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December 10, 2015

North Carolina shark attack survivor, 12, to get robotic hand

A 12-year-old girl who survived one of North Carolina’s shark attacks over the summer had her final fitting  last week for a robotic arm, her mother, Laurie Yow, recently wrote in an update on Facebook.

December 10, 2015

J&J, Alphabet aim for smarter, smaller, cheaper surgical robot

Johnson & Johnson and Alphabet Inc's life sciences unit have formed an independent company to create far smaller, smarter and less costly robotic-assisted systems for surgery than those sold now by other companies, J&J said on Thursday.

December 9, 2015

Device that helps soldiers wounded in battle approved for use on US streets

A device developed by the military to save lives in the battlefield could soon be saving lives on US streets.

December 8, 2015

Organizations issue joint guidelines for breast cancer survivors

Most breast cancer survivors require routine mammograms and physical exams to check for new tumors, but they don't need additional imaging or lab tests unless symptoms suggest malignancies may have returned, according to new joint guidelines from two leading U.S. cancer groups.

December 8, 2015

'Sting' approach doesn't make young doctors cut back on low-value tests

In a study using surprise visits by undercover instructors posing as patients, the approach did little to deter trainee-doctors from ordering unnecessary tests or to better focus them on their patients' goals.

December 3, 2015

US appeals court rejects Sequenom bid to restore prenatal DNA test patent

In a key decision that could put in doubt the validity of a wide swath of medical and biotechnology patents, a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday refused to reconsider an earlier decision invalidating a Sequenom Inc prenatal DNA test patent, despite conceding it was a "valuable contribution to science."

December 3, 2015

More than half of US doctors experience burnout

Burnout among U.S. doctors is becoming more common and now affects more than half of practicing physicians, according to a new study.

December 2, 2015

False positive mammograms linked to slight cancer risk increase

Women who have abnormal mammogram results may be at increased risk for developing breast cancer even when follow-up tests fail to detect tumors, a U.S. study finds.

December 2, 2015

Doctors could 3-D print micro-organs with new technique

Gone are the days when 3D printers merely built plastic trinkets — scientists say 3D-printed structures loaded with embryonic stem cells could one day help doctors print out micro-organs for transplant patients

December 2, 2015

Engineers using cellphones to diagnose malaria in Rwanda

New technology that transforms a cell phone into a mobile polarized microscope can diagnose malaria in a Rwandan village with the same level of accuracy as a hi-tech lab in a major Western city, according to Texas A&M University biomedical engineers developing the device.