What should be the best socks for your feet?
Hosiery – Essential Equipment for the Athlete Best Socks and Your Feet. For the serious athlete, socks have become recognized as an essential component of footwear that can determine the difference between success or failure on the playing field.
Read how the Internet is making healthcare easier
The Internet of Healthcare Things (IoHT) Will Pose New Data Pressures for Providers The Internet of Healthcare Things (IoHT) consists of an increasingly vast array of Web-enabled devices, including wearables, implants, ingestible sensors, smartphone apps and home monitoring systems. As the technology matures, IoHT devices will facilitate a transformation in care by enabling constant monitoring […]
Increased Use of Mobile Devices in Clinical Settings
Mobile Device Use Increasing Study shows increased use of mobile devices in clinical settings Mobile device use as a tool in the clinical setting among orthopedic surgeons and trainees has increased during a 48-month period, according to results.
Future Comes to Medical Practices: What AI Means for Healthcare
The Wearable Future Comes to Medical Practices Wearable Future For Doctors, Smart glasses and other wearable technologies could become as ubiquitous in the exam room as a stethoscope or blood pressure cuff, giving doctors not only another tool to deliver quality care but helping to bolster their personal connections with patients. “There is a real […]
What You Should Know About Common Foot Hazards
Common Foot Hazards A cure for common foot hazards. Prevention and training are the keys to a successful safety footwear program.
Telehealth and Health Care Access
Telehealth and Health Care Access Telehealth and Health Care Access There is a great deal of enthusiasm about telehealth these days and, in truth, there is a lot to be excited about. Telehealth can bring medical care into communities with limited access to providers or facilities, reduce wait times, and improve convenience. However, a key […]
Smoking Affects The Patellar, Achilles Tendon
Another Reason to Quit Another reason to quit, the list of reasons you shouldn’t smoke has gotten longer. Researchers in Turkey have found that cigarette smokers have significantly thinner Achilles and patellar (knee cap) tendons. Objectives—The aim of this study was to explore the sonographic (ultrasound) and elastographic properties of patellar and Achilles tendons in smoking […]
Durable, Simple, & Effective New Surgical Mask
The surgical masks people wear to stop the spread of diseases don’t work well — that isn’t what they’re designed for. Pathogens like influenza are transmitted in aerosol droplets when we cough or sneeze. Masks trap the droplets but the virus remains infectious. New Surgical Mask – Scientists took on the challenge of improving the […]
Synthetic Spider Silk
Synthetic Spider Silk A study published in Nature Chemical Biology describes an efficient way to produce artificial spider silk or Synthetic Spider Silk, which scientists believe could be used for biomedical applications, such as repairing wounds and controlling bleeding. Formerly, the complexity and size of the proteins used by spiders to spin silk has presented […]
Medical Device Cybersecurity
Medical Device Cybersecurity FDA finalizes cybersecurity guidance for medical devices The agency outlines ways manufacturers can protect against cyber attacks, but doesn’t mention enforcement. By Jessica Davis Medical Device Cyber Security – On Dec. 27, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final guidance addressing the cyber vulnerabilities in medical devices, outlining how manufacturers […]
Future of Prosthetic Limbs
Future of Prosthetic Limbs Like everyone in New England’s close-knit climbing community, Jim Ewing knew all about Hugh Herr, the young man who lost both legs below the knee to a 1982 Mount Washington ascent that killed one of his climbing partners. Herr not only returned to climbing, but he created bionic limbs that pushed the […]
Creative Ways You Can Improve Your Fat Grafting Foot Pain
Fat Grafting Foot Pain – Restoring Fat Loss in the Bottom of the Foot A breakthrough in treating foot pain is getting worldwide attention, Fat Grafting Foot Pain. Fran Borovitz liked to walk with her friends, but couldn’t do it anymore. “The ball of my foot, all across there, it was like bone. There was very little […]