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A study by the National Institutes of Health found a 'two-way link' between depression and diabetes among pregnant women. It said depression in the early stages of pregnancy could escalate the chances of gestational diab...

Many of the smoking-related damages to the DNA fade within five years after a smoker quits. Findings of a new study, however, revealed that changes on at least 19 genes can last for decades.

Florida Governor Rick Scott announced on Monday, Sept. 19 that Miami's Wynwood region is free of Zika virus transmission. The governor also urged people to visit Wynwood later this month for the 'Dine Out Wynwood' event ...

Efforts are in place to address obesity in children and teens but the problem persists. In a new study, researchers have found that obese children and teens and their leaner counterparts have different gut microbiota.

FDA announced a tech challenge called 2016 Naloxone App Competition to contain deaths caused by opioid overdose. Innovators are urged to develop an app to help overdosed individuals connect with people carrying the rever...

News The CDRH regulatory science priorities serve as a catalyst to improving the safety, effectiveness, performance and quality of medical devices and radiation-emitting products and to facilitate introducing innovative ...

Article Podcasts--downloadable online digital audio files--have the potential to facilitate communication about palliative care with researchers, policymakers and the public. Contributed Author:  University of Liverpool...

News The hemostasis analyzer is designed to help rapidly and accurately determine the cause of critical bleeding, enabling precise treatment and reducing unnecessary blood transfusions. Contributed Author:  Mike Botta, ...

Blog Although, one cannot go out and purchase a wearable that replaces a general practitioner in the conventional sense, is the wearable technology trend, from an information point of view, heading us in that direction? ...

News PRO-LINK Ti offers a low-profile, stand-alone cervical inter body with company's Osseo-Loc technology, a proprietary surface treatment for titanium with 500-600 microns of porosity. Contributed Author:  Life Spine ...

News New BD Veritor™ Plus System Enables Fast and Accurate Test Results for Health Care Providers Contributed Author:  Becton, Dickinson and Company Topics:  Medical Diagnostics

News Results demonstrated a difference in the number of patients with brain lesions incurred during TAVR with 68% of unprotected patients experiencing new lesions compared to only 20% of patients for which the embolic de...

News In addition to a range of standard monitoring features, the BSM-3500 offers a number of critical capabilities to ensure care in low acuity settings. Contributed Author:  Nihon Kohden Corp. Topics:  Surgical

News The clinical trial is evaluating the device when used for the treatment of stenosis or occlusion of native below-the-knee arteries with a cumulative lesion length up to 320 mm with reference vessel diameters of 2 to...

News The study's primary safety endpoint was freedom from major adverse events through 30 days. Procedural success, the primary performance endpoint, was defined as less than 50 percent residual diameter stenosis. Contri...

News The device demonstrated excellent outcomes in treating long, complex lesions in the superficial femoral artery (SFA), achieving 88 percent primary patency at 12 months. The findings were presented during Vascular In...