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FDA grants breakthrough device designation to ReVision Implant visual cortex prosthesis https://med-techinsights.com/2026/03/09/fda-grants-breakthrough-device-designation-to-revision-implant-visual-cortex-prosthesis/

FDA grants breakthrough device designation to ReVision Implant visual cortex prosthesis - Med-Tech Insights
Belgian neurotechnology startup ReVision Implant has received Breakthrough Device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its visual cortical prosthesis, Occular, clearing the way toward first-in-human clinical trials. The Occular system is designed to restore functional vision in people with severe blindness, including patients whose condition cannot be treated with retinal implants or optic nerve therapies.

Surveys: half of US adults under 50 get health info from influencers or podcasts; 86% of the health influencers are on Instagram, 62% on TikTok, 45% on YouTube (Pew Research Center)
https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2026

Moms, Coaches, Doctors, Entrepreneurs: Who Are America’s Health and Wellness Influencers?
Half of U.S. adults under 50 say they get health and wellness information from social media influencers or podcasts. About 4 in 10 of these influencers describe themselves as health care professionals; coaches and entrepreneurs are almost as common.

16WW Impulse Heating Test - A bit of research to understand the thermal behaviour of part of 16WW better! - https://www.earth.org.uk/impulse-heating-test.html

16WW Impulse Heating Test
A bit of research to understand the thermal behaviour of part of 16WW better!

Godt nyt: https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/seneste/inflationen-faldt-markant-i-januar

Inflationen faldt markant i januar | Nyheder | DR
I januar faldt inflationen. Det skriver Danmarks Statistik.

Surveys: half of US adults under 50 get health info from influencers or podcasts; 86% of the health influencers are on Instagram, 62% on TikTok, 45% on YouTube (Pew Research Center)
https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2026

Moms, Coaches, Doctors, Entrepreneurs: Who Are America’s Health and Wellness Influencers?
Half of U.S. adults under 50 say they get health and wellness information from social media influencers or podcasts. About 4 in 10 of these influencers describe themselves as health care professionals; coaches and entrepreneurs are almost as common.

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Snake Bros Keep Getting Bitten by Their Lethal Pets. Only Zoos Can Save Them
Your venomous serpent bites you, and the clock is ticking. America’s zookeepers—and a cooler full of rare antivenom—are your best chance of survival.

Live Updates: Inflation Surges as Effects of the Iran War Show in Prices (Colby Smith/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/10/business/inflation-cpi-report
http://www.memeorandum.com/260410/p30#a260410p30

#Rant
Rob Shaw is solidifying his position as the new Dean of Right Wing, anti-Worker Legislative Reporters in British Columbia.
With these gems, it's incredible that he has an education or goes to a doctor at all…
"The BCTF is typically one of the most militant unions, and quickly prone to job action.”
BCTF Strikes since 2000:
2005
2014
phew! almost got to three!
Remember that this was at the time of a union-busting BC Liberal government that had to go to the Supreme Court of Canada to get told that they ripped up union contracts unconstitutionally and were *forced* to compensate many years later.
"The ratification is a win for a New Democrat government. And extraordinarily expensive for taxpayers, too."
“extraordinarily expensive. Really? How is a wage increase that is *barely* in line with inflation after literally decades of below-inflation increases, “extraordinary”? I'll wait.
"Teachers can thank the BCGEU for turning what was an initial 3.5 per cent wage offer over two years by government, into a more than 12 per cent increase over four that is now forming the baseline for all other union deals."
Indeed! For those who can do math, that means 3% each of 4 years instead of 3.5 over two. But thanks Rob for making it seem like 4 times more!
Thanks BCGEU members for your solidarity and perceverence! I have been on strike. It sucks HARD. But it was worth it and it works.
"The ratification by the BCTF means roughly half of the 450,000 public sector employees now have deals of some sort with the province. Two majors left on the table are nurses and doctors.”
Oh no! Let’s not pay doctors and nurses! Surely they'll stay regardless in our incredibly overworked and under resourced healthcare system!
Like how does Mr Shaw believe we are to stay competitive or attract people. Or is he just not worried about getting sick….
"The skyrocketing deficit has the NDP government inking sweetheart deals with organized labour on the one hand, while pledging to cut public sector jobs with the other.”
Ya, we could have kept those public sector jobs if it weren't for fools like you who demanded governments cut taxes over the past 20 years instead of reasonable rises to... again…keep up with inflation and retain service!
It is a crappy balancing act that the NDP is doing and I do not like a lot of it. At the same time as Mr. Shaw complains about "sweetheart deals" for people in post-secondary, I am seeing historic cuts in that same sector. It's a blood bath actually. So the potential wage increases are going to be welcome, but feel pretty hollow as so many collegues have left.
Rob Shaw would have had us all lose our jobs and take a pay cut at the next one for good measure.
Thanks but no thanks Rob, your world view sucks.
https://www.nsnews.com/economy-law-politics/rob-shaw-ndp-deal-with-bc-teachers-sets-another-costly-precedent-for-public-sector-talks-11966874

The future of vision restoration with ReVision Implant https://www.azolifesciences.com/news/20260326/The-Future-of-Vision-Restoration-With-ReVision-Implant.aspx using bioresorbable coating for flexible (soft) electrode insertion;…

Third successful implantation of wireless visual prosthesis brain implant advances the frontier of artificial vision #ICVP (intracortical visual prosth…

Third successful implantation of wireless visual prosthesis brain implant advances the frontier of artificial vision
In a major milestone for the field of neurotechnology, the Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP), a revolutionary wireless brain implant that bypasses the retina and optic nerves to connect directly to the brain’s visual cortex to provide artificial vision, has been successfully surgically implanted in the ICVP study’s third participant. This surgery, performed at Rush University Medical Center, underscores the scalability and robustness of the system, marking a new chapter in advancing …