by Bruce Brown | December 19, 2019 | Medical
Doctors diagnose 140,000 to 150,000 new cases of colorectal cancer each year in the U.S., according to the CDC. In 2016, for example, there were 141,270 reported new cases of colon and rectum cancer and 52,286 deaths. The 5-year colorectal cancer survival rate for...
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by Bruce Brown | December 18, 2019 | Medical
The FDA recently cleared Cochlear Limited’s new Osia 2 System implantable bone conduction hearing solution for people with damaged natural hearing systems. Osia 2 breaks new ground in cochlear implants by relying on digital piezoelectric stimulation. The...
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by Bruce Brown | December 17, 2019 | General News, Medical
Meditation and mindfulness are perhaps different sides of the same coin; both are inexpensive, proven methods to quell anxiety. Unfortunately, mindfulness is difficult for many people and meditation can be even harder. Mindfulness and meditation are most effective...
by Bruce Brown | December 16, 2019 | Medical
We wrote earlier this year about Singapore-based AWAK Technologies’ wearable dialysis device for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). AWAK was back in the news this year, with continued positive results from clinical studies and an FDA breakthrough...
by Bruce Brown | December 13, 2019 | Medical
Treating and managing clinical depression would be much easier if the disease was the same for all people, but that’s not the case. Pharmacological treatment too often requires multiple trials to determine the best medication for the individual patient, a...
by Bruce Brown | December 10, 2019 | Medical
CORE scores again. We’ve written about the Eko CORE AI-powered digital stethoscope several times, starting in 2015 when the FDA cleared the device for use. More recently, Eko and the Mayo Clinic announced a collaboration in late 2018 to co-develop AI algorithms...
