This weeks Grand Round is up at signout, a site run by a medical intern (a flea and a tern to those in the ‘biz) with lots of med goodness.  I really liked the organization folowing a medical article and it is very easy to read with great posts.  I usuallly HATE themed GR (too […]

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Biohacking, or the idea artificially enhancing biology is a hot topic.  There is even a whole blog devoted to it.  A story just hit the wires about a series of blindness reversing operations in cats.  Apparently, some felines get a version of retinitis pigmentosa and go blind just like their human counterparts.  Several have been fortunate […]

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Once of my favorite blogs Medgadget has announced the winners of the 2006 Medical Blog awards.  If you see some unfamiliar names check all the finalist blogs out.  Each of them is really fantastic. 
I am honored to have been singled out by the judges for this blog in the medical technology category
“Special mention from the judges goes to […]

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Engadget reports on how Apple snapped up 2 hot engineers responsible for the Fingerworks device.  This was an anazing device that pushed the envelope of computer gesture control with nontouch finger movements directing the show.
As they write:
Word is getting out of John Elias and Wayne Westerman, co-founders of FingerWorks, who were struggling to keep their […]

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I have written a lot about the coming radical transformation of medicine where traditional surgery will be replaced by remote sensing and interventional devices. You can read background about another pillcam here and a cardiac rover here.
Medgadget reports on the development of the next stage of the Pillcam - a swallowable remote gut camera. Called Nemo - […]

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I was excited to see the announcement that the Lifeboat Foundation has started a blog which can be found here.  There frst posts incude some excellent commentary on nanotechnology.
For those unfamiliar with them, their mission statements sums it up:
The Lifeboat Foundation is a nonprofit nongovernmental organization dedicated to encouraging scientific advancements while helping humanity survive existential […]

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Fab4 Fab5FabMed
From the Who Needs VC Department comes an amazing development from Cornell.  The Fab @ Home poject has developed a desktop fabricator that will sell for under $2500.  For those of you not familiar with these devices check out the video- they are a marvel to watch!
In the past, developing a model of a device […]

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I have written a lot on the use of near ir (NIR) technology for visualizing veins through your skin.  Beyond this use, using wavelengths of light beyond normal human vision is the first application of what I call “future vision” as part of the radical transformation of surgery.  You can read more about type of technology […]

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Engadget reports a new Sony OLED HD TV at CES–
I can guarantee you will see OLED’s in a next generation surgical video display and in a surgical HMD
Some people need bigger and better LCDs, but we’re just fine with the 27-inch prototype Sony mentioned during its press conference yesterday. With a contrast […]

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The first innovation from CES 2007 that caught my eye is ElectriPlast from Integral Technologies. There is not too much information about this available. In short, it is an electrically conductive plastic resin. Today most electric conductive tools (eg electrosurgical instruments) are made of metal with an insulating covering. They have a limited lifespan and […]

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