COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is the first in Ohio to successfully perform shoulder replacement surgery using a mixed reality 3D hologram. Dr. Greg Cvetanovich, orthopedic surgeon and shoulder specialist, performed the procedure today. Ohio State Wexner Medical Center is one of only 15 sites in the nation to offer the technology to patients, which is in a limited release.
Stryker’s Blueprint Mixed Realty provides surgeons a digital 3D holographic view of a patient’s pre-operative plan, enabling real-time visualization of implant positioning and surgical decision-making. The technology has the potential for a more precise and personalized shoulder replacement compared to traditional surgical options.
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Rare bacterial infections of the heart are surging among people who abuse opioids and other intravenous drugs, a trend that may also be leading to more strokes in this population, according to preliminary results from a study presented in March at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference.
The study focused on 351 patients treated for endocarditis, or bacterial infections of the heart, at Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center from January 1, 2014, through July 1, 2018. During the study period, the proportion of patients who had endocarditis caused by intravenous (IV) drug abuse climbed by 630 percent.
Overall, 170 patients in the study, or 48 percent, had endocarditis due to IV drug abuse. Among this group, 26 percent of patients had a stroke, almost twice the rate of stroke among patients who had endocarditis due to other causes.
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COVID jab could be part of annual healthcare
07 Apr 2021 Experts believe that perhaps as soon as next year, dealing with COVID-19 will become more like dealing with the flu.
Ken Gordon,
Tribune News Service
At a recent COVID-19 vaccination clinic, a woman about to get her shot asked the nurse, “Are we going to have to do this every year?”
“We don’t know yet,” the nurse answered.
She was right. The vaccines are too new to determine things like how long they provide immunity, and another crucial variable is how many people end up getting the vaccine.
Ultimately, only time and more research will provide the answers.
All U.S. Adults Will Be Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine by April 19 Prevention 4 hrs ago Jake Smith
The Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines have received FDA authorization in the U.S. so far.
President Biden announced in early April that all American adults will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine by April 19, two weeks earlier than previously planned.
Doctors explain when to expect your turn for vaccination, plus what to do if you’re offered a dose early.
Since mid-December, healthcare providers across the United States have been administering Moderna’s and Pfizer’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccines.