by RB | Jul 15, 2021 | Cardiology, Pacemakers
By: Patrice Wendling Medscape A fully implantable, bioabsorbable pacemaker has been developed that’s capable of sustaining heart rhythms in animal and human donor hearts before disappearing over 5 to 7 weeks. Temporary pacing devices are...
by Conn Hastings | Jul 13, 2021 | Diagnostics, Oncology, Radiology
Researchers at Pohang University of Science & Technology in South Korea are reporting on having developed a technique for minimally invasive diagnosis of thyroid cancer. The method combines multispectral photoacoustic imaging and machine learning, and is conceived...
by Conn Hastings | Jul 12, 2021 | Critical Care, Materials, Medicine
Researchers at the Harvard Wyss Institute have developed a biomaterial-based vaccine technology that could provide prophylactic protection against bacterial infection and septic shock. The technology is delivered as a biomaterial scaffold. Once inside the body, it...
by Conn Hastings | Jul 8, 2021 | Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Exclusive, Vascular Surgery
Neurescue, a medtech company based in Denmark, created the NEURESCUE system, a balloon catheter designed to occlude the aorta, resulting in a significant increase in blood flow to the heart and brain. The mechanism is intended to provide emergency treatment for...
by Conn Hastings | Jul 8, 2021 | Oncology, Radiology, Urology
Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, created an AI system that can identify prostate cancer during routine CT scans. It is typically difficult to spot prostate cancer in CT images, and the radiation makes CT unsuitable as a screening modality....