January 5, 2016 Risk of heart damage follows some childhood cancer survivors Childhood cancer survivors may face an increased risk of heart damage after exposure to certain chemotherapy and radiation treatments, a U.S. analysis suggests.
January 4, 2016 How does virtual reality affect your body and mind? Software worker Erin Bell inched across a wooden plank suspended over a deep, rusted pit.
December 31, 2015 2-year-old husky gets new set of 3-D printed prosthetic paws A 2-year-old husky mutt can stand, sit and run like an ordinary dog for the first time in his life after receiving a custom-made set of prosthetic legs.
December 31, 2015 14-year-old receives first 3-D printed nose in US Reconstructive surgery on the human nose isn’t uncommon, but until now, doctors in the United States haven’t been able to replicate and restore the body part to its full functionality.
December 29, 2015 Ultrasound may be useful supplemental test for breast cancer A new study adds to the evidence that ultrasonography can help diagnose cancer in women with dense breasts.
December 28, 2015 US patients get higher radiation doses in some heart tests Compared to patients in other countries, the typical U.S. patient is more often exposed to excessive radiation during myocardial perfusion imaging, a new study suggests.
December 18, 2015 Beyond Fitbit: The quest to develop medical-grade wearables A new wave of wearable computing devices that detect and monitor serious diseases is moving from the laboratory to the market, potentially transforming the treatment of conditions ranging from epilepsy to diabetes and creating business opportunities estimated to be worth tens of billions of dollars.
December 14, 2015 UK's health care system hooks up with Tinder to recruit organ donors Stories abound of people in need of organ transplants finding proper matches on social media by luck alone, but the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) is aiming to facilitate those connections with a new partnership.
December 14, 2015 Startups take bite out of food poisoning The recent food outbreaks of norovirus at Chipotle Mexican Grill are a reminder that one in six people in the U.S. experience food poisoning every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 128,000 are hospitalized for it.
December 11, 2015 After the genome, AstraZeneca taps 'secretome' for novel drugs AstraZeneca is diving into the world of proteins secreted by cells - collectively known as the secretome - in the hunt for new drugs and better "cell factories" for making biotech medicines.