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March 25, 2016

Digital mammography may also reveal heart disease risk

Reuters Health - Mammograms performed to check the health of the breasts could also give clues to the health of the heart, researchers say.

March 23, 2016

Company that makes sleep apnea masks to pay $34M in lawsuit

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March 22, 2016

New diabetes patch analyzes sweat to detect blood sugar levels

A stick-on patch that tracks, and even regulates, blood sugar levels could be used by people with diabetes one day, according to a new study

March 22, 2016

Georgia siblings with disabled dominant hands play adapted musical instruments

The youngest of Dale Fairchild’s four children are missing all or most of their dominant hands, but their disabilities haven’t prevented them from practicing musical instruments— a hobby that typically requires the use of two full hands.

March 22, 2016

Doctors often disagree on when to call abnormal breast cells cancer

Doctors often disagree on whether women have breast cancer if they have abnormal cells that don't look like invasive tumors under a microscope, a U.S. study suggests.

March 21, 2016

Johnson & Johnson settling cases tied to device that can spread uterine cancer

Johnson & Johnson is settling a series of legal claims and lawsuits alleging that its now-discontinued hysterectomy device harmed women by spreading an undetected hidden cancer, according to court documents and plaintiff lawyers with knowledge of the settlements.

March 18, 2016

College student 3-D printed his own braces to save money

An innovative college student who was self-conscious about his smile has been straightening his top teeth for the past few months using 3-D printed braces.

March 14, 2016

Researchers regenerate functional heart muscle with human cells

Researchers have taken another step toward creating a bioengineered human heart by using donor hearts stripped of components that would generate an immune response, and cardiac muscle cells generated from stem cells.

March 11, 2016

Georgia fourth graders create 3-D printed knee

Grade school projects tend to bring to mind tri-fold poster board and reused egg cartons, but for a group of students in Grantville, Georgia, their latest accomplishment is far more advanced— using a 3-D printer to create a medical device.

March 9, 2016

Health apps often lack privacy policies and share our data

Reuters Health - Just because a health app has a privacy policy doesn't mean the data will remain private, an analysis of mobile tools for diabetes suggests.