Before the newly-appointed CDC head Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald ran the public health department for the state of Georgia, she was a board-certified OB/GYN with a private practice. But according to a report from Forbes, she not only provided women’s healthcare in the 30 years she practiced medicine – she was also a fellow in “anti-aging medicine.” […]
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Ethicon touts new anti-infection suture guidelines
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon touted updated anti-infection suture guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recommend that healthcare professionals “consider the use of triclosan-coated sutures for the prevention of SSI [surgical site infection].” Ethicon Plus Sutures are the only globally available sutures coated with triclosan that stop bacteria commonly associated with […]
GlucoMe tackles connected diabetes management with acoustic data transmission
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention predict that by 2050, if current trends continue, 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. will have diabetes. The digital diabetes management company GlucoMe hopes it can develop a smarter healthcare model t0 fit this growing patient population. “Diabetes is an inter-world epidemic – a pandemic – and the number of […]
Titan Pharmaceutical’s match-sized implant fights back against opioid addiction
The ongoing opioid crisis in the U.S. is harrowing – 91 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Companies are searching for innovative ways to deliver opioid maintenance treatment to patients that are hoping to get clean. Buprenorphine is a compound used for medication-assisted treatment, traditionally administered […]
