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The first Columbus program to test a new robotic methadone assembly machine

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Using a new automated dose assembly machine, Registered Nurse Siv Mao removes a tray of methadone doses that will be dispensed to people with opioid use disorders. CompDrug made history by being the first opioid treatment program to go live using Zing, which assembles doses automatically. The innovative machine offers the opportunity to reduce human error, assemble drug doses at a rapid pace, and allow nursing staff to focus on direct patient care.

Siv Mao’s wrists ached as he twisted the lids on bottle after bottle of methadone every day at work. He would sit behind a window as patients approached, trying to chat with them and see how they were doing, while also focusing on measuring doses into bottles, printing and sticking labels, heat sealing them, and … Read more

Scientists are one step closer to creating a real time machine

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Scientists are one step closer to creating a real time machine

They might not be as sleek as a DeLorean or as rugged as a blue police box, but wormholes in space could hold the key to real-life time travel, and a team of experts think they’ve figured out how. The trio of scientists delved into the laws of physics and discovered that it may be … Read more