Medications
FDA clears first 3-D printed prescription drug
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first prescription drug made through 3-D printing: a dissolvable tablet that treats seizures.
Aug 3, 2015
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Medical research
Brain teaser: 3-D printed 'tissue' to help combat disease
The brain is amazingly complex, with around 86 billion nerve cells. The challenge for researchers to create bench-top brain tissue from which they can learn about how the brain functions, is an extremely difficult one.
Aug 3, 2015
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Health
Millions of children's lives saved through low-cost investments
More than 34 million children's lives have been saved since 2000 because of investments in child health programs at a cost of as little as $4,205 per child, according to a new analysis in The Lancet.
Jul 3, 2015
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Dentistry
JDR articles explore 3-D printing for oral and dental tissue engineering
Today, the International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) published a case report on the first application of a 3D printed scaffold for periodontal tissue engineering in a human patient, along with ...
Jun 29, 2015
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Cardiology
Hospital prints first 3D heart using multiple imaging techniques
Congenital heart experts from Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital have successfully integrated two common imaging techniques to produce a three-dimensional anatomic model of a patient's heart.
Jun 26, 2015
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Other
3-D surprise: Girl missing part of arm gifted a prosthetic
When 10-year-old Annika Emmert patted Winter the dolphin's smooth back at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium on Thursday, she thought that was the best part of her morning.
Jun 4, 2015
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Medical research
3D printer generates realistic model of a cancerous tumour
An international scientific team has successfully created a three-dimensional model of a cancerous tumour using a 3D printer. Their model could ultimately help discover new drugs and cast new light on how tumours develop, ...
May 27, 2015
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Medical research
New study shows how babies' lives were saved by 3-D printing
Kaiba was just a newborn when he turned blue because his little lungs weren't getting the oxygen they needed. Garrett spent the first year of his life in hospital beds tethered to a ventilator, being fed through his veins ...
Apr 29, 2015
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Health
ACA provision for young adults leaves racial disparities intact among trauma patients
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) allowed millions of young adults to retain health care coverage through their parents' insurance plans, but new research finds that many young African-American and Hispanic adults who need coverage ...
Apr 10, 2015
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Medical research
3-D printing offers innovative method to deliver medication
3-D printing could become a powerful tool in customizing interventional radiology treatments to individual patient needs, with clinicians having the ability to construct devices to a specific size and shape. That's according ...
Mar 2, 2015
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