Gregory Flamme, PhD, is an associate professor in the speech pathology and audiology department at Western Michigan University (WMU; Kalamazoo). He and a former student in the WMU audiology program, Nathan Williams, reported recently on a study they conducted on "Sports Officials' Hearing Status: Whistle Use as a Factor Contributing to Hearing Trouble," which was published in the January issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene.

Medtronic (Minneapolis) this week released a new real-time navigation system for cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers and defibrillators (CRT-P and CRT-D) in the U.S. and Canada. The CardioGuide Implant System is designed to help physicians determine the most appropriate location for left-ventricular (LV) lead placement by generating 3-D images of the cardiac veins.