Next Generation of Partial Knee Resurfacing Devices To Be Shown At AAOS

When patients with chronic knee pain don’t respond to anti-inflammatory drugs or physical therapy, the next step is often knee surgery. In traditional knee replacement, the knee is cut open and the damaged joints are replaced with implants that help restore continued motion. However, certain patients...

UnitedHealth tries new patient-centered care initiative

Insurance provider UnitedHealth Group is teaming up with doctors in Arizona to test a new approach to health care. The “Patient-Centered Medical Home” (PCMH) initiative puts a stronger emphasis on primary care doctors as the main coordinators of their patients’ medical care. Doctors will act as a home...

Study finds increased use of electronic medical records saves lives

For some patients, a paperless hospital could mean the difference between life and death. According to a report in The Burrill Report, a recent study by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center found that increasing the use of electronic medical records in hospitals reduced patient deaths by 15...

New Jersey Biomedical Engineering Showcase

The 6th Annual New Jersey Biomedical Engineering Showcase will take place on March 13th at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark. This year’s theme is “Explore the Leading Edge of the Biomedical Frontier: Neuroengineering, Imaging, Assistive Technologies.” The meeting promises to be a...

Less than 3 weeks until Investment in Innovation (In3) West Conference

The Innovation (In3) West Conference, the leading medical device strategic partnering and investment event, will take place March 2-4, 2009 in Las Vegas. In3 gives senior executives in the medical and pharmaceutical development community the chance to network with promising medical technology companies....

Glaucoma: the first neurodegenerative disease we can cure?

The possibility that Glaucoma could be a.) a neurological disease and b.) curable, suggested by a new study of the disease presented January 28th by Catalyst For a Cure (CFC) at the Glaucoma Research Foundation’s 31st Anniversary Benefit and Celebration, signals a new hope for understanding and treating...

OneMedForum Conference Coverage

The 2009 OneMedForum was a huge success.  Watch the video below to hear what those in attendance had to say about...