Category DIGITAL HEALTH

PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2019-10-11

FDA Updates Digital Health Guidances to Align with 21st Century Cures Act

Source https://www.mintz.com/insights-center/viewpoints/2791/2019-10-fda-updates-digital-health-guidances-align-21st-century On September 26, 2019, FDA released a suite of revised digital health guidances, which includes the following: Changes to Existing Medical Software Policies Resulting from Section 3060 of the 21st Century Cures Act (“Section 3060 Changes Guidance”) – Final Policy for Device Software Functions and Mobile Medical Applications (“MMA Guidance”) – Final General Wellness: Policy for

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2019-10-05

3D Bioprinting of Living Tissues

3D-printed thick vascularized tissue constructs for organ engineering and regenerative medicine In this video, the Wyss Institute and Harvard SEAS team uses a customizable 3D bioprinting method to build a thick vascularized tissue structure comprising human stem cells, collective matrix, and blood vessel endothelial cells. Their work sets the stage for advancement of tissue replacement

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2019-10-02

Researchers Testing 3D Printed Hydroxyapatite Structures for Bone Regeneration

In the recently published, ‘Hydroxyapatite Structures Created by Additive Manufacturing with Extruded Polymer,’ Katherine Vanesa López Ambrosio (School of Advanced Materials Discovery / Colorado State University at Fort Collins) tackles 3D printed implants for bone regeneration. While surgeons have been using conventional implants with some success, there is always a risk of infection and the potential

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2019-09-22

University of Akron: Thesis Student 3D Prints PPF Structures for Bone Regeneration Applications

In ‘Synthesis, characterization and 3D printing of linear and star-shaped poly(propylene fumarate) for medical applications,’ Yuanyuan Luo offers a PhD dissertation for The University of Akron on the subject of additive manufacturing and new polymer synthetics for use in the medical realm. As materials science continues to expand, researchers are drawn to exploring the uses of 3D

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2019-09-14

Report: Providers need strategy for disruptive digital health tech

If healthcare organizations want to succeed in an environment of digital transformation, they must bring about participatory health. That shift will require providers to be grounded in patient engagement and patient-centered care—by being “on-demand, connected and data-driven.” That’s the contention of a new report from the American Hospital Association’s Center for Health Innovation, and EY, which examines

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2019-09-14

Army Medicine Europe teaches how to treat patients virtually

Source Army.mil Doctors from 12 specialties taught 26 participants on required virtual health presentation skills at the eighth tri-service, inter-agency Virtual Health Patient Presenter course Sept. 9 – 13 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. The one-week course gave nurses, Army medics, Air Force medical technicians and Navy corpsmen hands-on instruction from specialty physicians and physician

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2019-09-12

George Washington University researcher receives grant to develop 4D technology that prints heart tissue

The School of Engineering and Applied Science announced late last month that a mechanical and aerospace engineering professor received $300,000 from the American Heart Association to develop a device that can print tissue used for repairing heart damage. The AHA – a nonprofit organization that funds cardiovascular research – granted a three-year award to Lijie

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PIER MARIA FORNASARI
2019-09-11

Translating Biofabrication to the Market

Biofabrication holds great potential to revolutionize important industries in the health, food, and textile sectors, but its translation to market is still challenging. Pedro F. Costa in a paper newly published on Trends in Biotechnology analyzes the current state of innovation and commercialization in biofabrication and try to assess its limitations, strengths, and future progress.

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