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FDA clears Aletta, the first autonomous robotic blood draw device Blood draws are among the most common procedures in medicine, and a task that has historically required a trained human...
Aletta brings autonomous robotics into routine blood collection
1. Aletta is the first standalone robotic device authorized by the FDA to draw blood from a patient's arm without hands-on operator intervention, moving autonomous medical technology from interpretation and...
Continuous femoral nerve block is not superior to continuous adductor canal block for postoperative pain following ACL reconstruction
1. Continuous femoral nerve block (CFNB) was not superior to continuous adductor canal block for the primary outcome of average postoperative pain over 48 hours following ACL reconstruction, despite CFNB...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind September 7, 2026
Maternal Body Mass Index, Gestational Weight Gain, and Cardiovascular Disease in Offspring 1. Higher maternal body mass index (BMI) was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in offspring,...
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