Lisette Hilton

Florida, West Palm Beach

Reporter at Freelance

Loves reporting on the things that make differences in people's lives.

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Drug Delivery Device Trends

1 week ago | packagingdigest.com | Lisette Hilton

Lisette Hilton, Reporter and PresidentMay 5, 2025Carolina Rudah via iStock/Getty ImagesAs medications advance, so do devices used for drug delivery. Pharmaceutical engineers and designers are focused on how to make drug delivery systems easier, less painful, more sustainable, and better overall. That innovation is important for a lot of reasons, according to Tom Oakley, Vice President of design and development at the Sanner Group. “The device is the interface between the drug and the patient.
Dexcom & Ōura Move into Next Phase of Partnership

1 week ago | mddionline.com | Lisette Hilton

Oura announced on May 6 that its smart ring has added two new metabolic health features, Meals and Glucose. That’s thanks to a union of the ring’s artificial intelligence with glucose data from Dexcom’s Stelo, an FDA-cleared glucose biosensor available without a prescription in the U.S.Meals and Glucose are available on iOS and Android for U.S.-based Oura members, who can purchase Stelo biosensors on Oura’s website.
A More Accurate Way to Predict the Risk of Aggressive Prostate Cancer

1 week ago | news.med.miami.edu | Lisette Hilton

By: Lisette Hilton | May 07, 2025 | 6 min. read | Share SummaryResearchers at the Desai Sethi Urology Institute presented a study at AUA2025 that could be a game changer in prostate cancer risk stratification.
Improving Prostate Cancer Prediction During Active Surveillance

1 week ago | news.med.miami.edu | Lisette Hilton

By: Lisette Hilton | May 06, 2025 | 7 min. read | Share SummaryDr. Sanoj Punnen and his research team at Desai Sethi Urology Institute are improving risk assessment for prostate cancer patients under active surveillance.
Drug Delivery Device Trends

1 week ago | mddionline.com | Lisette Hilton

Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services developmentStore and/or access information on a deviceYou can choose how your personal data is used.
3D-Printed Blood Vessels & Organs

1 week ago | mddionline.com | Lisette Hilton

At a GlanceA bioengineering professor has patented an elastic hydrogel for 3D-printed tissues that mimic natural blood vessels. Traditional hydrogels are too fragile for the task. The next step, animal studies, is awaiting government funding. Guohao Dai, PhD, a bioengineering professor at Northeastern University, helped create a new elastic hydrogel material for 3D printing of soft living tissues, including blood vessels.
AUA 2025 Showcases Desai Sethi Urology Institute's Leadership in Urology

1 week ago | news.med.miami.edu | Lisette Hilton

Home / News / Research and Innovation / Urology By: Lisette Hilton | May 05, 2025 | 12 min.
A South Florida First: DSUI Surgeon Offers Minimally Invasive Bladder Neck Contracture Treatment

2 weeks ago | fhicommunications.com | Lisette Hilton

Laura Horodyski, MD, a reconstructive urologist at Desai Sethi Urology Institute (DSUI) and assistant professor of urology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is the first surgeon in South Florida to offer transurethral incision with transverse mucosal realignment, a minimally invasive procedure shown to successfully treat nearly 90% of patients with bladder neck contracture and vesicourethral anastomotic stenosis with the first surgery.
Launches Portable LED Therapy Patches for On-the-go Skin Treatments

3 weeks ago | mddionline.com | Lisette Hilton

Metamorphosis company founder Sally Gardocki shares the inspiration and technology behind the medical-grade patches that deliver the light therapy needed to treat acne to fine lines, and wrinkles. At a GlanceMetamorphosis's award-winning LushLips patch uses four light wavelengths to boost collagen and reduce wrinkles. The therapeutic potential of red light fascinated Sally Gardocki, JD.
Zyrtec Packaging Refresh Reimagines the Familiar Fifth-Panel Carton

3 weeks ago | packagingdigest.com | Lisette Hilton

Lisette Hilton, Reporter and PresidentApril 22, 2025The allergy medicine Zyrtec from brand owner Kenvue calls the recent unveiling of its packaging changes, a “packaging refresh.” The carton and its design are new, but the medicine inside is the same. The refresh includes new outer packaging that’s 100% plastic-free and a more modern design. Packaging Digest asked Jenn Lovell, Head of US Allergy at Kenvue, about the reasoning behind Zyrtec’s packaging changes.