Medical technology is always changing, and we can thank people like Dr. Kim Manwaring. He has invented the Ferromagnetic Wand. It a type of scalpel that cauterizes while cutting, minimizing the amount of blood loss that occurs during surgery. Unlike current electrosurgical tools, the wand uses a paper clip-like tip coated with a special alloy […]
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In the the 18th and 19th centuries, nearly everyone used a standing desk, like the one that Ernest Hemingway is using the in the inset photo, and today they’re coming back in style as their health benefits are becoming more apparent to a sedentary population. The WSJ has more: A growing number of workers at
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Irish Examiner: Paddy Mulcahy, 21, has been offered university support to develop the easy-clean U-neat unit which reduces the spread of potentially lethal infections from surface to person. The all-in-one bedside table, locker and chairs has no corners, preventing the build-up of bacteria, and could dramatically cut the spread of health care acquired infections. “The
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If your child is home sick, what do you do? For some it means calling in to work and staying home that day but it’s not always that simple. Jean Kimerling was wondering the same thing one day. When her own children were young she had the option to stay home with them, yet she
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Diabetes is hard enough for adults to control, so imagine how a child must feel. Insulin pumps are often necessary gadgets for people with this problem, but for a child that means standing out from classmates. When Julie DeFruscio’s daughter was diagnosed with diabetes at three years old, she instantly saw a need to help
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It didn’t matter that Roland S. Berthiaume has spent the past 15 years as a chiropractor, he still couldn’t manage to get his own back straightened out when he needed it most. So, he invented a device that would do it for him. He’s formed a company called NGC Industries with Springfield businessman and landlord
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Think of Lydon Baty as the modern version of the bubble boy. Although his body is usually safely at home, to guard against germs his bodies can’t handle, his mind isn’t trapped there. It travels around by robot. Not literally. We’re not there yet. But Lydon has a robot surrogate who goes to school for
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rrstar.com: Clayton received his second patent in 2011 for the Temporomandibular Disorder “Ear System†— TMDes. It is a custom-fitted prosthesis placed in a patient’s ear canal to relieve the pain from temporomandibular joint disorder pain, better known as TMJD. The temporomandibular joint is the hinge linking your jaw to your skull and is responsible
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Parenthood inspires moms everyday. It also inspired Julie DeFruscio. When her young daughter was diagnosed with diabetes and needed to carry an insulin pump around, she decided to find a way to make clothes her daughter would love, reports The Wall Street Journal. “It was awful to see such ugly medical-looking items that were our
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My SA: With the start of Pro Sports Technologies, Rodriguez has created technological sensors that can instantly provide a football’s spot placement and another that tracks collision information to determine a concussion — all with the ability to deliver the information in time for referees and coaches to make a call during a suspenseful game.
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