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Children's Health August 17, 2016

Homemade wheelchair offers paralyzed toddler sense of freedom

A 13-month-old toddler paralyzed by a tumor on her spine has been outfitted with a homemade wheelchair so she can keep up with her peers during playtime.

NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH August 11, 2016

Brain training, robotics help paraplegics regain some movement

Complete spinal cord paralysis is thought to be irreversible, but new research suggests brain-controlled robotics with tactile feedback may reactivate circuitry between the brain and nerves, effectively restoring some lower-body movement and sensation.

Medical Tech August 9, 2016

Stony Brook University ships medical samples via drones in Madagascar

A suburban New York university is using emerging drone technology to improve the health care of people in remote parts of Madagascar.

Rare Diseases August 4, 2016

Special drug rushed to help brain-eating amoeba patient

A pharmaceutical company has rushed a special drug that once saved the life of a girl who contracted a usually deadly brain-eating amoeba to a South Carolina hospital with its own patient fighting the disease.

Fitness August 4, 2016

Blisters and burns prompt fitness tracker recall

One of the first fitness trackers to include a wrist-worn heart rate monitor, the Basis Peak, is now being recalled because of its potential to cause blisters or burns on the skin, the company said today.

Health Care August 2, 2016

Female MDs in US paid less than male MDs

At U.S. medical schools affiliated with public universities, female physicians get paid tens of thousands of dollars less each year than their male colleagues, according to a new study.

HEART HEALTH August 2, 2016

Remote heart monitoring can help detect emergencies

Instead of having heart monitors with noisy alarms near patients' beds in the hospital, it might be better to have off-site technicians do the heart monitoring remotely, a recent study suggests.

Medical Tech August 1, 2016

GSK and Google parent forge $715M bioelectronic medicines firm

GlaxoSmithKline and Google parent Alphabet's life sciences unit are creating a new company focused on fighting diseases by targeting electrical signals in the body, jump-starting a novel field of medicine called bioelectronics.

Dr Manny's Notes July 28, 2016

Dr. Manny: The problem with robotic surgery? No competition

A recent report from the Washington Post analyzes whether advanced technological robots in the operating room offer any real benefits to prostate cancer patients and surgeons in the U.S.

Medical Tech July 28, 2016

New crop of robots to vie for space in the operating room

Even though many doctors see need for improvement, surgical robots are poised for big gains in operating rooms around the world.

Skin Cancer July 25, 2016

4 smartphone tools to help avoid skin cancer

New smartphone applications help detect cancerous moles and warn users about dangerous UV rays