alpha, China presently has around 200 million people over the age of 60. Eight million will be added to that number every year which, by 2050, should bring the total to 400 million.
A Cork, Ireland, based firm, SurgaColl Technologies, is commercializing a new bone graft technology, developed through research at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
