News tagged with medical technology


New QResearch tool to improve stroke treatment

(Medical Xpress)—University of Nottingham researchers have developed a new predictive tool to help GPs identify and treat patients at risk of stroke.

Cardiology created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Modern genetics answers age-old question on Garrod's fourth inborn error of metabolism

Fifty years after participating in studies of pentosuria, an inherited disorder once mistaken for diabetes, 15 families again welcomed medical geneticists into their lives. Their willingness to have their DNA analyzed with ...

Genetics created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover elusive platelet count and limb development gene

Researchers have identified an elusive gene responsible for Thrombocytopenia with Absent Radii (TAR), a rare inherited blood and skeletal disorder. As a result, this research is now being transformed into ...

Genetics created Feb 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Medical myth: You can control the sex of your baby

Despite most parents ultimately just wishing for a healthy baby, there are many cultural and social factors that can drive the desire for a baby of a particular sex.

Health created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cardiologists dramatically cut patient radiation exposure from X-rays

Each year, hundreds of thousands of X-rays are performed across the country to help detect and treat common cardiovascular conditions such as coronary artery disease, valve disease and other heart problems. However, concern ...

Cardiology created Aug 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study evaluates noninvasive technology to determine heart disease

A study published in the most recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) presented encouraging news regarding physicians' ability to determine blood flow and associated coronary artery diseas ...

Cardiology created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Report: Electronic health records still need work

(AP) -- America may be a technology-driven nation, but the health care system's conversion from paper to computerized records needs lots of work to get the bugs out, according to experts who spent months studying the issue.

Health created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New modeling approach transforms imaging technologies

Researchers are improving the performance of technologies ranging from medical CT scanners to digital cameras using a system of models to extract specific information from huge collections of data and then ...

Medical research created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New way to treat strokes is a 'game-changer,' docs say

A new generation of devices could significantly improve care for patients who have some of the most devastating types of strokes.

Cardiology created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Medical equipment donated to developing countries inappropriate for local conditions

Wealthy countries that make donations of expensive medical equipment to low- and middle-income countries may be missing the mark, according to a new Imperial College London / Lancet Commission. The report examines how medical ...

Other created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Health IT expert says electronic medical records finally catching on

The U.S. Olympic Committee is converting to electronic medical records (EMRs) this month for hundreds of athletes who will be competing in London, as well as thousands of other athletes who have been seen by Olympic Committee ...

Health created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adult sleep shortages debunked by study

(Medical Xpress) -- University of Sydney researchers have debunked the widespread belief that technological devices such as computers and mobile phones are increasingly eating into our sleep.

Health created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Textile pressure ulcer prevention: Improving quality of life for the bedridden

Immobile patients are in constant danger of developing pressure ulcers on the skin. Empa, Schoeller Medical and the Swiss Paraplegic Centre have worked together to develop a special sheet that is gentle on ...

Medical research created Nov 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Changes needed for oft-ignored prescription warning labels

Each year, an estimated four million Americans experience adverse reactions to prescription medications. Many of these reactions, ranging from mild rashes and drowsiness to hospitalization and death, could ...

Health created Jun 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The power to help, hurt and confuse: Direct-to-consumer whole genome testing

The era of widely available next generation personal genomic testing has arrived and with it the ability to quickly and relatively affordably learn the sequence of your entire genome. This would include what ...

Genetics created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast