Medical News Archive

September 2021

26 September 2021 – Australian healthcare leaders’ advice on how to future-proof the healthcare system

August 2021

10 August 2021 – New treatment for disease many Australians have never heard of

July 2021

6 July 2021 – New gene therapy defeats previously untreatable lung cancer

1 July 2021 – How human life expectancy doubled in just 100 years

June 2021

8 June 2021 – How much coffee is too much? Study reveals the effect of coffee on heart health

1 June 2021 – Virtual reality revolutionises rehabilitation for young and old 

May 2021

18 May 2021 – Gene discovery drives potential to heal the heart

8 May 2021 – World-first test charts link between brain proteins and mood disorders

April 2021

13 April 2021 – Heart-in-a-box machine gives new transplant hope

7 April 2021 – Advancements in 3D bioprinting to deliver artificial tissues and organs

March 2021

24 March 2021 – Precision medicine set to shift focus from one-size-fits-all to personalised treatment

7 March 2021 – The role of gut microbes in reducing your risk of disease

February 2021

17 February 2021 – American genetic study identifies important stroke risk factor

10 February 2021 – Good news you need to hear

January 2021

21 January 2021 – Novel genetic therapy gives hearing hope

14 January 2021 – Immunotherapy treatment proves powerful weapon in cancer battle

 

December 2020

21 December 2020 – WHO announces International Year of Health and Care Workers

8 December 2020 – Screen time during the pandemic: the health effects

November 2020

24 November 2020 – Top medical innovations for 2021 revealed

16 November 2020 – Hibernating bears provide link to potential dementia therapy

October 2020

16 October 2020 – 2020 Nobel Prize for Hepatitis C discovery

September 2020

22 September 2020 – Web-enabled technologies could help deliver new medical treatments

14 September 2020 – The lifestyle factors that help boost immune response as we age

August 2020

12 August 2020 – New Alzheimer’s blood test provides hope for early detection and prevention

6 August 2020 – How Artificial Intelligence is helping scientists deliver the next big medical breakthrough

July 2020

23 July 2020 – Remote monitoring of patient data: the new normal?

June 2020

28 June 2020 – Alzheimer’s: Copper transport in blood provides fresh clues

May 2020

19 May 2020 – A tech company engineered drones to deliver vital COVID-19 medical supplies to rural Ghana and Rwanda in minutes

19 May 2020 – Using sound to levitate objects

 

December 2019

2 December 2019 – Study: Why you always seem to have room for dessert

November 2019

28 November 2019 – Summertime Sadness: How do brain freezes work?

26 November 2019 – How fast does a blue whale’s heart beat?

15 November 2019 – Link between inflammation and mental sluggishness shown in new study

October 2019

15 October 2019 – A timing of a heartbeat could increase the risk of a car crash: Study

10 October 2019 – Koala epidemic provides lesson in how DNA protects itself from viruses

September 2019

15 September 2019 – Most surgeries leave organs stuck together: New gel might prevent this

A venerable symbol of human love, as you’ve never seen it before

August 2019

19 August 2019 – ‘Sleeping cells’ drive a host of age-related diseases – and new drugs are seeking to rid them from our bodies

13 August 2019 – Autism scan unveiled at launch of transformative hub – Flinders University

6 August 2019 – Cardiac device complication prevention study – Australia/New Zealand

July 2019

27 July 2019 – Bunnies star Sam Burgess sets return date from grisly shoulder infection

21 July 2019 – 2020 is the Year of the Nurse: Nursing Now Campaign

4 July 2019 – Imaging an Outbreak – Ultrasound in an Ebola treatment unit

4 July 2019 – Preventive risk analysis in the maintenance of patency of the peripherally inserted central catheter

June 2019

3 June 2019 – Efficacy of a non-leaching antibacterial central venous catheter

May 2019

27 May 2019 – Antibiotics found in some of the world’s rivers exceed ‘safe’ levels, global study finds

21 May 2019 – Australian researchers developing single vaccine for flu and pneumonia

9 May 2019 – Poll finds patient safety is threatened by current ultrasound-guided PIV insertion techniques

February 2019

18 February 2019 – Scholarship helps cancer survivor develop medical innovations to ease the pain

January 2019

8 January 2019 – Physics can show us the inside of tumors

1 January 2019 – A new ‘atlas’ of genetic influences on osteoporosis

November 2018

19 November 2018 – Cotton-Based Cell Could Power Implantable Medical Devices

2 November 2018 – Cave diving doctor named South Australian of the year

October 2018

11 October 2018 – 3D Printers Set to Create Dissolvable Medical Implants

11 October 2018 – 15 Medical Robots That Are Changing the World

2 October 2018 – Exploring the brain networks behind our free will

1 October 2018 – Stick-On Solar-Powered Heart Monitor Fits on a Finger

1 October 2018 – Quick-Acting Foam for Treating Wounds on Battlefield

September 2018

28 September 2018 – West TN nurses return home from helping Hurricane Florence victims

August 2018

21 August 2018 – Patients jabbed in the wrong places: botched, painful catheters rife

15 August 2018 – ECG PICC tip location accuracy and safety reviewed

5 August 2018 – Worcestershire chemotherapy patient designs and creates discreet covers for insertion lines

4 August 2018 – How Bill Gates Could Transform Alzheimer’s Disease

August 2018 – A tiny pump that can keep blood flowing after a heart attack

June 2018

28 June 2018 – Availability of right femoral vein as a route for tunneled hemodialysis catheterization

22 June 2018 – Researchers develop nanocoating that kills bacteria on contact

8 June 2018 – Needleless connector drying time—how long does it take?

May 2018

25 May 2018 – RIOCATH, a revolutionary type of catheter inspired by a snail’s eye

16 May 2018 – Trailblazing Gail is the nation’s top nurse

10 May 2018 – Human health expert Michelle Lampl earns Exemplary Teacher Award

7 May 2018 – How AI is giving hospitals better bedside manners

April 2018

30 April 2018 – Scientists discover cheap fluid that could lead to cheap MRIs

25 April 2018 – World’s smallest optical implantable biodevice

13 April 2018 – Medical device coated with new bacteria resistant materials approved for use by hospitals

10 April 2018 – UC Berkeley engineers demonstrated the first implanted ultrasonic neural dust sensors

3 April 2018 – Inside information: The benefits of integrated sensors in catheters 

March 2018

19 March 2018 – The BioFlo PICC is the first PICC of its kind with Endexo Technology

February 2018

18 February 2018 – Tiny pacemakers could be game changers for heart patients

24 February 2018 – Meet the eight innovators who won at the seventh Marico Innovation Foundation Awards

January 2018

18 January 2018 – Needle-free blood draws are easing pain, anxiety for paediatric patients

16 January 2018 – A semi-living stingray may one day fix your heart

11 January 2018 – Heart-Muscle Patches Made With Human Cells Improve Heart Attack Recovery

December 2017

20 December 2017 – Clinical Highlight: Ketamine Centre of Chicago

October 2017

7 October 2017 – Researchers reveal incredible ‘innerspace’ footage from a tiny probe travelling through a human artery 

10 October 2017 – A self-propelled catheter with earthworm-like peristaltic motion

11 October 2017 – Catheter Vessel Ratio Tool 

September 2017

18 September 2017 –  Medical startup brings infusion services to rural Maine

August 2017

16 August 2017 – New research shows promise for improving vascular access for hemodialysis patients

June 2017

13 June 2017 – Ten Tips for dressing and securement of IV device wounds.

May 2017

18 May 2017 – Virtual reality is becoming popular with paediatric patients to alleviate pain and anxiety before routine medical procedures.

April 2017

26 April 2017 – AVATAR educational video on PIVC insertion, maintenance and removal

May 2012

Navilyst Medical Awarded Contract with HealthPRO Procurement Services, Inc.
Navilyst Medical Announces Entry into the Embolization Market with the Launch of its Embarc® Microcatheter
Navilyst Medical Announces the Launch of its Charter™ Guidewire

July 2009

Navilyst Medical Launches Xcela® PICC with PASV® Valve Technology

May 2009

NAMIC Fluid Management Systems Catalog and New Brochures Available
Vaxcel® PICCs with PASV® Valve Technology
Vaxcel® Implantable Ports with PASV® Valve Technology

April 2009

Navilyst Medical Showcases Four New Products at ONS

January 2009

New 3 French Catheter with PASV® Valve Technology Added Asset for a Hospital’s Infection Prevention Program
NEW! 3 French Catheter with PASV® Valve Technology (download image)

September 2008

Navilyst Medical Launches Two New Devices and PICC Kit Options
NEW! Xcela® Power Injectable Port (download image)
NEW! Enhanced PICC Convenience Kits (download image)
NEW! EZ Huber® Safety Needle (download image)

August 2008

Navilyst Medical Global Debut

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