July 18, 2016 'Smart' thread woven into tissue gathers diagnostic data In a move toward the next generation of implantable diagnostic devices and smart wearable systems, researchers at Tufts University have successfully integrated conductive threads through multiple layers of tissue to gather diagnostic data wirelessly and in real time.
July 15, 2016 Technology gives unique voices to those who can't speak Jessie Levine smiles and shakes her head when she hears the outgoing voicemail message on her iPhone.
July 11, 2016 Artificial intelligence could help catch Alzheimer's early The devastating neurodegenerative condition Alzheimer's disease is incurable, but with early detection, patients can seek treatments to slow the disease's progression, before some major symptoms appear.
July 6, 2016 Shortage of stress-test dye leads to more invasive heart procedures - Due to shortages of a radioactive substance used in exercise stress tests, more heart patients have needed complex invasive procedures, new research shows.
June 28, 2016 AI boosts cancer screening to nearly 100 percent accuracy Diagnosing cancer is about to get more accurate, with the help of artificial intelligence
June 28, 2016 Harvard scientists design tampon that uses period blood to test for STDs and cancer A tampon able to test to for STIs and cancer might be on the way, according to updates from NextGen Jane, a start-up focused on putting women’s health in their own hands, beginning with so-called “smart” tampons.
June 27, 2016 How telemedicine is transforming health care After years of big promises, telemedicine is finally living up to its potential.
June 24, 2016 Doctors use 3-D printed kidney to help save woman's organ A team of doctors and scientists used a 3-D printed kidney to help save a patient’s organ during a complicated tumor-removal operation.
June 23, 2016 Women less likely to get life-saving cardiac arrest treatments Women in cardiac arrest in the U.S. are less likely than men to receive life-saving treatments, and less likely to survive, a study found.