Surgery
Researchers use AI and de-identified health records to identify the safest hip implants
Researchers use AI and de-identified health records to identify the safest hip implants
Oct 8, 2019
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Medical research
Photoelectric dye-coupled thin film as a novel type of retinal prosthesis
Eye doctor Dr. Toshihiko Matsuo and polymer science engineer Dr. Tetsuya Uchida have been developing a new type of retinal prosthesis that is based on a photoelectric dye. The photoelectric dye is an organic molecule that ...
Sep 30, 2014
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Medical economics
Google's and Apple's tightrope walk between enforcement and oversight as distributors and developers for health apps
Stephen Gilbert and colleagues published an article in npj Digital Medicine on the conflicts of interest faced by app store operators Google and Apple, which are both legal distributors and importers of health apps into the ...
Jan 31, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel 3-D printed stents deliver breakthrough treatment for oesophageal cancer
World-first 3-D printed oesophageal stents developed by the University of South Australia could revolutionize the delivery of chemotherapy drugs to provide more accurate, effective and personalized treatment for patients ...
Feb 3, 2021
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Cardiology
Security risks found in sensors for heart devices, consumer electronics
The type of sensors that pick up the rhythm of a beating heart in implanted cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers are vulnerable to tampering, according to a new study conducted in controlled laboratory conditions.
May 16, 2013
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Health
What's the real extent of industry payments to doctors?
More than three in every five Americans see a doctor who receives some form of payment from industry. This is according to a new survey led by Genevieve Pham-Kanter of Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health ...
Mar 6, 2017
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Radiology & Imaging
Patient-friendly brain imager gets green light toward first prototype
It might not start a fashion trend, but Sandia National Laboratories is designing a wearable brain imager.
Mar 10, 2020
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Neuroscience
Review highlights advances in wearable brain-computer interfaces
A review in Health Data Science highlights significant advancements in wearable electroencephalogram (EEG) technologies for non-invasive brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). This review is particularly valuable for researchers ...
Jan 8, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Low-cost ventilator set to help people in low-income countries
A new low-cost ventilator design invented during COVID-19 could address the global shortage of ventilators for other respiratory diseases.
Oct 5, 2021
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Dentistry
FDA said it never inspected dental lab that made controversial AGGA device
The FDA never inspected Johns Dental Laboratories during more than a decade in which it made the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance, or "AGGA," a dental device that has allegedly harmed patients and is now the subject of ...
May 16, 2024
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