October 27, 2015 Researchers aim to create virtual speech therapist Cyber-clinicians can be a crucial tool in overcoming the language disorder known as aphasia, experts say.
October 27, 2015 3 cancer patients first to receive proton therapy in Tennessee Three prostate cancer patients are among the first to receive proton therapy in Tennessee.
October 27, 2015 Health data breaches on the rise Large-scale health data breaches reported by doctors and health plans have been rising steadily, a new report shows.
October 27, 2015 A womb with a view: App to help monitor growing embryo A new smartphone app could allow doctors and would-be parents receiving in vitro fertilization treatment to monitor the growth of embryos in a lab thousands of miles away.
October 27, 2015 Hospitals find new ways to monitor patients 24/7 Hospitals are trying new early-warning systems to monitor patients for subtle but dangerous signs of a worsening condition.
October 27, 2015 MRI may help find infection from tainted injection Some people who received potentially contaminated steroid injections may benefit from a MRI to check for signs of infection, a new study suggests - even if they don't have obvious symptoms.
October 27, 2015 ‘Little Darth Vader’ actor gets new heart valve, pacemaker Max Page, the child actor who gained fame after playing “little Darth Vader” in a 2011 Super Bowl commercial, was able to bypass open heart surgery for congenital heart disease after receiving a new heart valve and pacemaker this summer.
October 27, 2015 Chicago company offers eye exams via smartphone and computer for $40 A Chicago optometrist has created a digital eye exam that adults can take on their computers and smartphones, My Fox Chicago reported.
October 27, 2015 Facebook, Google team up to design cancer research game Scientists from a British cancer charity are teaming up with technology gurus from the likes of Amazon, Facebook and Google to design and develop a mobile game aimed at speeding the search for new cancer drugs
October 27, 2015 Revived search for a TB vaccine may be about to pay off After nearly 100 years, researchers could be on the verge of finding a vaccine that would eradicate tuberculosis infections, a scourge that kills 1.4 million people a year