In 2017, more than 47,000 people died of an overdose involving opioids. This death rate is more than any year on record and has quintupled since 1999(1). Thi...

I am thrilled to announce that the National Science Foundation has awarded Altrix Medical a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant to contin...

Today the Surgeon General issued an advisory on Naloxone, urging more Americans to carry the drug that reverses an opioid overdose. This is the first time in...

My seven year old daughter is severely peanut allergic. Since her diagnosis at the age of one year, I have, like many parents of allergic children, carried a...

Happy New Year everyone. It’s been a while since I’ve updated this feed and, as we approach the end of a roller coaster year, I thought I’d provide an updat...

Today, September 29, is World Heart Day! In honor, and to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease, I’d like to share a few thoughts about sudden cardiac ar...

I was explaining defibrillation to a friend earlier this week. As we were chatting, I found myself also explaining the reason why such devices are vital and...