Scanning for Life Readings: A Real Tricorder
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The tricorder, that marvel of medical sensor technology, has just found its prototype in UCSD's “chem-phys patch.”
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DIGITAL HEALTH
Healing Injuries Could Be Better Thanks to This 3-D Printed Cast
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Fiberglass casts may soon be of the past. A company called 3D Systems, a major player in the 3D printing game in collaboration with Bespoke, a company that developed prosthetics and braces developed a new cast using the technology or 3D printing. 3D printing is exploding in all directions such as dentistry, fashion and throughout the healthcare field including surgery and rehabilitation. Many believe 3D printing is the secret to sustaining a competitive advantage for the future.
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Track Your Alcohol With This Smartphone App
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Alcohol Tracker is a smartphone app that lets users enter how many drinks they have each day. If a user drinks more than the maximum amount of alcohol recommended by certain health organizations, then the app will send a notification, warning that the recommended limit has been reached.
Read MoreVirtual Pillbox: Manage your pills with Medisafe
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About half of all Americans are prescribed medication they take regularly. And what's more, half of those don't even take it properly, whether it's forgetting, missing or taking too much of said medication. One study even estimated that mistakes with blood pressure medication alone are responsible for 89,000 premature deaths each year. This puts medication noncompliance up there in the top five causes of death.
Read MoreDiagnosing STDs, through an app?
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Planned Parenthood is launching an app that helps patients diagnose STD’s without actually having to go in to see the doctor face-to-face. This will save people the awkward sex and STD conversation with their doctor, and maybe even make them more willing to get checked for potential infections. Havin
Read MoreNewly Developed Artificial Limb Lets Amputees “Feel”
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Researchers have developed a “feeling” prosthetic leg which simulates some of the sensations that would normally be felt by a foot. It also works to help alleviate the phantom pain. Artificial limb created by Austrian scientist.
Read More10 Health Apps Recommended by Physicians
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Here are the top 10 health mobile apps doctors recommend most to their patients.
Read MoreBionic lenses could give superhuman vision
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Bionic lenses could give superhuman vision. This field has had many advances in technology. We explore.
Read MoreNew technology identifies brain tumor types
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cientists at Cedars-Sinai have developed a new nanotechnology that can identify brain tumor types using MRI virtual biopsy. The new technology is a drug-delivery system that can identify different types of brain tumor cells using virtual biopsies which attack the molecular structure of the cancer. It has only been tested in animal studies so far.
Read MoreParalyzed Patient Makes Natural Movements Using Robotics and Power of Thought
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34 year old Erik Sorto had been paralyzed from the neck down for the past 13 years. He suffered a spinal cord injury due to a gunshot 10 years earlier. Millions of individuals have lost the ability to sense and move their bodies, through illness or injury.
Read MoreDiagnosing Skin Cancer via iPhone Apps
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42% of Americans live in areas that are underserved by dermatologists. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. When caught early, it's also entirely treatable.
Read MoreHate Needles? Potential 3-D Printed Device May Be Alternative
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Research in the Journal of Family Practice identified that at least 20% of Americans have needle phobia. This can result in many critical preventive procedures like vaccines and flu shots being avoided. Many experts deem this as a public health issue.
Read More3D Printed Body Parts: The Next Revolution in Healthcare?
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The age of bio-printing is here. Biomedical engineering is taking healthcare by storm and giving doctors insight into a whole new world of treatment. 3D printed body parts in particular are intriguing, when it comes to both surgery, replacing cancerous organs, treating those with amputations and beyond.
Read MoreScientists design implantable device for long-acting HIV Prevention
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A new implantable device that dispenses antiretroviral drugs may aid in HIV prevention. We explore.
Read MoreVideo: The future of how we visit the doctor?
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Is the future of going to the doctor virtual? Leaders across the healthcare sector believe so. We explore.
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