Children’s Hospital of Michigan became the first hospital in Michigan and one of a handful of hospitals in the country to successfully treat a child using a combination of surgery and “heated chemotherapy” to treat rare tumors in the abdomen. Andrew Curtis, a six-year-old boy from Warren, Michigan, received the treatment after a biopsy confirmed […]
Spreading awareness on the forgetfulness disease – Is there a link between diet & dementia?
Among the several diseases that occur to the elderly people, one of the most serious is dementia as it still has no cure. There are many who still don’t know what dementia is and they wonder what sort of symptoms this disease has. If you too are one among the herd of people who are […]
Medical 3D Printing – 10 Ways 3D Printing is Used in Medicine
3D printing has bridged the gap between fantasy and the real world. The conceptualization in biomedical engineering has proven to be wildly beneficial for humans. The concept has garnered the attention of every sector. Be it the aviation industry which uses it to print airplane parts or the electrical equipment appliances being printed now with […]
A Balanced Diet is Best for our Intake of Vitamins
Vitamins are a group of totally unrelated chemicals that have only one thing in common; they are essential (usually in tiny amounts) for the normal function of the body. Vitamin A is found in milk, butter, eggs, fish, liver and most fruits and vegetables; with very high levels being found in orange colored foods (eg: […]
Advances Made in Molecular Research
It is an exciting time in molecular research. With more technology, greater discoveries are being made which will hopefully help humans live better and healthier lives. New Cancer Treatments Researchers are currently studying monoclonal antibodies as an option to treat forms of cancer, such as: Mesothelioma ovarian cancer adenocarcinoma breast cancer They believe that the […]
Powered by Kodak production scanners, MISL digitises The Royal Free Hospital’s medical files in record time
20% operator productivity improvement from using new scanners May 22, 2015 – Kodak Alaris announces today that its partner, MISL, a UK-based bureau and BPO[1] provider, is 24 months ahead of schedule and will have scanned all of The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trusts’ patient medical records by Christmas 2015. Taking just 21 months, […]