Medical News

News HyperBranch Medical Technology, Inc. announced today that it has defeated a motion by Integra LifeSciences to preliminarily enjoin HyperBranch from selling its Adherus AutoSpray Dural Sealant product. Contributed Au...

News Experts demonstrated for the first time ever in humans a technology that allows Mr. Copeland to experience the sensation of touch through a robotic arm that he controls with his brain. Contributed Author:  Universi...

News The researchers focused on detecting ultralow concentrations of troponins with high accuracy in small volumes of blood drawn from a finger prick. Contributed Author:  University of Texas at Dallas Topics:  Home He...

News This clinical study will examine Neural analytics' technology for examining strokes and to test whether early emergency room examination can result in a better outcome for the patient. Staff Author:  Lexie Metzler ...

Product Announcement The TPP series models are an ideal solution for medical devices and for demanding safety and space critical applications. Contributed Author:  Traco Power Topics:  Surgical

Product Announcement The ResMax 28 brushless motor's unique features make it ideal for critical-care medical ventilators. Contributed Author:  Allied Motion Topics:  Surgical

News The UT Dallas textile-based sensor detects glucose in the small amount of ambient sweat on a person's skin. Contributed Author:  University of Texas at Dallas Topics:  Wearables

News Medical devices and equipment are regularly subjected to repeated contact with hospital-grade disinfectants, but environmental stress cracking has yet to be explored in-depth. Contributed Author:  PR NewsWire Topic...

Industry Brief With the developments in the silicone-based UV adhesives, their demand has increased in the medical and electronics applications, due to excellent chemical structure and inherent properties. Contributed Au...

Calcium supplements could prove harmful to heart and vascular system, reports a recent study. However, taking diet rich in calcium instead of supplements is found to be heart healthy.

Eating meat is one of the easiest ways to fulfill protein requirements for the day. However, researchers have found that women who ate too much protein had low insulin sensitivity, negating the diabetes benefits gleaned ...

Curricula vitae and related information is now available for the 6 candidates proposed by Member States of WHO for the position of WHO Director-General.

The FDA has issued a safety warning for defibrillators created by St. Jude Medical. The warning was given after two patients died because of abnormal battery depletion caused by lithium clusters in their implanted defibr...

Use of dietary supplements has remained stable between 1999 and 2012, reported a recent study. While 52 percent of adults in the United States were on supplements over the years, the use of multivitamins has reduced sign...

News The presence of certain metals in the natural or human environment of the bacterium makes it more dangerous and, in particular, resistant to antibiotics of last resort. Contributed Author:  Université de Genève T...

WHO and partners are calling for an end to the discrimination, harassment and lack of respect that hinder midwives' ability to provide quality care to women and newborns.

New data published by WHO in its 2016 "Global Tuberculosis Report" show that countries need to move much faster to prevent, detect, and treat the disease if they are to meet global targets.

(American Society for Horticultural Science) Researchers investigated first-year establishment of future fruiting structure for a new sweet cherry canopy architecture, Upright Fruiting Offshoots. At planting, trunk angle...

(Indiana University) The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a grant to a health and policy management expert at the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at Indiana University-Purdue University...

(Wiley) An updated Cochrane Review recently published provides an independent, rigorous assessment of the best available evidence to date about electronic cigarettes for quitting smoking.

(Michigan State University) America's poor record on health literacy is a public health issue, but one that can be fixed -- not by logging onto the internet but by increased interaction with your fellow human beings, a M...

(Michigan Technological University) Understanding the full history the Zika virus along with new developments is key to getting a vaccine and medicine to prevent and relieve Zika infections. This includes knowing all the...