3D Printing
Johnson & Johnson Wants to Use 3D Printing to Heal Broken Bones
Fortune – DePuy Synthes, an arm of pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, is setting out to use 3D printed bones to fix injuries and deformities. […]
Orthopedics
Digital Health
These researchers want to stimulate your muscles so you can feel VR
Wareable – One of the biggest reasons your immersion breaks in VR is a lack of feeling. If you’re playing a game and get hit, or if you bump into a wall, you feel nothing (unless it’s your real living room wall, of course). That throws off your brain, which believes, visually and audibly, that it’s in a whole different world. […]
Medical Devices
10 Device Companies VCs Loved in Early 2017
Qmed – The medical device and equipment sector enjoyed a strong rebound in investment during the first quarter of this year. These 10 medical device and equipment companies closed the biggest funding rounds in the industry. […]
3D Printing
Could 3-D Printing Enhance Your Joint Replacement Surgery?
U.S. News – These days, 3-D printing can be used to make just about anything – from guns to eyeglasses. In place of the ink used by their 2-D counterparts, 3-D printers take materials ranging from plastics and ceramics to metals and, layer by layer, create three-dimensional objects based on digital files. […]
Digital Health
These 7 virtual reality companies want to innovate healthcare
MassDevice – Virtual reality is no longer just for pilots to simulate flying – or for more realistic gaming experiences. Virtual reality is helping to shape the healthcare industry by offering immersive programs to help train surgeons and students for a variety of surgical procedures. […]
Health Care
Geography Is No Longer A Barrier To Safe Surgical Care
Huffington Post (UK) – The Flexner report, a series of studies about education in healthcare, published just over 100 years ago sparked radical reforms in the education of healthcare professionals. The result was the creation of a curriculum that equipped healthcare professionals with a knowledge base that contributed to the doubling of lifespan during the 20th century. […]