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Societies Offer New Guidelines on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild,

Societies Offer New Guidelines on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have released new guidelines on the appropriate duration of...
Source: jwatch.org

The problem with Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles

"This article presents our reflections on the full potential of using PDSA in healthcare, but in doing so we explore the inherent complexity and multiple challenges of executing PDSA well. Ultimately, we argue that the problem with PDSA is the oversimplification of the method as it has been translated...
Source: bmj.com

Exoskeleton research could allow paralyzed to turn and climb: and here you see we are testing a technical solution, how

Exoskeleton research could allow paralyzed to turn and climb: and here you see we are testing a technical solution, how to reproduce it, how to allow this movement. What you can see here is this four bar linkage mechanism. If you have multiple joints connected in a certain way then we allow the leg inside...
Source: reuters.com

Blood-cleansing biospleen device developed for sepsis therapy: Things can go downhill fast when a patient has sepsis, a

Blood-cleansing biospleen device developed for sepsis therapy: Things can go downhill fast when a patient has sepsis, a life-threatening condition in which bacteria or fungi multiply in a patient's blood—often too fast for antibiotics to help. A new device inspired by the human spleen and developed...
Source: medicalxpress.com