September 27th, 2011 by Iltifat Husain, M.D. in News
Tags: Apple, Apps, Eye Exam, Eye Pathology, iExaminer, Intraocular Pressure, iPhone, Live View, Medical School, Ophthalmologists, ophthalmoscope, Teaching, Time Saving, Visual Acuity, Welch Allyn PanOptic
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There are a variety of tools available to help Ophthalmologists with eye examinations. A new hardware and medical apps solution turns the iPhone into an ophthalmoscope. Called the iExaminer, this simple iPhone 4 peripheral connects the popular Welch Allyn PanOptic ophthalmoscope to the iPhone 4, and then a native medical app helps you perform a fundus exams and share videos and images right from the iPhone.
Two key applications for this:
1) Teaching: For medical schools that are teaching eye examinations — instead of having to look at static pictures of eye anatomy, this “live view” could be an optimal and innovative way to teach. This could also be a great way for an ophthalmology attendings to save key eye pathology that they visualize in the mobile setting for teaching purposes.
2) Use in mobile clinics: This could be a good screening tool for various eye pathology — Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at iMedicalApps*
September 26th, 2011 by Medgadget in News, Research
Tags: Abdomen Movement, Anesthesiology, Breathing, Carbon Dioxide Monitor, Chest Movement, Critical Care, Medicine, Non-invasive, Pediatrics, Post Surgery, Radio Waves, sids, Signal Strength, Sleep Apnea, Surgery, University of Utah, Wireless Network, Wireless Transceiver
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A couple years ago, a team of researchers from the University of Utah managed to create a wireless network made from standard home automation devices to “see” through walls.
Now, the engineers are using the same technology to monitor breathing in patients with sleep apnea, post surgery, and babies at risk for SIDS. The system consists of Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Medgadget*
September 24th, 2011 by ChristopherChangMD in News
Tags: Adele, Cancel, Damage, Duran Duran, Inflammation, Injured, Kings of Leon, Opera Singers, Reflux, Scar, Scarring, Scott Weiland, Singers, Stone Temple Pilots, The Vaccines, University of Cincinnati Voice Health Center, Vocal Cord, Vocal Trauma, Voice
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On Sept 16, 2011, the Stone Temple Pilots had to cancel their tour because their lead singer Scott Weiland was placed on voice rest due to damaged vocal cords at risk for permanent damage. Specifically, the doctors at University of Cincinnati Voice Health Center determined that he had scarring on his left vocal cord and a tremendously inflamed right vocal cord.
The left vocal cord scarring is likely from past vocal trauma that did not heal properly and is now permanently damaged whereas the right vocal cord is at risk of also becoming permanently damaged if not aggressively managed. The picture shown here is an example with inflammation involving both vocal cords. Compare this with Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Fauquier ENT Blog*
September 21st, 2011 by GarySchwitzer in News, Opinion
Tags: Alarmist, Apple Juice, Arsenic, Breakthrough, Breast Cancer, Dr. Oz, Fair and Balanced, FDA, Fear Mongering, Food and Drug Administration, Fox News, Irresponsible, Manny Alvarez, MedPage Today, Misleading, Richard Besser, Sensational
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MedPage Today reports:
Mehmet Oz, MD, the Columbia University thoracic surgeon who gained fame first in books and more recently with his syndicated television show, has run afoul of the Food and Drug Administration with his report about levels of arsenic in popular brands of apple juice.
The FDA called the report “irresponsible and misleading” and another TV doc, ABC’s Richard Besser, MD, accused Oz of fear-mongering.
Fox News’ Dr. Manny Alvarez rushes to Oz’s defense, though:
“I’m very proud of Dr. Oz for his report today on potentially dangerous levels of arsenic found in certain brands of apple juice, which may classify some of them as unsuitable for consumption. He’s sounding the alarm for an issue that I believe needs to be brought to attention.
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Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog*
September 20th, 2011 by Medgadget in News
Tags: Drug Delivery, Epidermal Layer, high molecular-weight drugs, In Vitro Fertilization, Intravenous injection, IV, IVF, Laser, Medical Device, Medicine, P.L.E.A.S.E, Pantec Biosolutions, Pediatrics, Transdermal Delivery, Vascularized Layers
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One of the major areas of research in the medical device industry is how to effectively deliver drugs to their target sites. The gold standard for systemic delivery of drugs is an intravenous (IV) injection, though it is not a great way to deliver meds that address chronic needs because of the pain and inconvenience. There have been exciting developments in transdermal delivery, such as the nicotine and birth control patches, though certain molecules and drugs do not easily diffuse through the epidermal layer to reach the more vascularized layers below.
One potential solution is to Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Medgadget*
There are a variety of tools available to help Ophthalmologists with eye examinations. A new hardware and medical apps solution turns the iPhone into an ophthalmoscope. Called the iExaminer, this simple iPhone 4 peripheral connects the popular Welch Allyn PanOptic ophthalmoscope to the iPhone 4, and then a native medical app helps you perform a fundus exams and share videos and images right from the iPhone.
