Nicole earned her master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 2012 and has since worked as a freelance writer in both the music and healthcare industries. She recently completed work as a ghostwriter for a book about leadership in the medical field.
Currently in the U.S., six types of phthalates have been banned from use in children's toys for health risks, but they are still present in so many of the devices that are designed to be flexible or pliable.
With the full ImageReady system, patients are approved to get full-body MRI scans, which eliminates some of the potential risks of a device malfunctioning due to the scan.
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The handheld device, the Hemafuse, allows doctors to recycle blood from patients with internal bleeding, reducing the need for donor blood. It collects blood from an internal hemorrhage and is designed to be used in emergency situations.
The regulatory agency said there are psychological and physical risks associated with use of such devices, including depression, anxiety and what appears to resemble PTSD. In addition to psychological effects, there have been reports of burns, tissue damage and shocks.
The goal is to develop best practices for healthcare organizations and device manufacturers.
LifeScan, Inc. has announced KnowMyCoPay, which is a website and toll-free phone service, free of charges, that will allow patients to find the lowest copays for diabetes test strips.
By reducing administrative burden and redesigning workflows around human needs, it creates space for what matters most: connection between clinicians and patients.
Apparently, the battery packs, used in its Coviden Oridon Capnostream 20 and Capnostream 20p, could cause "thermal damage." The devices are used to check respiratory status and keep tabs on breathing regularity.
Magellan Health Inc., which has created Click Therapeutics and Digital Therapeutic solutions, today announced a digital, integrated and comprehensive smoking cessation program.
For illnesses, such as pneumonia, each person creates a unique sound signature when they cough. Based on four to five coughs, signal-processing algorithms in this app can detect those patterns, identifying both the type and severity of an ailment.
Enterome Bioscience, a developer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics based on the gut microbiome, announced new financing, and researchers have discovered a molecular structure that could aid the design of broad-spectrum antibiotics.
The Brookings Institution reported that medical devices contribute to about 3,000 deaths each year in the United States — but that number could be lower than what's accurate, considering how medical device safety is currently being tracked in comparison to things like pharmaceuticals.
New findings from VSP Vision Care indicate that by the time an average American child reaches the age of 17, they have spent nearly 6 years looking at digital devices.
The proceeds are said to be used to finish a clinical registry trial of its portable neuromodulation stimulator in treating traumatic brain injury.
The Redwood City, California-based company previously got an FDA nod in May 2015 for the device, which delivers high-frequency electrical impulses of up to 10,000Hz to the spinal cord to avoid the tingling sensation known as paresthesia (HF10 therapy).
Trice Medical has created an innovative device, mi-eye, that in majority of cases eliminates the need for an MRI and for multiple doctor visits.