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Medical device market trends and the headwinds of change
Don Rosato ManufacturingThe term "medical device" can be applied to a wide range of products. The global market is comprised of about 8,000 types of medical devices, ranging from simple bandages and spectacles, through life-maintaining implantable devices and equipment to screen/diagnose disease and health conditions, to the most sophisticated diagnostic imaging and minimally invasive surgery equipment.
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The influence of family on the treatment of diabetic ulcers
Mahya Tavakkoli Medical & Allied HealthcareIn patients with Type 2 diabetes, there are some factors that are not in the patients control in affecting their health, such as genetic susceptibility and family ethnicity. But most factors are in their control, such as level of activity, lifestyle and eating habits. It is rare to find a disease with long-term effects in the patients' control, but Type 2 diabetic patients have this advantage. For a diabetic patient, the most important factor affecting wound healing is controlling their blood-glucose level.
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Cannabidiol: Medical miracle or shameful street drug?
Maria Frisch PharmaceuticalOn Aug. 11, CNN's chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, led the premier of a one-hour documentary on medical marijuana. This event reignited many discussions on the topic of medical marijuana and shed some light on the changing politics surrounding this drug. Riding on the coat tails of this story is the recent announcement that GW Pharmaceuticals received U.S. Food and Drug Administration orphan drug designation for Epidiolex, a drug that touts cannabidiol as its active ingredient.
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Point and shoot: Improving low-altitude navigation
Mark Huber Medical & Allied HealthcareExpansion of low-altitude approaches, routes and weather stations/reporting devices are critical to improving the safety of operations. Weather at lower altitudes where helicopters fly is highly changeable, and accurate weather reporting is essential. We hear a lot in Washington, D.C., about NextGen air traffic technology from the FAA, but when it comes to new whizbang aimed specifically at the needs of helicopters — well, not so much.
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The role of Interleukin 1 in treatment of acute cerebrovascular disease
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Mental HealthcareAcute cerebrovascular disease can have many serious consequences, such as periventricular hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, ischemic, hemorrhagic stroke and vascular dementia. It affects people at different stages of life and is responsible for many deaths all over the world with an urgent need for the development of treatment methods.
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Latest technology offers promise for patients awaiting kidney transplants
Joy Burgess Medical & Allied HealthcareMany patients today spend years waiting for the live-saving transplant they require. Even with live organ donors stepping in to offer organs for loved ones, there still are not enough organs for patients awaiting transplantation. This lack of organs has led scientists to search for ways to grow or manufacture transplantable organs to fit this need.
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Better connectivity needed to improve prescription drug monitoring programs
Pamela Lewis Dolan Medical & Allied HealthcareAmong the most powerful tools healthcare providers have to combat the growing prescription drug abuse problem are prescription drug monitoring databases. Even though physicians and PAs in most states have access to a drug monitoring database, few actually use them. Efforts are underway to change that.
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No-shows: The bane of a therapist’s existence
Heidi Dawson Medical & Allied HealthcareI regularly have conversations with reliable clients, therapists and friends about the best way to tackle the problem of no-show clients. There are differing thoughts and opinions regarding the best way to reduce the impact this has on your business, so I thought I would explain some of the options and downfalls when it comes to addressing late cancellations and no-shows.
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Will we all be on statins soon?
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalThe sky is falling. The statins are coming. At least that's what some folks are saying. According to some interpretations of the latest recommendations issued by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association, we'll all be on statins before you know it. These new guidelines were released Nov. 12 and are already drawing sharp criticism.
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HEMS scene communications made easy
Michael P. Koval Medical & Allied HealthcareNothing is more frustrating to an air medical crew than trying to establish communications during a scene flight. This situation is occurring more and more often in the HEMS industry due to a variety of issues related to narrowbanding. The narrowbanding of public safety radios has created challenges for users and HEMS operators, and has made scene communications a significant safety issue.
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