Clinical Studies
Cloth Surgical Caps May Be Best After All
(Medscape) – Cloth skullcaps protect against contamination of operating rooms better than can disposable skull caps or bouffant hats, a new study suggests. […]
surgery
Digital Health
Microsoft HoloLens Mixed Reality headset helps Spanish doctors cut surgery time in half
(3ders.org) – Spanish medical tech company Exovite has joined forces with Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Madrid. The collaboration has resulted Microsoft Mixed Reality headsets being used by surgeons, allowing them to quickly see CT scan data, ultrasound data, and more through Microsoft HoloLens goggles. […]
Augmented Reality
Meet the AR powered surgeon
(Wareable) – There’s a side to augmented reality that we don’t usually get to see as wearable tech ‘civilians’. AR is on the road to changing healthcare, and one of its pioneers is Indiana surgeon Paul Szotek. […]
Cancer
An infallible hand-held probe to aid cancer surgery
EurekAlert – Patients with common widespread forms of cancer will enjoy longer life expectancy and reduced risk of recurrence thanks to a multimodal optical spectroscopy probe developed by Canadian researchers. […]
Health Care
Whistle-blower files suit over alleged double-booked surgeries
Boston Globe – Orthopedic surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital repeatedly kept patients waiting under anesthesia longer — sometimes more than an hour longer — than was medically necessary or safe, as they juggled two or even three simultaneous operations, according to a federal lawsuit that alleges frequent billing fraud at the prestigious hospital. […]
Health Care
Micro-Hospitals Provide Health Care Closer to Home
U.S. News – Small scale inpatient facilities, known in the industry as micro-hospitals, are popping up across the country to offer medical care in underserved communities and provide a local alternative to the potentially long waits for emergency care at major hospitals. […]