Wireless drug delivery computer chips: Will telemedicine take away patient...
I’m not sure if I’m a fan of telemedicine -- health care from a distance. When I first heard of the successful test of a wirelessly controlled drug delivery computer chip, I couldn’t help but...
View ArticleImplantable coils help emphysema patients breathe easier
A small coil made out of metal wire may be the key to relief for patients with severe emphysema. The wire, called a lung volume reduction coil (LVRC), gathers and compresses diseased lung tissue in...
View ArticleBaby kept alive with world’s smallest artificial heart
Italian doctors are reporting that they kept a 16-month-old boy alive for 13 days as he waited for a heart transplant by implanting him with the world’s smallest artificial heart. The boy suffered...
View ArticleMedical Weekly: Top trends for 5/21-5/25
Here's your weekly wrap up of the top medical news! Baby kept alive with world’s smallest artificial heart Italian doctors are reporting that they kept a 16-month-old boy alive for 13 days as he...
View ArticleGlucose Fuel Cells - A Chip IN the Old Block
MIT associate professor Rahul Sarpeshkar has always been drawn to the interface of physics and biology. The latest paper from his lab demonstrates the fruits of this hybrid interest: A fuel cell...
View ArticleSelenium prevents staph infection on medical implant material
An inexpensive element that naturally benefits the body through dietary intake could also protect patients from infections following the placement of implantable medical devices. Brown University...
View ArticleWirelessly powered cardiac device may change heart treatment
A team of engineers at Stanford University, in new research published in the Journal of Applied Physics Letters, have reported the development of a tiny (millimeter-scale), implantable cardiac device...
View ArticleBoston Scientific Announces Agreement for Investment & Acquisition Option...
Global medical device company Boston Scientific has announced on January 24, 2018, an agreement to make a $90 million investment in privately-held medical device company Millipede, Inc. Millipede has...
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