October 28, 2015 How your smartphone can help ease your chronic condition “There’s an app for that”— so clichéd, right? Even so, you might be surprised to know there probably is one for your chronic condition.
October 28, 2015 Twitter helps Chicago find sources of food poisoning When Chicago health officials saw Twitter users complaining about local food poisoning episodes, they reached out on Twitter to those users and often ended up charging the restaurant in question with a violation
October 28, 2015 Surgeons reconstruct baby’s skull with 3D printing technology Through collaboration with Medical Modeling Inc. in Golden, Colo., surgeons at Stony Brook Univeristy were able to reconstruct a 6-month-old baby's deformed skull, utilizing computer modeling and 3D printing technology.
October 28, 2015 Survival rates for risky surgeries in US vary widely, study finds The chance of surviving any of four high-risk surgeries can vary by as much as 23 percent depending on what hospital patients use, according to an analysis released on Thursday.
October 28, 2015 3D-printed device used to treat life-threatening airway disease in infants For the first time, doctors have treated infants with a rare, life-threatening airway disease by using a 3-D printed device, reveals a new study published Wednesday in Science Transitional Medicine. Doctors have for the first time treated infants with a rare, life-threatening airway disease by using a 3D-printed device, a study published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine revealed.
October 28, 2015 Study finds electrical stimulation can help boost memory performance Researchers have found that applying an electrical boost to the brain of a healthy person can enhance memory performance.
October 28, 2015 Medical labs to make test results easier for patients to understand As more patients gain direct access to lab reports and test results, health care providers are offering new tools to help them navigate the maze of numbers and use the data to better manage their own care.
October 28, 2015 Researchers detail structure of key HIV protein Scientists have successfully detailed the structure of a protein that plays a critical role in HIV infection – a finding that could further the development of an AIDS vaccine.
October 28, 2015 Low-cost tech helps brain-injured patients speak A week before Maggie Worthen was due to graduate from Smith College, she suffered a severe brain stem stroke that left her unable to move or speak. She was only 22.
October 28, 2015 Studies confirm colon cancer screening reduces deaths There's new evidence that regular screening for colon cancer has long-term benefits.