Starkey Laboratories (Eden Prairie, MN) is introducing a new series of hearing aids that promise higher fidelity and smart behavior in different audio situations. Featuring parallel multi-threading processors, the system can calculate specialized algorithms to a greater degree of precision, leading...

Cook Medical received some good news from a study assessing the durability, strength, and resistance to infection of the company’s Biodesign Hernia Graft. The study followed 116 patients over five years post implantation, and here is a summary from the abstract: All procedures were laparoscopically...

VisionCare Inc., now out of Saratoga, California, is reporting that the “FDA Ophthalmic Devices Advisory Panel unanimously recommended that the FDA approve, with conditions, the premarket application (PMA) for its implantable telescope for End-Stage AMD.” We have been reporting about this...

Deep Pocket Series , a small firm run by Dr. Harvey Castro, an Emergency Medicine physician in Dallas Texas, has released an iPhone application for paramedics, nurses, anesthesiologists, and oters, that calculates doses and rates for drip meds. The application contains over twenty-five of the most common...

Vision Technology out of St. Louis, Missouri has released a new image magnifier system for people with poor vision. Designed to be portable like a laptop, the unit folds into a flat package for easy transport. From the product page: Amazing from all sides, the ultrathin 15-inch LED backlit monitor with...

Stephen Myers, a Ph. D student in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has invented a nifty RFID based system to help the elderly and people with bad hands dial the telephone without having to punch any keys. By swiping flashcards with pictures of contacts at the RFID receiver, the system...

When it comes to food expiration, it can be tough to know what to trust: your sense of smell or the use-by date on a product. Both can be helpful guidelines, but there are general time frames that certain foods remain safe for consumption. Make your life a little easier by understanding these umbrella...

I firmly believe Pilates makes everything better . I have been selling the exercise method as a form of cross training to many of my endurance athlete friends – primarily because many endurance athletes skimp on strength training due to lack of time, lack of interest, or they just plain don’t...

Sony has produced what can only be described as a frighteningly awesome “mechanical heart” built for ads that will be aired during England’s World Cup qualifying campaign. The heart was created by the special effects group Artem and is built from Sony TVs, DVD players, cameras, and...

The Healthcare Human Factors Group , a research organisation affiliated with Canada’s University Health Network, has conducted a usability study assessing the intuitiveness of five different PDA’s and smartphones during four basic scenarios that nurses typically experience. This is all very...

Patients on difficult health regimens have to track all sorts of characteristics about their life from medication intake, to exercise routines, to one’s daily diet. ZumeLife is a Los Altos, California company has built an iPhone based solution that promises fast and easy entry and tracking of...