The “placebo effect” is considered a psychological phenomenon, whereby benefits may arise from a sham medication due to the belief that it is a pharmacologically active treatment. A new study, however, challenges this theory. It found that patients who knowingly … Read More »
The health implications of our gut microbiome – the trillions of bacteria that live in our gastrointestinal tract – have been uncovered in recent years. But a new study finds a surprising benefit of maintaining a healthy gut: better recovery … Read More »
Profusa, a company based in South San Francisco, CA, won European CE Mark approval for its Lumee Oxygen Platform. The tissue oxygen sensing system consists of a tiny hydrogel sensor implant that comes with its own injector, a reader that … Read More »
Alex Wade, a third year medical student in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, wanted to give at-risk high school students opportunities they may not have known about and the chance to learn that they have the skills necessary to solve complex … Read More »
In collaboration with Boston Scientific, the Microelectronic Circuits Centre Ireland (MCCI) an EI/IDA funded Technology Centre hosted at Tyndall National Institute, has developed an innovative multi-function programmable electronic chip designed to enable heart pacemakers that can be smaller, more efficient … Read More »
Pain physicians in the United States are turning to neurostimulation to treat chronic and acute pain in an effort to combat the opioid epidemic. The global neuromodulation devices market is expected to reach $7.07 billion by 2018, up 270 percent from 2011, … Read More »
In my previous article here at Darwinian-Medicine.com I took a critical look at Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to cure all diseases. I made the case that pumping billions of dollars into the development of new drugs and advanced medical technology is … Read More »
Hospitals are getting slammed by drug price hikes that often have nothing to do with improving patient health, a new report has found. Inpatient drug spending increased by 23.4 percent annually from 2013 to 2015, compared with 9.9 percent annual … Read More »
High blood pressure drugs may affect not only blood pressure but also mood disorders including depression and bipolar disorder, finds a new study published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension. Physicians should consider whether treatment of high blood pressure … Read More »
MRI machines allow doctors to look at hidden details inside our bodies, but soon they may be used to also deliver drugs in a highly targeted manner. Normally, a systemic medication traves along with blood’s natural currents, finding itself in … Read More »