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News The startup's smart insulin-pen cap logs insulin intake data on an app and in the cloud, to help patients better manage their regimen. Contributed Author: Rob Matheson, MIT News Office Topics: Diabetes

(Newcastle University) Wildfires which ripped through the forest and peatland of Equatorial Asia in 2015 exposed a quarter of the local population of Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia to dangerous levels of air pollution...

News Dr. Ani utilized a minimally invasive surgery to address the patient's cervical radiculopathy and disc herniation. Contributed Author: PR Web Topics: Implantables

The West Nile Virus infection could be more dangerous than earlier believed, reports a recent study. People who survived the WNV infection initially could die prematurely in succeeding months or years, noted the research...

For the first time, research conducted in China has employed the CRISPR gene-editing technique to treat patients with cancer. Should the trial end with no significant side-effects, the method could become widely used.

News The InterAtrial Shunt Device opens up and maintains an 8-millimeter (mm) hole in the wall of tissue separating the two upper chambers of the heart (the atria). Contributed Author: UPI Topics: Cardiovascular

News The MOMENTUM 3 IDE study is a prospective, multi-center, randomized, unblinded, study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the HeartMate 3 LVAS when used for the treatment of advanced, refractory, left ventric...

News Researchers at Mayo Clinic, Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing a biomaterial that has potential to protect patients at high risk for bleeding in surgery. Contributed ...

News The researchers embedded biosensors in it along with an array of electronics to transmit the results in real time to a tablet via Bluetooth. Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Wearables

Blog In part two of this series, I discussed the role of 21 CFR Part 11 in this movement, and how it galvanized companies to automate quality processes. Staff Author: Matthew M. Lowe Topics: STEM

New study revealed that the worldwide blood pressure has significantly increased in the last 40 years. The research suggests that dietary habits and financial conditions could be related to this condition.

News The formulation delivered by the Adherus AutoSpray devices is by design a low-swelling, strong, robust barrier that limits CSF leaks while the dura heals. Contributed Author: Business Wire Topics: Neurology

News The Livongo meter automatically uploads blood glucose data and can now download software updates and feature enhancements. Contributed Author: PR Newswire

New research suggests people can be infected with Ebola without showing any of the associated symptoms. Researchers will try to discover whether these individuals can transmit the disease to other people.

News Using iheart in conjunction with the iheart PRO app, health professionals such as personal trainers, nutritionists, chiropractors, and health coaches can provide clients with immediate feedback on their internal hea...

News The research team had graduate students come into a motion-capture lab and perform five different activities: golfing, biking, walking, waving and sitting while wearing the wearable health devices. Contributed Autho...

Amgen's drug Repatha can shrink artery-clogging plaques when used together with statin. The combo also leads to a significant reduction in bad cholesterol levels among heart patients.

High amounts of vitamin D in blood improve the survival rate of patients with breast cancer, reported a recent study. Researchers observed 30 percent increase in survival rate among women who had breast cancer.

(American Chemical Society) Freezing and reanimating your body is still science fiction, but cryopreserving cells and certain tissues for future use is a reality. Still, the process could use some improvements to make it...

(University of Rochester Medical Center) A University of Rochester Medical Center study suggests that electronic cigarettes are as equally damaging to gums and teeth as conventional cigarettes.

(Oxford University Press USA) Historian and Author Thomas J. Ward Jr. will be joined by Dr. H. Jack Geiger, whose work at Mound Bayou launched the health center movement, at a book launch reading and discussion.

(PATH) Self-injection of the contraceptive Sayana Press is both feasible and highly acceptable among women participating in the first such research study conducted in sub-Saharan Africa, according to results published on...