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Experts say the medical industry drives innovation; perhaps it does, because the need for advanced medical care is constant in a changing world. We’ve... Read More »
A new implantable medical device, currently undergoing clinical trials, could warn patients of an impending heart attack. The AngelMed Guardian uses a combination of... Read More »
An invasive heart test used routinely to measure heart function is being dramatically overused, especially among patients who recently underwent similar, more... Read More »
In a third of cases, medication cannot stop epileptic seizures. One solution is to shoot a short pulse of electricity to the brain to stop the seizure just as it... Read More »
Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have created a gut-on-a-chip microdevice, lined by living human cells... Read More »
Researchers at the this year’s Society of Interventional Radiology’s Annual Scientific Meeting discussed a minimally invasive treatment for ruptured... Read More »
Due to its deadly nature and near invulnerability, the fear of anthrax being used in a terrorist attack is quite high; however, scientists have developed a new... Read More »
Just like cars, our parts wear out over time. Our vision and hearing deteriorates, necessitating glasses and hearing aides, and our joints weaken or fail us... Read More »
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed an artificial pancreas that could lead to automatic care for patients with Type 1 diabetes ... Read More »
Competing medical device manufacturers are racing to get an artificial pancreas to the market. The FDA has yet to approve specific artificial pancreas... Read More »
Researchers in New Zealand have developed a prototype Bluetooth-enabled medical monitoring device that can be connected wirelessly to your smartphone and keep track... Read More »
Here’s your weekly collection of medical news making waves this week.
Robotic surgery: Improving patient outcomes and opening the door for telesurgery... Read More »
For medical uses, the only FDA-approved radio frequency identification (RFID) chip is the one made by VeriChip Corp, a division of Applied Digital Solutions... Read More »
The first time I came across the term ‘robotic surgery’, I imagined an android, much like C-3PO, performing heart or brain surgery in the operating room... Read More »
A team of researchers at the University of California, Davis, led by Tingeui Pan, a professor of biomedical engineering, have developed a new type... Read More »
Over the past few decades, doctors have noted a surprising trend in cancer of the tonsils and base of the tongue in a new type of patient: 30- to 50-year-old... Read More »
Scientists at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a microfluidic device that can rapidly isolate cells. It is sometimes necessary to sort through... Read More »
Stanford engineers have created a new type of self-propelled medical device that is capable of controlled motion through the bloodstream. Ada Poon, an assistant... Read More »
I am a proponent for change. By constantly fighting to retain the status quo, as a society, we run the risk of stagnation. With stagnation, growth cannot... Read More »
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Sofia IzquierdaWhat is that machine he has on its head! Expensive medical salon
Feb 8, 2012
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Florida have developed a new head patch to monitor stroke victims during their hospitalization. “About one-third of stroke... Read More »