Do you vape? If you do, there’s an important deadline coming up on September 9 – and if you haven’t already started preparing, now is the time. Are you left scratching your head after reading that first paragraph? If you have no idea what deadline is coming up or how it’s going to affect the […]
By Chris Adam The COVID-19 pandemic has shed new light on the needs for improved disinfection methods, both for individuals and facilities. Purdue University innovators have developed an airborne disinfection method – using food-coloring dyes – to be applied to the entire body and rooms for sterilization purposes and lowering the risk of infection. The […]
A story in USA Today this morning asks whether a coronavirus vaccine could repair the pharma industry’s reputation despite drug price increases. Dr. Jeremy M. Levin, an iconic biotech thought-leader who first introduced immuno oncology to the world 10 years ago, is quoted: “The pandemic ‘has driven the public eye onto what the biotech industry does, […]
By Eric Van Buskirk Suorin Air Starter Kit In 2016, the Food and Drug Administration was expanded to regulate tobacco as well as nicotine products, including cigars and e-cigarettes. A year later, the FDA issued an ultimatum to manufacturers: provide sufficient information to justify the continued circulation of your tobacco and nicotine products on the […]
Toilet seat that detects congestive heart failure getting ready to begin commercialization Researchers developed the seats to measure biometrics during ‘natural’ processes With 1 million new cases of congestive heart failure diagnosed each year, a revolutionary product is making it easier for hospitals to monitor patients with the condition in the comfort of their own […]
Seth L. Sherman, MD, a sports medicine orthopaedic surgeon at University of Missouri Health Care’s Missouri Orthopaedic Institute, recently became one of the first American surgeons to enroll patients in a clinical research study aimed at earning FDA approval for a new knee-cartilage implant. Agili-C™ (CartiHeal, Israel) is a new implant designed to help patients […]
The painful and prevalent problem of opioid addiction plaguing families across our country has sparked national attention as the overdose death rates of these individuals has skyrocketed the past few years. The pervasiveness of the opioid epidemic is due in large part to the over-prescription of opioid pain medication and the highly addictive nature of […]
A Topical Gel that Reduces Inhalation of Harmful Airborne Contaminants Makes National Debut Perfect for Flu and Cough Cold Season, Indoor Pollutants, Pet Allergies and More Trutek Corp. announces the launch of NasalGuard®Airborne Particle Blocker®. NasalGuard is an electrostatic topical nasal gel that prevents airborne particles from entering the nose. The product is drug-free and […]
Boston based digital therapy startup Kaia Health launches a new app that uses AI and patent pending motion tracking technologyto personalize treatment programs tomanage and treat chronic low back pain(LBP) which has been shown in clinical studies to reduce chronic back pain by 40% –and could save the US economy billions each year. Created by […]
In 2009, then Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the Donda West Plastic Surgery Law, requiring health checks be conducted prior to all major plastic surgery procedures in the state. This was following the death of rapper Kanye West’s mother. It was later determined that her heart attack was spawned by a combination of numerous […]
