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Best Gallery Or Museum In West Virginia: Parkersburg Art Center / 2020 American Art Awards
By: Thom Bierdz
Tags: Artist, Awards, Best, Museums, Art

The five gallery areas can be used singly or in tandem, offering a 12-month schedule of national and international traveling exhibits, as well as regional solo, group and student exhibitions. The Art Center is the host gallery for annual and biennial juried exhibitions by state arts organizations including the West Virginia Watercolor Society (WVWS) and West Virginia Allied Artists. The West Virginia Art Educators Association (WVAEA) holds its annual convocation and best-of-the-state K-12 exhibition at the Art Center. “The River,” a juried show for professional artists in Ohio and West Virginia, has its home base in Parkersburg at the Art Center.

Eight dedicated classrooms include two state-of-the-art clay zones as well as “Melissa’s Garden,” an innovative outdoor Learn/Play space for children. Classes and workshops run year-round for all ages, beginning with toddlers. PAC’s pre-school program, “ArtStart,” is nationally recognized for excellence, and offers a developmentally-appropriate, arts-based curriculum with the goal of enhancing the students’ creative, social, and intellectual development. Summer “Camp Creativity” brings ten weeks of age-appropriate art training and fun for young people aged from 4 to teen. Educational programs for home-schooled students and individuals with physical and/or developmental disabilities are available.

The Art Center is very much a part of the Mid-Ohio Valley community, and is in constant use as a select venue for wedding receptions, corporate annual meetings and social gatherings of all sizes. PAC is one of the originating partners of ArtOberfest, an annual street fair with live music, sales booths for artists, chalk artists and locally produced food and craft beers. They also play host to the annual “Black Saturday Artists’ Market”, free community “Arty Parties” during the winter months and a wonderful masquerade party in October.

The Parkersburg Art Center (PAC) is a nonprofit, non-government entity, and is supported with financial assistance from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, the National Endowment for the Arts (with approval from the WV Commission on the Arts) and also by the Wood County WV Commission, memberships, sponsorships, business and private contributions.

The Parkersburg Art Center is located at 725 Market Street in downtown Parkersburg at the corner of Market and Eighth Streets.

Hours are 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Cost is $2 for non-members but always free for Art Center members and children 12 and under. Wednesdays are free days.

Find out more about the Art Center on Facebook or their website www.parkersburgartcenter.org.

AWARD VIDEO OF PAC HERE:

www.AmericanArtAwards.com annually awards 25 museums and galleries in spring, and with their critique in autumn, awards 300 artists (painters, photographers, sculptors and digital artists).

SEE ALL 25 BEST GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS HERE: https://www.americanartawards.com/the-25-best-galleries-museums-2020/
Art Resources #1
By: Inspiration Design Resource
Tags: Artwork, Culture, Museums, Fine Art, Art

Art Resources #1

Design and art sites, art cultural resources, online museums, art design resources and culture art links via InspirationDesignResource.com

Whitney Museum of American Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tate Modern, The Museum of Modern Art, Museum of the City of NY and other art resources. Read More…

MoMA Exhibition History, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Van Gogh Museum, Women Who Draw, LACMA Collections, British Library and other art resources. Read More…

National Gallery of Art, Open Culture, Collectors Weekly, Installator, National Portrait Gallery, Istanbul Comics & Art Festival and other art resources. Read More…

The Inspiration Room, Creative Overflow, WikiArt, The Jealous Curator, Based İstanbul, Bant Mag, The Met Museum Collection and other art resources. Read More…

Aesthetica Magazine, Designboom, Creative Review, Freeyork, Freunde von Freunden, Design You Trust, Adobe 99u, Abduzeedo and other art resources. Read More…

Design is Fine, The Curious Brain, SwissMiss, Getty Publications Library, Robotmafia, My Modern Met, Lookwork and other art resources. Read More…
7 Myths That Are Very Exaggerated in American History
By: Science News
Tags: Museums, World History

American history is filled with some amazing stories. The thing is, some of them aren’t exactly true. Just like any country’s history, the United States has plenty of historical records that are really just great exaggerations. Many of these exaggerations have been repeated so often that we no longer recognize them as myths. We simply assume that they are a true and bona fide part of our history. Still, it’s good to know the truth behind some of these myths, as well as what’s been made up, changed, or exaggerated. Read on for 7 of the most persistent U.S. history myths.

1. The colonists first declared independence on July 4th, 1776

Since this is the date on the Declaration of Independence that we have today, we assume this was the day that the declaration was made. In reality, the Continental Congress voted for independence and drafted the first document on July 2nd. When a revised copy was adopted on the 4th, it was re-dated, and that was the date that stuck in history.

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Tags: WORLD HISTORY, MUSEUMS, BLACK HISTORY, HISTORY OF SCIENCE, SPORTS HISTORY, WOMEN’S HISTORY, MILITARY HISTORY, BRITISH HISTORY, BIG HISTORY, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., POLITICAL HISTORY, ART HISTORY, HISTORY OF SLAVERY, THE ARTS, CANADIAN HISTORY, GENEALOGY, NATURAL HISTORY, INDIAN HISTORY, EUROPEAN HISTORY, DOCUMENTARIES, ART GALLERIES, PAINTING, METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, MUSEUM OF LONDON, CONTEMPORARY ART, AVANT-GARDE, MODERN ART, MUSEUMS OF FINE ARTS, ARTISTS, SCULPTURE, MOMA, ANTHROPOLOGY, ETHNOGRAPHY, EGYPT, PREHISTORY, WORLD HISTORY, MUSEUMS, BLACK HISTORY, HISTORY OF SCIENCE, SPORTS HISTORY, WOMEN’S HISTORY, MILITARY HISTORY, BRITISH HISTORY, BIG HISTORY, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., POLITICAL HISTORY, ART HISTORY, HISTORY OF SLAVERY, THE ARTS, CANADIAN HISTORY, GENEALOGY, NATURAL HISTORY, INDIAN HISTORY, EUROPEAN HISTORY, DOCUMENTARIES, ART GALLERIES, PAINTING, METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, MUSEUM OF LONDON, CONTEMPORARY ART, AVANT-GARDE, MODERN ART, MUSEUMS OF FINE ARTS, ARTISTS, SCULPTURE, MOMA, ANTHROPOLOGY, ETHNOGRAPHY, EGYPT, PREHISTORY,
Iran’s History on Show in Asian Civilization Exhibition
By: Maryam Khy
Tags: Archaeology, Middle East, Museum, Iran

Iran is participating in an exhibition underway in the Chinese capital of Beijing dedicated to showcasing Asian Civilization.

The exhibition, entitled “The Splendor of Asia: An Exhibition of Asian Civilizations”, opened on Monday in China’s National Museum in Beijing in a ceremony attended by delegations from the participating countries including Iran.

15 historical relics from Iran are being showcased in the exhibition.

In an address to the opening ceremony, Director of the National Museum of Iran Jebreil Nokandeh elaborated on the Iranian relics which have been put on display during the exhibition dating back to Achaemenid dynasty including a major stone of the Palace of Darius in Susa.

He also provided the participating delegations with information on the Achaemenid’s governance as the first ancient empire in the world.

Elsewhere, Nokandeh referred to some inscriptions from Iran dating back to Safvid dynasty on the close economic and cultural ties between Iran and China.

Among other Iranian relics on display in the China’s exhibition, one can also refer to a clay rhyton of Damavand from Parthian dynasty.

The participating countries are as follows: Iran, Pakistan, Armenia, India, Jordan, Tajikistan, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, the UAE, Cambodia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos from Asia and Greece, and Egypt as honorary guests from the Europe and Africa respectively.

The exhibition opened on Monday prior to the upcoming Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC). It is displaying over 400 cultural relics from 47 Asian countries as well as Greece and Egypt.

The exhibition also uses the high technologies of 3D restoration, virtual, augmented reality and multimedia imaging to promote further the Asian cultures.

https://ifpnews.com/exclusive/irans-history-on-show-in-asian-civilization-exhibition/
Museum Week 2019: Play at the Museum
By: Cardinals Insider
Tags: Baseball, Museumweek, St Louis Cardinals, MLB, Museums

For Museum Week 2019, each day we are showcasing different elements of the Cardinals Hall of Fame & Museum.

“Play ball!” Baseball is a game that many children have enjoyed. Kids have spent their summers finding ways to watch or listen to the pros play the game. Young members of the community ran out to the sandlots and participated in their own games. Or they played in their backyard, pretending to be some of their favorite baseball legends.

In Sportsman’s Park, during the early years of Cardinals baseball, children were offered season passes through a program called the “Knot Hole Gang.” Many youth attended games free of charge through this program, as long as they obeyed the Knot Hole Gang Code of Conduct. Today, our youngest Cardinals fans are welcome at games and can even join the Cardinals Kids Club. Our team mascot, Fredbird offers fun and entertainment for fans of all ages.

Another way that current young fans can make baseball a part of their “play” is by visiting the Cardinals Museum. We have many activities that allow kids and adults of all ages to interact with the history of Cardinals baseball. Hold a bat in our Holding History exhibit. Make your own call in our Broadcast Booth. Inspect three large stadium models and imagine what it was like to sit in each. With videos, artifacts, augmented reality and even more opportunities for fun throughout the space, the Cardinals Museum is sure to please. Our current special exhibit, Pain, Protection and Performance: The Evolution of Baseball Equipment, has baseball gloves to try on and other interactive elements that you won’t want to miss.

Be sure to ask one of our staff members for our kid friendly scavenger hunt, especially if you are visiting with a youngster!

Come visit the Cardinals Museum. There are many ways for fans of all ages to play.
Thanks for the great article.
By: Harriet Bergman
Tags: Climatechange, Social Justice, Artwashing, Museums, Greenwashing

Thanks for the great article. “Unlocking the potential of museums as key civic resources will not be easy”…. So true. In Europe — and probably also elsewhere — one of the main difficulties to unlock that potential is that museums are often sponsored by those very institutions that benefit from the practices now contributing to climate change: Shell, Exxon, BP, etc.

I started reading because I’m involved in Fosssil Free Culture NL, and am inspired to move museums to ‘take the righ side of history’ for exactly the reasons you’re putting forward here. Thanks!

This is part of our manifesto:

1. We believe in the transformative power of art. Artists have the capacity to envision other worlds and to devise the tactics that can make those worlds a reality.

2. We believe artists, cultural workers and institutions must respond with courage to the situation at hand. Our role is core to exposing and countering the very real possibility of climate collapse.

3. We must resist the appropriation of cultural heritage by oil and gas corporations to decorate the name of their profit-addicted death cult.

4. We call for eradication of all opportunities for the fossil fuel industry to pimp their image using their toxic profits. Banning art-washing and all other image sanitising strategies is crucial to dismantling fossil power.

5. We commit to eroding the social license that fossil fuel corporations rely on to criminally prolong their catastrophic business practices, annihilating our future in the process.

6. We commit to jamming closed the revolving door that fossil fuel lobbyists use to move between business, political and cultural sectors, pedalling their poisonous influence.

7. We call upon our cultural institutions to choose for the right side of history; to cut all ties now with fossil fuel corporations, or be branded accomplices and share their lasting guilt.
Curator Book Club: Michael Rooks Suggests a Plot-Twisting Modern Art Mystery, Ancient Philosophy, and Timely Dark Humor
By: High Museum Of Art
Tags: Book Review, Philosophy, Museums, Art History, Books

Reinvigorate your bookshelf (and mind) with recommendations from Michael Rooks, the High’s Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art

By Michael Rooks, Wieland Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, High Museum of Art

Greetings from Atlanta! I’m Michael Rooks, Wieland Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the High.

Since joining the High in 2010, I’ve curated large-scale exhibitions such as Workshopping: An American Model of Architectural Practice (for the U.S. Pavilion at the 12th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia), Picasso to Warhol: 14 Modern Masters, and Fast Forward: Modern Moments 1913–2013 as well as solo exhibitions with KAWS, Kiki Smith, Alex Katz, and Glenn Kaino, among others.

During the workdays, I’ve been busy preparing for the Julie Mehretu survey exhibition coming to us this October from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and curating an ambitious group exhibition scheduled to open at the High in spring 2022 titled What is left unspoken: love.

In my downtime, I’ve enjoyed having the headspace and uninterrupted time to read a lot — starting with James E. Swearingen’s brilliant essay, Reflexivity in “Tristram Shandy”: An Essay in Phenomenological Criticism (Yale University Press, 1977), and Joanne Cutting-Gray’s wonderful novel Bread of Savannah (2013). I’ve also been enjoying cocktail hour with friends via “satellite.”

Michael’s Recommendations

José Saramago, Blindness (1995): This is Nobel prize–winning Portuguese author José Saramago’s novel about an inexplicable epidemic of blindness that besieges a nation, and the social and political unraveling that results. Saramago’s pessimism in government and the toadies that lead it, and his optimism in the capacity of the human spirit, make this book a must-read. While reading about a quarantined populace quickly going mad may be a little too close to home these days, sometimes a little dark humor does the soul some good.
Time Machine Conference
By: Torus Time Lab
Tags: Heritage, Technology, Time, Time Travel, Museums

Imagine an international organisation developed from an alliance focused on cooperation and exchange of technology, science, and cultural heritage. The main basis for achieving this goal? To provide access to a collective memory supported by technological development to broaden our knowledge of the past, present, and future of us all. This is the main mission of the Time Machine Organisation.

The European initiative has large-scale research projects and powerful directing agents and partners. This has been pushing the boundaries of scientific research in Information and Communication Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, and Social and Human Sciences, always looking for new ways to develop technologies that help us to have a better and deeper insight into the data that makes up our history, and thereby widens our horizons of possibilities for the days to come.

Seeking to show the results and stimulate building bridges between the most different market and knowledge sectors (academics and research, civil society, small and medium businesses to large corporations, specialists in different technologies, etc.), Time Machine Organisation will hold in 2019 its international conference on 10 and 11 October in Dresden, Germany.

Join the conference: https://conference.timemachine.eu/

Throughout the event, we will be able to learn about the innovations developed by the Digital Humanities Lab as well as the results of the Local Time Machines project, a distributed enterprise that seeks to digitize the history of several European cities. The digitization effort involves not only documents or what is recorded in official papers but also everything that involves social production throughout the history of countries and cultures. That includes objects, artwork, urban evolution and so on. Such digitization involves the largest computational simulation process ever performed. To keep in mind: all this collection is available for free access as a database, as well as an interactive simulation in which all these collections can be explored.

Local Time Machine for Venice

Although the project started in Europe and had first access to local data, it’s important to point out that the idea is not to promote a Euro-centered work telling a “single history” or to be bound to a single territory. The idea is precisely piecing together multiple pasts that allow us multiple futures.

Seize the chance to experience first-class speakers from world-leading science, technology and cultural institutions discussing the potential of cultural heritage data and technology for various domains. Take the unique opportunity to connect with internationally renowned representatives from high-profile businesses, Ministries and funding bodies as well as researchers and scientists from academic and cultural institutions.

Source:

https://backdoorbroadcasting.net/2019/01/the-venice-time-machine-project-digitising-heritage-in-time-and-space/

https://www.intotheminds.com/blog/en/visit-to-epfl-artlab-featuring-leading-big-data-projects/
6 Amazing Places to Visit in Oslo
By: Xcel Trip
Tags: Norway, Xceltrip, Museums, Oslo, Travel

Oslo is one of the world’s largest capitals in terms of area, but only 20 percent of this land mass has been developed — the remainder consists of parks, protected forests, hills, and hundreds of lakes. Regularly ranked as one of the best cities in the world in which to live, Oslo boasts a rich cultural scene and numerous things to do, and is famous for its theatre, museums, and galleries.

The National Museum

Oslo’s National Museum encompasses the National Gallery and the National Museum — Architecture, as well as additional collections of contemporary art and design. Oslo’s National Gallery houses the country’s largest art collection, featuring the works of Norwegian artists from the 19th century through the present, including J. C. Dahl and several works by Edvard Munch, including his most famous work, The Scream.

Royal Palace

Located high up on the northwest end of Karl Johansgate, the Norwegian Royal Palace, built in 1825, dominates the cityscape. The impressive 173-room building is open to the public for guided tours during the summer only, with English-language guides four times daily.

Oslo Cathedral

Although consecrated in 1697, Oslo’s Cathedral has been rebuilt and renovated numerous times. Its tower was rebuilt in 1850, while its interior was renovated soon after the end of WWII. Notable features include the main doorway with its decorated bronze doors, as well as the ceiling paintings by H. L. Mohr, the Baroque pulpit and altar (1699), and the stained glass by Emanuel Vigeland.

Oslo Opera House

Home to the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, as well as the National Opera Theatre, the 1,364-seat Oslo Opera House seems to almost want to slip into the city’s harbor, an effect exaggerated by its angled exterior surfaces. Clad in Italian marble and white granite, the Opera House is the largest cultural building constructed in Norway since Trondheim’s Nidaros Cathedral in the 14th century.

Holmenkollen Ski Jump and Museum

Located at the base of Holmenkollen Ski Jump, the Ski Museum is the oldest of its kind in the world, open since 1923. Here, ski enthusiasts will find exhibits and artifacts chronicling nearly 4,000 years of ski history and exploring various related topics, including weather and polar exploration. The oldest ski on display here dates back to AD 600, and there are several other examples, including skis from the 8th, 10th, and 12th centuries.

Akershus Fortress

Rising above the Oslofjord on the promontory of Akernes sits the majestic Akershus Fortress, built by Håkon V at the end of the 13th Century. Take your time to wander the grounds and ramparts with their wonderful harbor views before exploring the quaint chapel with its tomb of Håkon VII (1872–1957) and the remains of the original medieval castle.

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This Week at CMA: 9.3.19–9.8.19
By: Cleveland Museum Of Art
Tags: Culture, Exhibition, Events, Museums, Art

Check out these must-attend events this week at the CMA.

Video courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art via YouTube.

Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders

OPEN NOW

FREE

Where do monsters come from? Discover the answer in this exhibition, the first of its kind in North America. Unicorns, sirens, and dragons leapt from the minds of medieval artists to inspire fear, entertainment, and wonder. Learn more #ontheblog here.

Seated male nude, separate study of his right arm (recto), 1511. Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475–1564). Red chalk, heightened with white; 27.9 x 21.4 cm. Teylers Museum, Haarlem, purchased in 1790. © Teylers Museum, Haarlem

Michelangelo: Mind of the Master

COMING SOON: Opens Sun, 9/22

Tickets Available NOW

Members: FREE

Become a Member

Get drawn in. Immerse yourself in the genius of Michelangelo’s creative process. The holidays will be busy–reserve early to secure your preferred date. Member guest tickets are half-off admission.

Image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art.

MIX: Decoded

Fri, 9/6

6:00–10:00 p.m.

Members: FREE

Tickets

MIX: Decoded is all about blending art and technology. Experience a high-energy, deep-house set from DJ MIMO and visit ArtLens Exhibition to experiment with games that invite you to consider what art can be.

Image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art.

National Grandparents Day

Sun, 9/8, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Spend the day with your family and celebrate National Grandparents Day at the CMA with activities and exhibitions for all ages.

Creation of the gunpowder work Cuyahoga River Lightning, 2018. Photo: Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.

Curator Talk: Cai Guo-Qiang

Wed, 9/4

6:00 p.m.

FREE

Curator Clarissa von Spee leads a tour through the exhibition Cai Guo-Qiang: Cuyahoga River Lightning, which showcases three monumental gunpowder works — including one inspired by the Cuyahoga River — by contemporary Chinese-born artist Cai Guo-Qiang.

Ámà: The Gathering Place.

Ámà: The Gathering Place

OPEN NOW

FREE

“One of Europe’s Fastest-Rising Stars” — Kate Brown, artnet

Artist Emeka Ogboh integrates sound, sculpture, and textiles in the first commissioned artwork for the Ames Family Atrium. Ogboh compares the museum’s atrium to the ámà — or village square — the physical and cultural center of Igbo life in southeast Nigeria, where he was born.

Image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art.

Must CMA Summer

Summer at the CMA is the time to discover fun events and activities the whole family will enjoy. Must see, must do, must CMA. Read the brochure. See what makes the CMA one of the top art museums in the nation with these iconic works of art.
Life Outside the Lower 48
By: Henry Miles
Tags: Indigenous People, Adayinthelife, Anchorage, Museums, Alaska

Christine with her husband and corgi, Winston!

Have you ever thought about packing up and taking off for rural Alaska? If you’re adventurous enough to set off on that type of journey without looking back, you’ll definitely want to watch this episode of A Day in the Life.

Guest Christine Cassidy Itta shares with host Rachel Miles Sijacic her reasons for leaving South Carolina (where all her friends and family lived) to teach in a remote town in “The Land of the Midnight Sun” where she didn’t know a soul.

Now living in Anchorage where she is responsible for educational programming at The Anchorage Museum, Christine has become passionate about curriculum — especially when it comes to making sure kids (and by creating a ripple effect, all of us) are properly educated about the history of indigenous peoples in America.

Christine began her interview with a land acknowledgment, and shared many historical facts most of us never learned in school. Find out the native lands you live on here!

Like most people, the Covid-19 pandemic shook things up for museum educators, causing her job responsibilities to shift. But through it all, she’s never lost her focus.

In addition to the serious topics covered, you can learn a few new words and phrases, fun places to visit in Alaska, and what visitors from South Carolina think about seeing snow on Denali in June. We hope you’ll join us.

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A Guide To Surviving The Doctors Appointment.
By: Charles Ghose
Tags: Doctor, Medicine, Disabilities, Medical, Medication

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A Guide To Surviving The Doctors Appointment.

Tips For A Successful Doctors Visit

By Charles Ghose

· Prepare everything that you will need the night before the Doctors visit.

· Suggestions.

· Health insurance card.

· State Id or any other photo identity card.

· A copy of the appointment letter.

· List of medications.

· Lunch box in case of a long appointment.

· Write a list of questions for your Doctor if possible.

· Suggestions.

· Refills of medications.

· Side effects of medications.

· Changes to medications.

· Test results

· Referral..

· Paperwork that requires a Doctor to fill out.

· Medical letter.

· Health proxy.

· Be focused if possible.

· Suggestions.

· Listen to what the Doctor is saying and ask for clarification if you don’t understand something.

· Try not to research your symptoms and guess your medical condition.

· Keep track of your future Doctor appointments and prescription refills.

· Avoid Stressful Situations

· Key points

· Doctor offices can give several patients the same appointment time.

· Traffic issues can delay the Doctors arrival resulting in delays to appointments.

· Practice Mindfulness.

· Suggestions.

· Try not to take any of your stress out on the employees of the Doctors Office.

· Remember you are not the only patient and patients can be seen by priority

· Being stressed wont help anyone or your health issues.

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Inflatable Vest Respirator: Part 2
By: Roger Faulkner
Tags: Medical, Medical Devices, Health

My ability to breathe naturally is highly compromised due to my ALS. I am also an inventor and I have turned my attention to creating a device that helps me breathe easier. I call my invention the Inflatable Vest Respirator (IVR), and you can read about it in a previous post I made on Medium.

The key innovations of the IVR are that this device can be worn like a vest and is a negative pressure ventilator as opposed to a positive pressure ventilator. The action of the IVR causes the lungs to expand and suck air in rather than having air blown into the lungs as is normally the case today, using a positive pressure ventilator.

Yesterday, I filed a second patent application on the IVR that has to do with a key-enabling technology. The mechanism by which the vest works is that there are elastomeric tubes surrounding the chest and when those tubes are inflated they get longer. The length of these tubes increases as the vest expands, and a low-level vacuum between the vest and the skin pulls the chest wall out so as to create negative pressure ventilation. This is similar to an iron lung except far more portable, affordable, and discreet.

The energy efficiency of the IVR is much higher than existing methods of providing ventilation. This will make it more portable than the only competitive negative pressure ventilation technology, the Biphasic Cuirass Ventilator (BCV).

At present, I use a positive pressure ventilator, the Trilogy 100 from Philips Respironics. I noted with interest from a documentary about Stephen Hawking that this is the same respirator he used. That ventilator contains two batteries, and I am able to be out and about for up to seven hours. I believe that my new design will at least achieve that level of portability in a negative pressure ventilator.

I am excited about the partners I have drawn into this venture already. Most of them I will keep confidential, but I can mention my brother Robert. He is an MD, an emergency room doctor, and a great advisor. He’s very much improved my original concept for the IVR.

I did not understand the biology of the lungs. Robert, on the other hand, has had to treat sucking wounds and he knew about the pleural sac in a sort of visceral way. In order to save the life of someone with a sucking wound, the ER doctor must evacuate the space between the inner and outer pleural membranes. Once you do that the person can probably breathe again.

Robert immediately saw that my original idea that the vest would be adhered to the skin could be improved. He suggested instead to use the bodies own method of linking the lungs to the thoracic cavity to the lungs via a mild vacuum.

On a personal note, I am more effective now as an inventor and an entrepreneur than I have ever been before in my life. Although my body is failing, my mind is sharper than ever. During the last week, I filed two patent applications with the help of my partner and CIO for Rethink Technologies, Jake Wenzel.
I feel so bad for your Mom.
By: Susan Thomas
Tags: Flu Season, Medicine, Flu Shot, Medical, Doctors

I feel so bad for your Mom. I also have an inkling of the surprise she felt but thankfully not of the bad/confused/upset she rightfully felt.

I was a teen mother. When it came time to take Jeremy to a pediatrician when he had a bad cold and an earache, I never thought about taking him to anyone other than my lifelong pediatrician, Dr. Luther Beazley in Donelson, on the outskirts of my native Nashville. He was a really good physician though he was short on words and always went straight to the point.

So after examining Jeremy that first trip, he said a shot of penicillin would do the “medical magic” and added:

“And after listening and looking at you, you’ll be getting one exactly like it. Oh, and ‘Mommy,’ I only want to hear one squeal out of here, if any. Understand?”

I will always remember that day fondly.

Please tell your Mom I hope she puts that doctor in her past so deeply that he no longer exists so that he has no power or part, whatsoever, in any future medical decisions or her memories of being a wonderful, loving daughter.
How Wearables Help Healthcare
By: Mary W. Marks
Tags: Health, Healthcare, Medical, Medical Care, Help

How Wearables Help Healthcare

Wearable’s prosperity is expanding exponentially. The innovation discovers industry-wide applications. Human services, in any case, is one such field that has wearable instances of enormous potential use. Social insurance consolidates a few advancements to streamline its procedures and make quiet care simpler. In light of its cost-viability and brisk acknowledgment, a wearable will increase the value of the above viewpoints. Likewise, they can offer various favorable circumstances over regular information recording and capacity strategies. Here is a portion of the significant human services wearable applications.

Significant Insights from Data

For both operational and quiet treatment purposes, emergency clinics are exceptionally subject to information. Wearable gadgets are in a general sense information-driven and can give doctors massive worth. In cardiology, for instance, a wearable gadget can give basic data, for example, blood glucose levels, pulse, and examples of relaxing. This product enables specialists and medical attendants to expel the need to screen the wellbeing information of a patient physically.

Concentrating on Remote Care

The shrewd wearable gadgets associated with the patient following frameworks of medicinal services will furnish the therapeutic staff with customary updates. Moreover, the information gathered from the wearable will enable social insurance to construct a preventive model that will decide the general wellbeing of a patient. All through lessening crisis cases, the preventive strategy will be vital. The wearable innovation will, along these lines, empower social insurance to concentrate on remote checking of patients, subsequently expanding extra weight from the effectively packed emergency clinics.

Viable Preventive Measures With ML

A wide scope of wearable gadgets screens the wellbeing of patients bringing about monstrous information assortment. To break down the informational indexes, medicinal services fuse innovations, for example, AI (ML). By considering the information designs, the Machine Learning calculations can extricate critical bits of knowledge into wellbeing. The bits of knowledge in this way picked up can point to an inevitable condition of wellbeing. The utilization of wearable will, consequently, leads to proactive treatment and getting ready for increasingly successful preventive measures.

For the medicinal services part, wearable innovation has colossal potential. The innovation is picking up prevalence as different advancements are joined with wearable gadgets to improve the adequacy of social insurance.
Medical Gauze And Tapes Market Size Worth $8.7 Billion By 2027
By: Rajesh Varma
Tags: Global, Medical, Medical Devices, Medical Gauze

Medical Gauze And Tapes Market Growth & Trends

The global medical gauze and tapes market size is expected to reach USD 8.7 billion by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of 4.2%, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The rising incidence of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs), rising prevalence of chronic diseases, and the increasing number of accident cases are the key driving factors driving the market. Increasing incidence of road accidents across the globe is anticipated to drive the market.

According to the Association for Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT) 2018, around 20 to 50 million people are injured or disabled every year, and 1.4 million people die in road accidents. According to the WHO, road traffic injuries are estimated to be the 9th leading cause of mortality, globally. The ASIRT also reported that in the U.S., more than 38,000 people die in road accidents per year and around 4.4 million are injured or disabled.

According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, in 2016, around 494,624 people were injured in road accidents. This number has increased by 25.6% from 2007 to 2017. In 2016, the states that recorded the highest number of road accidents were Uttar Pradesh (25,096), Tamil Nadu (82,163), Maharashtra (35,884), and Karnataka (54,556). This is anticipated to propel market growth over the forecast period. In some cases, road accidents result in amputations, which, in turn, are expected to boost the market growth. Moreover, according to the CDC, in the U.S., falls (52%) and road accidents (20%) are the first and second leading causes of all TBI-related hospitalizations, respectively. Thus, the increasing number of road accidents and falls is expected to fuel market growth during the forecast period.

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Synoptophore Market Size Worth $297.6 Million By 2027 | CAGR: 4.6%
By: Rajesh Varma
Tags: Medical, Synoptophore, Medical Devices

Synoptophore Market Growth & Trends

The global synoptophore market size is estimated to reach USD 297.6 million by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of 4.6%, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The key factors such as increasing prevalence of visual acuity disorders such as amblyopia, strabismus, diplopia, and other convergence insufficiency ailments are expected to drive the market.

Increasing the prevalence of risk factors leading to amblyopia and strabismus is expected to drive the demand for synoptophore machines in the extended run. For instance, there are multiple risk factors causing amblyopia that includes strabismus, uncorrected refractive errors, premature birth, cataract, ptosis, traumatic head injury, and hereditary factors.

The growing awareness about the importance of early diagnosis to avoid surgical intervention in the future will increase the utilization rate of synoptophore. Moreover, the increasing inclination towards non-surgical treatment procedures is expected to propel the growth of the market.

The reliability, versatility, and accuracy of synoptophore in performing comprehensive binocular vision assessments in patient with ocular motility disorders have increased its installation rate. However, high cost, lack of portability, and the difficultly in setting up the pediatric patient for diagnosis are the factors restraining the growth of the market.

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Anti-biofilm Wound Dressing Market Size Worth $1.1 Billion By 2027
By: Rajesh Varma
Tags: Global, Medical, Medical Devices, Biofilm

Anti-biofilm Wound Dressing Market Growth & Trends

The global anti-biofilm wound dressing market size is expected to reach USD 1.1 billion by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of 9.1%, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The rising incidence of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs), growing prevalence of chronic diseases, and the increasing number of burn cases are the key driving factors for the market.

Increasing the prevalence of chronic diseases across the globe is anticipated to drive the market. For instance, as per the International Diabetes Federation, the global prevalence of diabetes is expected to increase from 366.0 million in 2011 to 552.0 million by 2030. Since prolonged diabetes leads to diabetic foot ulcers, thus, the rising prevalence of diabetes is expected to render a positive impact on market growth over the forecast period. The anti-biofilm wound dressing is very much effective in healing chronic injuries, thus, this factor is expected to propel the demand for the product. Furthermore, the increasing geriatric population across the globe is also anticipated to surge the market growth. For instance, as per the World Health Organization (WHO), the global geriatric population is anticipated to rise from 90.0 million in 2016 to 2.0 billion by 2050. Since the geriatric population is prone to chronic diseases and ulcers, thus growing geriatric population is also expected to surge market growth.

Increasing cases of accidents and trauma such as burns are expected to contribute to market growth. Traumatic events are most common in low and middle-income countries in comparison to high-income countries. Around 50.00% of people globally are exposed to fire-related traumas. For instance, as per the WHO, over 1,000,000 people are registered, annually, as moderately or severely burnt. Therefore, such an increase in the number of burn cases is projected to boost the demand for the products, thereby propelling the market growth over the forecast period.

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CEO Jeff Comer Discusses the Benefits of Continued Learning
By: Jeff Comer
Tags: Education, CEO, Medical, Learning, Business

Our early educational experiences follow a trajectory — primary school, high school, college, then university — but after that, many people assume that their days of studying and learning are complete because they are now entering the workforce. However, your education should never stop, as there are far too many advantages, both personally and professionally.

Jeff Comer, a hospital CEO formerly located in Sitka, Alaska, now residing in Cave Creek, Arizona, shares some of the major benefits that one can earn through a lifetime’s commitment to learning.

Bolster Your Credentials

Adding to your list of core skills is an absolute necessity in today’s job market, CEO Jeff Comer notes, because the landscape is constantly changing and many times, professionals need to wear many “hats” in their day-to-day roles. The skills that you possess right now might not be sufficient in the near future, with businesses and industries adapting all the time due to technology, consumer wishes, or a new vision. Therefore, it stands to reason that you must adjust as well and acquire a diverse set of skills that will expand the lifespan of your career, whether it is through the progression within your current company or transitioning to a new company. Developing new talents will increase your probability of having secure, steady employment.

Keep Your Elderly Self Engaged

As we reach the latter stages of life, education is particularly beneficial for a number of reasons, CEO Jeff Comer affirms. First, research shows that education can delay the onset of brain diseases like Alzheimer’s Disease, since the mind remains active in its pursuit of intelligence. It also gives elders a tremendous sense of purpose, a new zest for life, because they are attending classes and participating in a healthy group environment. Such involvement brings genuine happiness and reduces the feelings of loneliness or depression that are commonplace during seclusion. Retirement, though a joyous occasion, often withdraws you from the company of others, that workplace companionship you cherished.

Stay Sharp on Your Own Time

Additionally, outside of the workplace it is important that you gain the practical knowledge required to maneuver through the maze that is life, Jeff Comer, CEO, states. All of this understanding will guide you when you purchase your first home, settle on an insurance provider, manage your savings, decide on investment strategies, and navigate general life issues. Your workplace skills will not necessarily transfer to real-life circumstances, so ensure that you are prepared for those scenarios to the same extent as you would for a career challenge.
Meet Randy Rosen, M.D.
By: Randy Rosen
Tags: Anesthesiology, Medical, Pain, Health

Randy Rosen, M.D. has made it his lifelong mission to help those in need, especially when it comes to seeking pain relief. He is a well-known pain management expert and certified anesthesiologist with over 20 years’ experience in the medical industry.

Throughout his entire career, Dr. Rosen’s main goal has been to elevate his patients’ quality of life. He does so by maximizing pain relief on a customized level, uniquely tailored to each client’s needs. Randy Rosen, M.D. understands the psychological side of chronic pain as well. He knows it can be both physically, and emotionally draining.

Dr. Rosen began his studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, earning a bachelor’s degree in Biology. He then continued his studies, receiving his Medical Degree from the University of Illinois Medical School at Chicago. After completing a fellowship in pain management and receiving his board certification in Anesthesiology, Randy Rosen, M.D. began practicing medicine. He started his career as the Medical Director of the S&B Surgery Center in Beverly Hills, which was followed by the position of CEO of Salus Surgery Group.

Today, he is the President and CEO of Rosen Anesthesia Group as well as the Chief and the Medical Director of Anesthesia Wellness Wave, LLC. His clinic specializes in a comprehensive, patient-centered approach to healing. His clinic specializes in relieving headaches as well as pain emanating from the neck, back, upper and lower extremities

In his spare time, Randy Rosen, M.D. can be found spending time with his wife and four children in Los Angeles, where he currently resides. He has been published numerous times and stays up-to-date on the latest trends. To learn more about Dr. Rosen, please visit his blogs.
Medical Spa Market Size Worth $33.9 Billion By 2026 | CAGR: 13.8%
By: Rajesh Varma
Tags: Medical, Medical Devices

The global medical spa market size is expected to reach USD 33.9 billion by 2026 registering a CAGR of 13.8%, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing number of aesthetic treatment alternatives is projected to be one of the key growth-driving factors. Moreover, integration of business areas like travel, hospitality, cosmetics, fitness, etc. with wellness tourism, especially in U.S., India, China, and Thailand, is expected to drive the market further. Technological advancements, such as laser systems, have resulted in increased cost of medical spa procedures. For instance, in 2016, the average cost of a laser skin resurfacing procedure increased by around 15%.

However, rising disposable income levels will drive the demand for novel procedures. Growing popularity of wellness tourism is anticipated to further expand the market in the forecast period. In 2017, an international wellness tourist spent an average of around USD 1,528 per trip, accounting for 53% more than a typical international tourist. It is estimated that the domestic wellness tourists spend 178% more premium than any other domestic tourist. North America led the global market in 2018 due to technological advancements and increasing number of new entrants in the medical spa industry.

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Spinal Cord Stimulation Devices Market Worth $3.58 Billion By 2026
By: Rajesh Varma
Tags: Global Health, Healthcare, Medical, Spinal Cord Injury, Medical Devices

Spinal Cord Stimulation Devices Market Growth & Trends

The global spinal cord stimulation devices market size is anticipated to reach USD 3.58 billion by 2026 registering a CAGR of 8.7%, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing incidence of failed back syndrome and complex regional pain syndrome is anticipated to boost the market growth. Failed back syndrome occurs as a chronic pain after spinal surgeries for back or leg pain. After spinal surgery, the pain gets reduced or the condition may get worst due to scar tissue which build up around the spinal nerve roots.

Spinal cord stimulation device is used to treat patients who failed to get the result from spinal surgeries, by blocking the pain before it reaches the brain. Thus, increasing number of patients suffering from chronic pain after surgeries is likely to augment the product demand over the forecast period. In addition, technological advancements are expected to fuel the market growth further. For instance, Medtronic’s Intellis is a smallest implantable spinal cord stimulator designed to overcome limitations with the current systems.

The high dose therapy of the device helps reduce the pain for the patients suffering from diseases, such as degenerative disk disease. Key companies are introducing technologically enhanced products to gain competitive advantage in the industry. For instance, in January 2019, Boston Scientific launched its Spectra WaveWriter spinal cord stimulator in Europe. It is used for the treatment of chronic pain through electrical impulses. This new system also allows physicians and patients to customize their therapy.

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