Medical Technology

Health Care Kiosks Spring Up in Sub-Saharan Africa

Gillian Love | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Medical Advances, Health Care Technology, Mashavu, Penn State, Health Care Kenya, Pennsylvania State University, Health Care Africa, United Nations, Medical Discovery, Health Care Tanzania, Volunteer in Africa, Health Care Developments, Medical Technology, College News

Students have enrolled in classes that will allow them to go above and beyond what is imagined, much less expected, of young adults. Their plan: Mashavu Networked Healthcare Solutions, a self-sustaining telemedicine system, designed by students to be implemented in rural Kenya.

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A Doctor Visit With 'Dr. Watson'?

Helene Pavlov, M.D. | Posted 03.14.2012

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While the power of technology will and should continue to evolve and drive health care forward, technology like avatars, diagnostic supercomputers and automated service must not be considered a replacement for human interaction.

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Stradivarius Violin Recreated By CAT Scan

Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Antonio Stradivari, Violin, Antonio Stradivari Violin, X-Ray, CT Scan, Steven Sirr, Stradivarius, CAT Scan, Technology, X-Ray-Technology, Medical Technology, Violinist, Arts News

Stradivarius, a name associated with excellence in any field, originated from the finely-tuned instruments that the Stradivari family crafted. They ar...

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How The FDA May Be Stifling Medical Innovation At Healthcare Startups

Ray Leach | Posted 01.14.2012

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Regulatory burdens and healthcare reform are causing big uncertainties for venture investors that could limit the capacity of drug and medical device startups to bring products already in the pipeline to market.

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Longing For Life

Tamara McClintock Greenberg | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Assisted-Reproductive-Technology, Women's Rights, Aging, Child Birth, Children, Women's Health, Advanced Medical Technology, Women's Health Issues, Fertility, Child Rearing, Fertility Treatments, Illness, Medical Technology, Fifty News

In current times, we are aging quite diversely. While some people can enjoy the benefits of medical technology when it comes to conceiving a child, assisted reproductive technology does not work for everyone.

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How New Technology Drives Up Health Costs

Posted 06.26.2011

Read More: Stents, Heart Stents, Technology Health Cost, Health Technology, Technology Health Care, Medical Technology, Home News

Heart devices known as drug-eluting stents have added as much as $1.57 billion to U.S. health costs since their introduction in 2003, U.S. researchers...

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How Research, Technology and Mary Tyler Moore Deliver on Promises Made to "Judy Consumer"

Judy Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

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No one who has watched TV over the last 40 years does not appreciate the iconic status of Mary Tyler Moore. In the 1960's Mary Tyler Moore played the...

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Developing Nations: Laboratories For Health Care Innovation

Kaiser Health News | Jaclyn Schiff | Posted 11.17.2011

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A few months ago, GE Healthcare rolled out a portable electrocardiogram machine, trumpeting the new product's ability to help patients wherever they m...

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IV-7: The Next Generation of Germ Defense

Sheila Shayon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Epa, Anti-Bacterial, Green Technology, Mary Kay, Silver, Haiti, PURE Bioscience, Medical Technology, P&G, Green News

The just-launched IV-7 Ultimate Germ Defense is a non-toxic disinfectant boasting the lowest EPA toxicity rating possible.

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Developing Nations: Laboratories For Health Care Innovation

Kaiser Health News | Jaclyn Schiff | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Health Care Innovation, Developing Countries, Health Care Ghana, Health, Health Care Reform, Health News, Kangaroo Care, Less Developed Countries, Medical-Technology, Health Care, Ldcs, Wellness, Healthy Living News

JACLYN SCHIFF, KAISER HEALTH NEWS A few months ago, GE Healthcare rolled out a portable electrocardiogram machine, trumpeting the new product's abili...

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TED Talks: Inventor Dean Kamen Discusses Revolutionary Robot Arm At TED MED 2009 (VIDEO)

Michael Macher | Posted 11.17.2011

"You're nuts." That's what inventor and self-taught physicist Dean Kamen told the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) when they asked...

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New Green Tech Uses Your Organs To Power Medical Devices

treehugger.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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By using new battery technology, devices such as pace-makers and other implanted medical devices may never need to be replaced, powered by the very bo...

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The Ethical Imperative to Invest in Medical Technology

Helene Pavlov, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dr Helene Pavlov, Medical Ethics, Health Care Technology, Medical Research, Medical Costs, Health, Medical Economics, Medical Technology, Healthy Living News

Technology is fascinating, and can be quite addictive, e.g. bigger, faster, more Apps, more color, more depth and, of course, more cost. How does this idea relate to medicine?

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