New drug research shows promising results in mice bred to develop the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. A team in Finland finds that blocking an enzyme called prolyl oligopeptidase clears the mice’s brains of an accumulated protein that is a … Read More »
More than a decade into the 21st century, we have still not achieved gender equality in medicine. With the year drawing to a close, we reflect on some of the studies published in 2016 that have highlighted the gender gap … Read More »
A large radiology practice in the Miami area is the test bed for the first real-world application of IBM Watson interpreting medical images. Radiology Associates of South Florida, which has more than 75 physicians and handles about 1 million studies … Read More »
BodyCap, a company specialized in miniaturized wireless monitoring devices, today announces that two of its wearable health monitoring devices are currently being used by European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet aboard the International Space Station (ISS), as part of … Read More »
Clinical breast examinations can save women’s lives, but, as doctors-in-training, new residents sometimes aren’t thorough or experienced enough to detect potentially cancerous abnormalities. Now, future physicians could learn to give high-quality breast exams with help from high-tech sensors developed by University of … Read More »
Lakeridge Health (Oshawa, Ontario) installed three CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray Systems (see video link) to help staff members capture digital radiography exams for patients in the emergency department and intensive care units, as well as inpatients. Two imaging systems are installed at Lakeridge … Read More »
Fresenius Kabi and Terumo Cardiovascular Group announced today the introduction of the CATSmart Autotransfusion System in the United States. CATSmart is Fresenius Kabi’s next-generation continuous autotransfusion system and features continuous-flow technology for ease-of-use in operating rooms. The CATSmart Autotransfusion System and … Read More »
Electronic-skin prototypes are stretchy, thin films that can sense temperature, pressure and even monitor blood oxygen or alcohol levels. But most of these devices are missing a key feature of real skin that allows us to feel a wider range … Read More »
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new non-invasive method to detect infections in prostheses used for amputees, as well as for knee, hip and other joint replacements. The method, which is at the proof of … Read More »
Back in October, MedCity announced that it was partnering with AARP to unearth the people, ideas and companies that are innovating for the vital and growing 50+ market. We started the nomination process and more than 150 entries were collected … Read More »