by Bruce Brown | November 26, 2018 | General News, Medical
This past weekend, following the work of nearly a year, a large group of journalists published a report on the safety of medical devices via The Associated Press, a group member. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) comprises more...
by Bruce Brown | November 20, 2018 | General News, Medical
Nearly three million Americans have glaucoma, according to the CDC. The disease is one of the most common causes of blindness. When glaucoma is detected, the disease progression can be slowed so that the patient won’t lose any more vision. There are no early...
by Bruce Brown | November 14, 2018 | General News, Medical
Among heart failure patients discharged from hospitals, on average 23% are readmitted each year, according to a 2016 report in Progressive Cardiovascular Disease. Early detection of changing symptoms to prevent readmission is the Holy Grail for the costly problem....
by Bruce Brown | November 13, 2018 | General News, Medical
Low ejection fraction refers to the amount of blood pumped from the left ventricle with each heartbeat. Ejection fraction matters, according to the American Heart Association, because scoring lower than 50% can be an indicator of developing heart failure or...
by Bruce Brown | November 12, 2018 | General News, Medical
Anything that helps helps. There is no need to make the case that diabetes continues to be a pervasive health threat to millions upon millions of Americans and, increasingly, throughout developed countries worldwide. People diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes...
by Bruce Brown | November 7, 2018 | General News, Medical
Physical therapists and sports trainers primarily use neurostimulation to reduce pain and augment rehabilitation. The CDC keeps a running section on the ScienceDirect website with articles about external and implanted neurostimulators. Medical professionals...