April 24th, 2020 Medgadget Editors ENT, Surgery, Telemedicine All sorts of medical procedures have to wait to be performed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Since some procedures are done in several steps, often separated by weeks or months, there are patients out there that cannot complete the next steps of their therapies. Cochlear implants,… Read More: Cochlear Implant Turned-On Remotely to Give Child Hearing »
Starting August 1, UnitedHealthcare is covering a specific therapy for obstructive sleep apnea, a medical implant developed by Inspire Medical Systems. UnitedHealthcare’s policy will consider Inspire’s device to be medically necessary for the treatment of moderate to severe OSA when specified criteria are met–including a patient’s previous attempt at continuous positive airway pressure treatment and… Read More: UnitedHealthcare to start covering medical implant for sleep apnea »
Reports from thousands of women that breast implants are causing problems like debilitating joint pain and fatigue, claims long dismissed by the medical profession, are receiving new attention from the Food and Drug Administration and researchers. This may be a long-awaited moment of validation for tens of thousands of women who have been brushed off… Read More: Reports of Breast Implant Illnesses Prompt Federal Review »
When Denise Brown lost her hearing suddenly in 2008, one of the things she missed most was being able to enjoy music. The Hattiesburg, Miss., resident, who had been involved in music since she was 14, learned to hear again after receiving two cochlear implants. Denise Brown with her husbandand grandchild The implants allowed her to resume… Read More: Cochlear implant recipients reconnect to music with new app »