Medical News

(University of Michigan Health System) A new study shows just how much it costs to care for patients who suffer a complication after surgery, and how widely hospitals can vary in their ability to keep patients from suffe...

Many have wondered about exact nature of Donald Trump's hair. Is it the world's worst toupee? A poorly-executed elaborate comb-over? A weird, incredibly expensive weave? The world may never know. But I prefer to think it...

Product Announcement Sensor hub integrated as a system-on-chip (SoC) intended for a broad range of wearable health devices and applications. Contributed Author:  Imec Topics:  Wearables

Article The project has been supported by a two-year, $202,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research. The early stage of the project was supported by the Iowa State Presidential Initiative. Contributed Author:  Iowa S...

Ohio-based bridal shop filed a suit against a Texas Hospital because one of its nurses unknowingly contracted the Ebola virus and visited the boutique. The business was temporarily shut down by the authorities and never ...

Article The no-touch device, used after patients with Clostridium difficile (C. diff) or contact precautions were discharged from the hospital, resulted in substantial health care savings, estimated between $350,000 and ...

News The wearable device is lightweight and can be worn during the day while active and at night while sleeping. In addition to analgesic therapy, Quell tracks utilization and various health metrics, including sleep and ...

News The HeartLight system offers a new approach to effective patient treatment through direct visualization, titratable energy and a compliant balloon design. Contributed Author:  CardioFocus, Inc. Topics:  Cardiovasc...

Article The aim of the European Research Council (ERC) sponsored project is to develop a hybrid material that can perceive temperature, humidity and pressure simultaneously and react accordingly in the development of sma...

News The Fluidic Factory enables rapid prototyping of fluidically-sealed devices such as chips, sensor cartridges, fluid manifolds, valves, connectors, and medical devices using standard injection molding grade Cyclic Ol...

News The approach could provide a faster means of targeting and killing cancer cells with significantly lower doses of chemo than conventional drug delivery methods, which could decrease side effects for patients. Contri...

Article The technique allows Parkinson's signs to be monitored as people perform ordinary tasks such as typing emails or updating their Facebook status. Topics:  Medical Diagnostics

Article The prototype will be put to use this coming Saturday at the 2016 Cybathlon, the sports competition for disabled athletes who use assistive technologies. Contributed Author:  Sarah Perrin, Phys.org Topics:  Ort...

Article While the technology has been available for several years, an imposing and remaining challenge was to not introduce unwanted or unintentional genetic changes into the cells that would prove potentially unsafe or ...

News New reference design technology for blood glucose monitors offers enhanced flexibility, improved precision and lower voltage. Contributed Author:  Renesas Electronics Corp. Topics:  Medical Diagnostics

(Society for Neuroscience) Check out these newsworthy studies from the Oct. 5, 2016, issue of JNeurosci.

(European Society for Medical Oncology) Early diagnosis of cancer is linked to better survival rates. Unfortunately, participation rates for cancer screening worldwide are low even when screening programs are free. The E...

(Elsevier Health Sciences) Feeding children can be a challenging process for many parents. A previous study found 46 percent of preschoolers were picky eaters and 40 percent of picky eaters remained picky for two or more...

(Infectious Disease Research Institute) As Zika cases continue to rise with associated increases in Guillain-Barre syndrome and congenital birth defects, the need for a safe and effective vaccine to protect against Zika ...

(Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) In one of the first and largest studies of its kind, a research team lead by virologists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has characterized the progression of two strains of ...

(SAGE) A new series on core curriculum for kidney specialists has been released by the Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, the official journal of the Canadian Society of Nephrology. Covering the diverse natur...

(Oxford University Press USA) Despite an assessment in 2007 indicating that night shift work was probably carcinogenic, data from three new studies and from a review of currently available evidence, published in the Jour...