November 4, 2015 Lightweight, portable wearable robot holds promise for paralyzed patients Several competing products are being used and tested in U.S. rehab hospitals that hold promise not only for people such as Gore with spinal injuries, but also those recovering from strokes or afflicted with multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy.
November 3, 2015 Novartis teams up with Google to make smart contact lens a reality Google and healthcare firm Novartis have announced they will be collaborating on making the smart contact lens a reality. It's designed to help manage a range of medical conditions including diabetes.Â
October 28, 2015 Google Glass may help calm patients during surgery People who must undergo biopsies, or some types of CT or MRI scans, may find this medical treatment nerve-racking.
October 28, 2015 3D-printed bacteria may unlock disease secrets Now, bacterial colonies sculpted into custom shapes by a 3D printer could be a key to understanding how some antibiotic-resistant infections develop.
October 28, 2015 Incomplete transport policies, payment for risky births in US U.S. states need better policies for transporting high-risk pregnant women and newborns to the specialized care they need - and then back to their local hospitals for continuing care, researchers say.
October 28, 2015 The future of surgery is now: Smaller scars, fewer complications Having surgery today is a vastly different experience than it was just a few decades ago.
October 28, 2015 AstraZeneca boosted by start of new cancer drug trial Hopes for AstraZeneca's promising cancer drug pipeline were boosted on Friday by news the company had moved its immuno-oncology medicine MEDI-4736 into a mid-stage study in colorectal cancer.
October 28, 2015 All-metal hip implants can damage soft tissue, FDA says Metal-on-metal hip implants can cause soft-tissue damage and pain, which could lead to further surgery to replace the implant, the U.S. health regulator said, following several recalls of the artificial hip parts
October 28, 2015 Boston Scientific ordered to pay $100M in transvaginal mesh trial A Delaware jury on Thursday ordered Boston Scientific to pay $100 million to a woman who said she was injured by transvaginal mesh, a device that is the subject of more than 25,000 lawsuits against the company.
October 28, 2015 High-tech sensors help kids keep eye on aging parents Each time 81-year-old Bill Dworsky or his 80-year-old wife Dorothy opens the refrigerator, closes the bathroom door or lifts the lid on a pill container, tiny sensors in their San Francisco home make notes on a digital logbook.