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Sir Andy Murray amassed thousands of ‘likes’ when the tennis star posted a picture of him in a hospital bed following hip surgery on Instagram. However, now a group of specialist US doctors have revealed it is ‘unlikely any of those’ came from vascular access clinicians. The Association for Vascular Access (AVA), based in Utah, […]

Every January 25, infusion nurses around the world celebrate IV Nurse Day. Established in 1980, IV Nurse Day is especially meaningful to nursing professionals who have dedicated their lives to providing patients with the best infusion care. This year’s theme, “Providing PIVotal Care” invites nurses everywhere to commemorate their commitment to their work and to

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As a kid, Michael Sealy was tall. A little clumsy, he says. And he has lasting proof: two metal screws in his left elbow. The southpaw underwent surgery after tripping and fracturing that elbow in the fifth grade. Surgeons inserted the screws to hold his ulna bone together. The bone healed. The screws remained. Now

The rise of automation and the replacement of the working class by machinery is not something that is necessarily “new”. It’s an issue as old as the concept of technology that has really begun to rear its head in the last half-century or so. But while many focus on the effects automation has on factory workers

A glucose-powered biofuel cell that uses electrodes made from cotton fiber could someday help power implantable medical devices such as pacemakers and sensors. The new fuel cell, which provides twice as much power as conventional biofuel cells, could be paired with batteries or supercapacitors to provide a hybrid power source for the medical devices. Read

Illness is universal — but access to care is not. Physician Raj Panjabi has a bold vision to bring health care to everyone, everywhere. With the 2017 TED Prize, Panjabi is building the Community Health Academy, a global platform that aims to modernize how community health workers learn vital skills, creating jobs along the way.

Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are widely used in critically ill cancer patients. This study aimed to investigate the status of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward the daily management of PICCs in critically ill cancer patients discharged from intensive care units. Read more here

Royal jelly is a gelatinous substance that honeybees produce to feed their young. This intriguing food also holds the mysterious power of helping some honeybee larvae grow into new queen bees. Some people believe that royal jelly can unlock the fountain of youth. Is there any truth in that? Read more here

A team of engineers and cardiologists from Jena, Germany, has developed and successfully tested the first pulsatile, catheter-based, electrocardiogram-controlled heart pump in the world. This device can be inserted within 15 minutes in emergency cases, such as right heart failure or cardiogenic shock, and can provide circulation support of more than 3 litres per minute.