Medical News

New cases of a superbug infection may have been contracted outside of healthcare facilities. Six people in Colorado were recently reported to have the 'nightmare superbug.'

Federal Emergency Management Agency exposed about 9,600 first responders to toxic ricin for the past five years. The agency shipped toxic version of ricin believing that it was purchasing less toxic one since 2011.

Researchers have found a way to stimulate confidence in patients' brains. The technique they are using is called neurofeedback, and it refers to the type of pattern of the brain activity that can be stimulated while comp...

(University College London) People who suffer neglect and abuse in childhood are much more likely to have time off work due to long-term sickness and less likely to own their own homes when they reach middle age than the...

(Wiley) A health system becomes a learning system when it's able to continuously study its own performance and put that knowledge to work to improve itself. In a new report, investigators describe how Johns Hopkins Medic...

(Michigan State University) A centuries-old herbal medicine, discovered by Chinese scientists and used to effectively treat malaria, has been found to potentially aid in the treatment of tuberculosis and may slow the evo...

(The Wistar Institute) Scientists at The Wistar Institute have identified a novel protein pathway across several types of cancer that controls how tumor cells acquire the energy necessary for movement, invasion and metas...

(Children's National Health System) Developing brains in newborns have a sizable pool of a certain type of immature progenitor cell that can be expanded and induced to replace cells lost to brain injury. In a pre-clinica...

(University of Utah Health Sciences) Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah will head an international study to find out how lifestyle and other health factors impact colon and rectal cancer outcomes. ...

(Rockefeller University Press) Defects in the body's regulatory T cells cause inflammation and autoimmune disease by altering the type of bacteria living in the gut, researchers from The University of Texas Health Scienc...

News The manufactured Cell Bandage was surgically implanted into the middle of the tear and the cartilage was sewn up around the bandage to keep it in place. Contributed Author: University of Liverpool Topics: Implantabl...

(University of Southern California - Health Sciences) Denis Evseenko, MD, PhD, of Keck Medicine of USC receives a $2.5 million grant from CIRM to develop an off-the-shelf therapy for osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis affect...

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Using cardiac imaging during heart surgery can detect serious residual holes in the heart that may occur when surgeons repair a child's heart defect, and offers surgeons the opportun...

News WPI team builds smartphone app that detects alcohol intoxication level from a person's altered gait. Contributed Author: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Topics: STEM

News The potentially breakthrough technology works for all kinds of cancers, the researchers told AFP, and are set to tested in humans early next year. Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Oncology

Product Announcement Mezza-pede® SMT Connectors reduces board stack height by 15%. Topics: Surgical

Article Despite these improvements in the delivery of care, many healthcare experts are not aware of the vulnerabilities present in connected medical devices. Contributed Author: Mike Nelson, DigiCert & Dale Nordenberg, ...

News The MAGEC system includes two titanium rods with magnet technology to allow the rod to grow with the child being treated. Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Implantables

Going vegetarian will be trendy in 2017. Increasing demand for meat-free food, lower prices for plant-based food and the rapid growth of home-delivery food ventures seem to augment the popularity of vegetarian food, soup...

News Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), during surgery may improve outcomes for children with congenital heart disease. Contributed Author: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Topics: Surgical

News Ultrasound waves with shocks not only heat tissue much faster than harmonic waves, but can also induce a broader range of possible bioeffects in tissue. Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Oncology

News PortIO will provide physicians with a rapid and efficient system to establish an intraosseous route for delivery of medications, fluids and other substances. Contributed Author: Business Wire Topics: Surgical