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October 24, 2015

High-tech items giving deaf-blind access to Internet

A new pilot program called iCanConnect helps to provide low-income deaf-blind individuals with the most up-to-date telecommunications devices for free and special training to use them.

October 24, 2015

Medical test surprises: What should you be told?

It's a growing side effect of modern medicine: A test for one condition turns up something completely unrelated. It might be a real danger, or an anxiety-provoking false alarm.

October 24, 2015

New ‘breathalyzer’ technology may allow diabetics to skip finger pricks

A new handheld ‘breathalyzer’ device developed by researchers at Western New England University may someday allow diabetics to monitor their blood-glucose levels in a less painful way.

October 24, 2015

Special superglue halts life-threatening bleeding in Kansas baby's brain

Doctors at the University of Kansas Hospital have saved an infant with a rare, life-threatening condition by using surgical superglue.

October 24, 2015

FDA approves EnteroMedics' novel device to treat obesity

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it has approved a new device to treat obesity, the first since 2007.

October 24, 2015

FDA approves nerve stimulator implant for epilepsy

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved an implantable brain-stimulating device for patients with hard-to-treat epilepsy.

October 24, 2015

3-D printed jaw helps injured sea turtle eat again

Scientists say a sea turtle injured by a boat propeller may soon be able to return to the ocean, thanks to a metal beak created with 3-D printing, BBC.com reported.

October 24, 2015

Human fetal tissue long used for variety of medical studies

Controversy over Planned Parenthood's supplying fetal tissue for research has focused attention on a little-discussed aspect of science.

October 24, 2015

New technique 'lights up' brain tumor

An experimental technique is helping surgeons see brain tumors better and remove more of it     

October 24, 2015

Stem cell-enriched fat grafts may improve plastic surgery results, study shows

Doctors may soon be able to provide patients with better results from plastic or reconstructive surgeries with the help of stem-cell enriched fat grafts.