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Latest Contact Lens Technology Presented at American Academy of Optometry Conference

For years, millions of contact lens wearers have compromised by settling for 20/Happy vision; a term used to describe vision that was functional, but not 20/20. Eye Care Professionals (ECPs) have reported that 99.5% of patients experience at least one area of compromise with vision using today’s multifocal contact lenses.1 Research is now showing that new advances in contact lens technology are helping by providing the vision and stereoacuity (depth perception) patients want.

7 Oct 2015

Smartphone-Based Device for Point-of-Care Rapid Molecular Diagnosis

NIBIB-funded researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a smartphone-based device that can reliably carry out molecular diagnoses in under an hour for approximately two dollars per patient.

6 Oct 2015

Specialized UV-Light Enabled Catheter Can Non-Invasively Fix Holes in the Heart

Researchers from Boston Children's Hospital, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Karp Lab at Brigham and Women's Hospital have jointly designed a specialized catheter for fixing holes in the heart using a biodegradable adhesive and patch. As the team reports in Science Translational Medicine, the catheter has been used successfully in animal studies to facilitate hole closure without the need for open heart surgery.

6 Oct 2015

TUSM Physician Evaluates Mirror Therapy to Help Lessen Pain Experienced by Combat Veterans

Can a simple mirror help lessen the pain experienced by combat veterans with complex orthopedic injuries or nerve damage to the limbs? That is the premise behind a new research study being conducted by a Temple University School of Medicine (TUSM) physician.

5 Oct 2015

International Radiological Bodies Agree on a Standard for Better Evaluation of Prostate Cancer MRI Scans

International radiological bodies have agreed on a standard for how doctors evaluate MRI to confirm a diagnosis of prostate cancer. This promises to reduce the number of over diagnosis of insignificant cancers by to up to 89%.

5 Oct 2015

Patient with Depression Treated Non-Invasively with Focused Ultrasound

The first patient with depression has been treated with focused ultrasound. This procedure marks the beginning of a pilot clinical trial to determine the feasibility and safety of MR-guided focused ultrasound to non-invasively destroy a small volume of tissue deep in the brain – the anterior limb of the internal capsule – a well-established target for treating severe depression. In this initial patient, the target was successfully ablated without complications.

1 Oct 2015

CAD for Mammography Not Associated with Better Diagnostic Accuracy

Computer-aided detection (CAD) in screening mammography was not associated with improved diagnostic accuracy in a study that analyzed results from a large Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium database of digital screening mammograms, according to an article published online by JAMA Internal Medicine.

29 Sep 2015

Abbreviated MR Breast Imaging Protocol Could Reduce Unnecessary Biopsies

A magnetic resonance (MR) breast imaging technique that uses no ionizing radiation or contrast agent could reduce unnecessary biopsies by providing additional information about suspicious findings on X-ray screening mammography, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

29 Sep 2015

Lumenis Launches UltraPulse CO2 Laser Platform at 119th AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting

Lumenis Ltd., the world's largest energy-based medical device company for surgical, aesthetic and ophthalmic applications, announced the launch of the UltraPulse DUO at the 119th Annual American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting, taking place September 27 - 30, 2015 in Dallas, Texas.

28 Sep 2015

Groundbreaking PRaVDA Medical Imaging Technology for Cancer Treatment Now on IET’s New Show Wall

A groundbreaking piece of medical imaging technology that could revolutionise cancer treatment will be featured as part of a showcase of 100 engineering ideas that have changed our world.

22 Sep 2015