Medical economics
Jetsons-style robots are invading Chicago-area hospitals, amid worker shortage
It's not polite to stare. Especially in the hospital.
Dec 21, 2022
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Surgery
Rising eye injury rates seen with robotic prostate surgery
(HealthDay)—The number of eye injuries associated with robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy—complete removal of the prostate—increased nearly tenfold in the United States between 2000 and 2009, although the risk was ...
Oct 16, 2012
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Surgery
Industrial repair 'snake' robot now being tested for cancer surgery
A repair robot that takes inspiration from the bendiness and sensing ability of snakes to access hard-to-reach places in harsh, industrial environments is now being exploited for use in human surgery.
Apr 26, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Gynecologists practice minimally invasive hysteroscopy on innovative simulator with tactile feedback
Researchers from Skoltech and KU Leuven have developed a gynecological training simulator with tactile feedback for in-office hysteroscopy. This outpatient diagnostic procedure involves examining the inside of the uterus ...
Dec 6, 2022
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Surgery
Aching backs could get relief from technology to improve back surgery outcomes, reduce pain, advance skills of surgeons
The majority of adults in the United States experience lower back pain at some point in their life. Thousands undergo surgery to help fix their backs – but the procedures can be expensive and not always effective because ...
Jul 18, 2019
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Medical research
Robotic, flexible needle for more effective cancer treatment
Wood wasps use their stingers to drill into wood and lay their eggs inside trees. The resulting damage to wood that may end up as furniture and other structures in our homes might lead most of us to think of them as pests. ...
Jun 25, 2019
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Medical economics
Inspired by pandemic needs, humanoid nursing robots under development could help medical staff care for patients
Inspired by healthcare needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, Assistant Professor of Robotics Engineering Jane Li is leading a team of researchers on a project to develop advanced remote-controlled humanoid nursing robots that ...
Apr 20, 2022
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Surgery
Robotic surgeries up, but cost questions remain
(HealthDay)—Use of robotic surgery is continuing to increase, according to a research letter published in the Aug. 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Sep 10, 2018
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Surgery
Will you let a robot assist in surgery on you? The role of advertising in high-tech medical procedures
Researchers from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and University of Texas at Dallas published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines whether direct-to-consumer advertising for robotics surgery ...
Mar 1, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Senegal engineering students fight virus with inventions
Senegalese engineering students are throwing themselves at the West African state's growing coronavirus problem with inventions such as automatic sanitiser dispensers and medical robots.
May 13, 2020
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