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Developers are Once Again Working to Bring Reality to Science Fiction

Medical devices come in many shapes and sizes and can be inspired in a great many number of ways. As we've discussed on our blog many times in the past many ideas come from the imaginations of those outside of the industry.

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Pulled Apart: How Magnetism May Soon Help People Put their Lives Back Together

Valentine’s Day means a lot of different things to a lot of different people.

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Dickson at Pittcon 2017: Booth 5245

Updated on 3/8/2017 at 8:59 AM

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Saving the World with Smart Design

The atomic clock just shifted closer to midnight than it’s been since the 1950’s. According to the atomic scientists, the end of the world is nigh. That hasn’t stopped developers from innovating on the IoT to try and save the planet they live on.

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Time is the Most Valuable Thing We have to Give

Charitable causes are many but, for many, volunteers are often short.

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It isn't just cold. It's stop motion cold.

Different parts of the country define cold in different ways. If you’re in Texas, you may think the low 60’s is suitable coat wearing weather. If you’re in Connecticut you may not consider it cold enough for a coat until it gets into the low 40’s.

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Five Medical Practices that are Becoming Outdated

As we kick off 2017, we're constantly looking ahead at how the world is going to shift and what changes may be coming. STAT is doing the same, and they looked at five medical practices that will soon be outdated. Numbers four and five on their list are ones that we've already covered. Both relate...

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[Infographic] The Major Pharmaceuticals Losing Patent Protection in 2017

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FDA says food livestock can no longer get medically important antibiotics

At the start of 2016, we touched on how bacteria was quickly becoming resistant to key medications that doctors often used to defeat it. This is a major concern, because in some cases, bacteria is immune to most major medicines. When all have failed, doctors often have few places left to turn. One...

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A Look Back at 2016: Top Ten Dickson Blogs of the Year

As 2016 nears its conclusion, we took a look back at the top 10 stories we published at the Dickson Blog. These are ranked based on your readership. If you have any thoughts or personal stories related to any of the below then we'd love to hear them. Send me an email to jeff@dicksondata.com for a...

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