A blog written by Ivor Kovic.....about medicine, science, internet, soap bubbles, design, imaginary friends, books, music for robots, uncreative taglines...

CPR PRO® Device Reduces Rescuer Fatigue during CPR

We have just published an article in The Journal of Emergency Medicine titled “CPR PRO® Device Reduces Rescuer Fatigue during Continuous Chest Compression Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Randomized Crossover Trial Using a Manikin Model” This is the first trial to test the benefits of the device I have invented and have been developing the last couple […]

17 July 2013 | design, medicine, science | 1 Comment

Published 2 papers and 1 video

Just recently my colleague and I have published two research papers. I am very proud of the first one titled “Mobile phone in the Chain of Survival”, which was published after a lot of research in the Resuscitation journal. This short paper gives an overview of vast possibilities possessed by mobile phones to be of […]

25 June 2011 | iphone, medicine, science | No Comments

The Usefulness of Sonohysterography

By-line: This article is contributed by Sarah Scrafford, who regularly writes on the topic of how to become a pharmacy technician. She invites your questions, comments and freelancing job inquiries at her email address. A recent study conducted at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia has found that sonohysterography (SHG) is a highly effective […]

11 March 2009 | medicine, science | No Comments

Top 10 Most Read Medscape Articles by Medical Students

Medscape is a part of WebMD Health Professional Network and they offer specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals integrated medical information and educational tools. They also have a portal for medical students called Medscape Med Students, which I highly recommend. For the end of this year they published a list of top 10 […]

17 December 2008 | internet, medicine | No Comments

Buy a video game console for your grandparents

The research paper which will appear this month in the journal Psychology & Aging suggest you should buy your grandparents a video game console, or a PC loaded with games. This study found that adults in their 60s and 70s can improve a number of cognitive functions by playing a strategic video games. “When you […]

13 December 2008 | medicine, science | 2 Comments

Medical Bloggers Survey Resume

It has been ten days since our “Examining the Medical Blogosphere: An Online Survey of Medical Bloggers” article was published in Journal of Medical Internet Research. During this period we have received numerous supportive e-mails from various bloggers and researchers. Also, many bloggers have written about our research, posted our abstract or slideshow presentation on […]

3 October 2008 | internet, medicine, science | No Comments