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Do hybrid cars interfere with cardiac implants? Apparently not, study finds
In the 1st study of its kind to examine the interaction between hybrid cars and implantable cardiac devices, researchers found that the electromagnetic waves generated by the green vehicles don’t pose a threat.
"Hybrid cards do not generated clinically relevant amounts of [electromagnetic interference]," according to a team of researchers from the Mayo Clinic of Arizona. "It is safe for patients with ICD to interact with hybrid cars."
Boston Scientific to present full safety results for Watchman heart implant
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) officials changed their mind about an up-coming presentation of study results regarding the company’s Watchman stroke prevention implant, deciding to present the full safety results.
Speech aphasia? There’s an app for that, too
For the 100,000 people who develop speech impairment after a stroke in the U.S. each year, there’s an iPhone app in development designed to help aphasia patients speak in complete sentences.
According to a Feb. 16 study in the journal Stroke, medical costs for patients who also suffer from speech problems are 8.5% higher than for stroke patients without aphasia.