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For Ashley Zappia, getting her hands dirty was part of her job. Even though she always tried to remain as clean as possible, her work as a nursing aide at a Southern California hospital required a lot of diapering, changing, and other hands-on tasks. ... Read more
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A New Vision for Preventing Pressure Ulcers
With an aging population, the incidence and prevalence of wound problems is on the rise. Bedsores are painful, take months to heal, and, for many patients, never do, leading to other health problems.... Read more
Healthcare in the Age of Interoperability: Part 2
This is the second in a series of articles on the dramatic transformation taking place in health informatics, in large part because of the new Health Level 7 (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard.... Read more
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Discovering Cancer Earlier
According to the National Cancer Institute, 4 million people die of cancer worldwide every year—almost 500 every hour. But the most shocking thing about that statistic is this: more than a third and possibly even ... Read more
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Adequate, Not Best
What almost all students and many faculty members don’t realize is that engineering design/application solutions are rarely the best.... Read more
The Holy Grail and the Female Uterus
Let us review the role of women in the ancient Jewish-Christian tradition. The Old Testament (OT), the first part of the Christian Bible, is based primarily on the Hebrew scriptures (or Tanakh). The New Testament collects later writings.... Read more
A College-Level Overview of Biomedical Instrumentation
A review of Principles of Biomedical Instrumentation by Andrew G. Webb, 2018.... Read more
6 Pediatric Device Innovators Awarded a Total of $150K at Children’s National 6th Annual Pediatric Device Symposium
Six companies presenting innovative medical devices that address significant unmet needs in pediatric healthcare were awarded a total of $150,000 in grants at the Sixth Annual Pediatric Device Innovation Symposium organized by the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Health System.... Read more
Fireworks, Autism, and Animals
Given the rather widespread custom (at least in the West) of using fireworks as a means of celebration on certain specific days, this column discusses the potential damage of such noise to autistic children. ... Read more
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