Robotics Robotics is a medtech field ripe for the application of modular thinking. One example the industry has seen thus far is Medtronic’s Hugo, a robotic-assisted surgery system designed to “make more possible.” Medtronic sees the Hugo as a way to completely change the robotic-assisted surgery paradigm through modular design. Notably, Hugo technology was purpose-built for compatibility with many of the technologies currently used in both laparoscopic and open procedures. Hugo features modular robotic arms that are easily movable and easy to deploy across an entire hospital system....

Shaun Mulldoon, of Langley, received the AstraZeneca vaccine on April 22. In the aftermath, he developed symptoms including nausea, headache, fever and vomiting, according to CBC News. Weeks later, on May 8, Mulldoon started to observe blood in his vomit and stools, prompting him to seek emergency care at a health facility. Doctors found that he had developed a blood clot in his abdomen and performed emergency surgery on Mulldoon....

Inner Ear Autoimmune Causes Autoimmune diseases that affect the inner ear are not all well understood, however, they generally involve components of the immune system (immune cells or antibodies) which for unknown reasons begin to attack the structures that make up the inner ear. There are several theories about how this happens but this usually occurs in relation to another co-existing autoimmune disorder such as:   Allergies (most often food-related) Cogan’s syndrome Systemic lupus erythematosus (thought to be common but hearing loss may also be related to side effects of medications used to treat this illness) Sjogren’s syndrome (sometimes called dry-eye syndrome) Rheumatoid arthritis (controversial) Ankylosing spondylitis Ulcerative colitis Granulomatosis with polyangiitis Scleroderma Psoriatic arthritis Behcet’s disease Relapsing polychondritis (common)...

If you see "J. Shuttlesworth" in a Miami Heat No. 34 jersey guarding "Кириленко" in a No. 47 Brooklyn Nets jersey Friday night, don't be alarmed. They're still Ray Allen and Andrei Kirilenko. The Heat and Nets have unveiled their lists of "nickname jerseys” that the teams will wear when Miami visits Brooklyn. MORE: SN’s NBA All-Nickname team Some of the nicknames are obvious choices, some are a mystery and one is not in English....

The King, who hasn’t exactly dispelled rumors that he’d consider taking his talents somewhere other than South Beach, has options. Those options became a little clearer Thursday night, after James’ agent, Rich Paul, reportedly spoke with the Cavaliers, Mavericks, Rockets and Suns. Paul also is reported to have a meeting with Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak scheduled for Friday. So Heat president Pat Riley, who reportedly was in Los Angeles on Thursday recruiting Pau Gasol, might be nearing scramble mode as the plans of his best player — the best basketball player in the world — remain unknown....

The heckling occurred near the end of Biden’s speech as the president discussed bipartisan agenda items he hopes to tackle in the year ahead. He spoke of how military service members are exposed to “burn pits,” which are waste dumps that create toxic smoke from burning medical and hazardous materials, jet fuel, ammunition and other items. “When they came home, many of the world’s fittest and best-trained warriors were never the same....

Wall Street ranks among the worst offenders. The Communist Party’s (CCP) plot for global domination relies on access to American money and markets. Yet to play on the old Leninist saw, America’s capitalists not only sell the Chinese Communists the rope with which to hang us—they underwrite, advise and serve as unregistered foreign agents for the hangmen. Recent remarks by Ray Dalio, manager of the world’s largest hedge fund, Connecticut-based Bridgewater Associates, capture the nature of the most pro-China cohort of our pro-China Ruling Class....

1. George Rogers, RB He's the only Heisman winner in the program's history (1980). His 5,204 career rushing yards remain the school record by far. His jersey is just one of four to be retired by the university. One of the streets that leads to Williams-Brice Stadium is named after him. Yep, George Rogers is still the man in Columbia long after helping place USC (as the Gamecock faithful call their team) on the college football map....

The one good thing here is that I learned how to play Snooker. It’s like pool but you have to get a red ball in, then a colored ball, then a red ball. The table is a lot bigger, too. Today we went to see some elephants that live in an orphanage. There was a baby that was only three months old and his hair was really bristly. They didn’t move very much when we walked around them, I think they were as hot as we were....

Y2K is, of course, shorthand for the Year 2000, year of the dread Millennium Bug. Some computers and microchips will read 2000 as 1900, or not read it at all. They might shut down or–worse–run steadily, yet give their users wrong results. Unchecked, the bug could have torn the world apart. But no danger so widely anticipated goes unchecked. By spring you’ll start hearing that major companies tested new systems successfully....

TV Can Time Travelers Teach History? An educational cartoon should be an oxymoron. And creator Dave Wasson insists that “Time Squad,” which debuts June 8 on the Cartoon Network, is, at most, “the C-student’s take on history.” Still, fans can’t help but learn a little from the time-traveling adventures of the three main characters: Time Cop Buck Tuddrussel, the brainy robot Larry 3000 and Otto Osworth, an 8-year-old orphan who loves to learn....

This is medical school? Well, yes and no. Last week’s popular PBS series, “Healing and the Mind” with Bill Moyers, gave many viewers the impression that American medicine in general, and medical education in particular, wouldn’t know biofeedback from hypnosis if its stethoscope depended on it. And in fact, training programs for the vast majority of specialties don’t include so much as a seminar on the connection between mind and body, and only a dozen or so schools have specific programs in alternative medicines such as acupuncture....

It’s likely that you and your child have already had to deal with anxiety and uncertainty leading up to the diagnosis of epilepsy. And some issues might still be uncertain—including the prognosis of other symptoms and whether your child’s seizures will be well controlled. Giving your child their medication is one aspect of helping them thrive. Managing other issues around their school life, social life, mental health, and extracurricular activities will be valuable, too....

Symptoms It may be difficult for an individual to determine they have homonymous hemianopsia if they are not aware of what it entails. As this can make it appear as if vision has been lost in one entire eye, this means attention to each individual symptom will be important in determining if you truly have hemianopsia. Symptoms of homonymous hemianopsia include: Lack of awareness where the hemianopsia is presentDifficulty walking in a straight lineFrequent turning of the head away from the side where hemianopsia is presentVisual hallucinationsClumsiness...

Symptoms A person undergoing a hemiplegic migraine attack may initially experience a visual aura followed by a sensory aura, and lastly, a motor aura. In addition to the aura symptoms, the duration of a hemiplegic migraine aura is different from that of a typical migraine with aura. In fact, the aura of a hemiplegic migraine attack often lasts more than one hour; in around 5 percent of people, it lasts more than 24 hours....

Jurgen Klopp’s men were unable to maintain a challenge for the Premier League title last season, while they also suffered defeat in the EFL Cup semi-finals. All the latest transfer rumours However, Liverpool were able to hold off Arsenal to secure a top-four finish and Henderson believes they made plenty of progress which they will aim to build on next term. “Everybody was over the moon that we got in the top four....

Often, people who have this type of tumor live symptom-free, and it’s only discovered incidentally when the patient is undergoing treatment, testing, or a procedure for a different medical condition. The statistics reported by The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NBCI) indicate hepatic hemangiomas are most commonly discovered as a single tumor, though multiple masses can occur. Hepatitic hemangiomas can range from few millimeters to up to 20cms. Tumors less than 5 cm are considered small whereas tumors greater than 10 cms are considered giant....

What Is Acute Liver Failure? Acute liver failure is a rapidly developing medical emergency. The condition is also referred to as a fulminant hepatic failure, acute hepatic necrosis, fulminant hepatic necrosis, and fulminant hepatitis. It occurs when cells of the liver are injured so quickly that the organ cannot repair itself fast enough. Parts of the liver die or begin to no longer work. Such an event can cause the liver to stop working altogether, resulting in problems in other areas of the body....

When books did go on sale at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, bookstores reopened to thousands of costumed Harrys or just kids in pajamas who couldn’t wait an extra minute for their books. These scenes in bookstores were reminiscent of the midnight-madness sales for “Goblet of Fire” in 2000, but many of this year’s celebrations were much more elaborate. The Magic Tree Bookstore in Oak Park, Ill., talked the town into transforming an entire commercial block into the wizard street of Diagon Alley....

Although it can lead to some complications involving the bladder, an enlarged prostate won’t increase the risk of prostate cancer. Symptoms of an Enlarged Prostate When tissues in the prostate enlarge, they may apply pressure to the urethra and partially block urine flow. This may trigger the following symptoms: Difficulty starting urinationWeak urine streamInability to urinateDribbling at the end of urinationIncomplete emptying of the bladderIncontinenceFrequent urination at nighttimePain with urination...