Medical Use

Psychedelics rejected for therapeutic purposes in Australia

Psychedelic researchers have backed the medical regulator’s decision. Photo by James MacDonald / Bloomberg via Getty Images Psychedelic drugs will not be legalized for therapeutic purposes in Australia, the country’s medical regulator has said. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) on Wednesday rejected a request to change Australia’s poison standard and …

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Robert J. Dole Veterans Medical Center Unveils First Robot-Assisted Surgery

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Robert J. Dole Veterans Medical Center unveiled its first robotic assistant for surgeries on Monday morning. Robot-assisted surgeries allow medical staff to provide veterans with safer procedures, shorter hospital stays, less post-operative pain, and reduced use of pain relievers, all while reducing the rate of …

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UTEP to develop new initiative to reduce HIV among people who use drugs at the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez border

University of Texas at El Paso to develop sustainable public health intervention to suppress human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in people who use drugs in the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez border region to slow the spread of HIV. The initiative will be funded by a $ 3 million grant from the National …

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Global Study Report on Single-Use Medical Device Reprocessing Market 2021-2028 | Stryker Corporation, Medline ReNewal, Centurion Medical Products Corporation

The concept of sterilizing, packaging, testing and producing a used product is known as single use medical device reprocessing. The term single-use device does not have a specific definition and depends only on the perception of the end user. Reprocessing of the single-use device is permitted if the device is …

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Does the use of electronic devices affect mental traits?

Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a study published in Biology of drug addiction, investigators found significant associations between the use of electronic devices and signs of depression and anxiety, as well as smoking and alcohol consumption. The team also found some genetic variants linked to these traits. The study included …

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AMRA Medical’s MRI Muscle Assessment Technology Approved for Clinical Use in Canada

AMRA® MAsS Scan is offered as one of the medical device services of AMRA where AMRA® The protocol uses rapid magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) from the neck to the knee to produce a patient-specific report. The report contains the MAsS, anatomical and color-coded images, as well as precise body composition …

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Startups use technology, “gamification” for public health issues

Wellth, founded in 2014, seeks the answers using behavioral economics, which takes into account individual biases and how they affect decision making. Users can earn small payments, funded by Wellth clients which include medical groups and insurance companies, for things like taking their medications daily, a “gamified” feature that encourages …

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Can pregnant women use marijuana? Here’s why drug use increases during pregnancy

Legal sales of cannabis, first for medical purposes and now for recreational purposes, have spread across the country. Yet despite what appear to be years of public messages about the idea that marijuana is a fundamentally harmless drug that we needlessly penalize people for using and selling, many Americans still …

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New Poll Shows Majority of Massachusetts People Think Cannabis Legalization Is Overall Positive for the State

A poll released this week showed that only a fraction of Massachusetts residents believe the legalization of marijuana has had a negative impact on the state. University of Massachusetts Amherst and WCVB published a poll Monday in which 61% of those polled said legal cannabis for adult use was overall …

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Medical Device News: Latest medical device news, Indian medical device news and updates

There is smog in the air and it will continue for about a month. It has triggered serious health problems for all age groups, especially children and the elderly. Extreme cases may also require a ventilator. Air pollution is at the root of the global burden of respiratory and allergic …

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