Technology
Medical Technology and Innovations
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CTScans Show Lung Injury In Asymptomatic Carriers Of COVID-19
A high percentage of people infected by the virus behind the ongoing deadly COVID-19 pandemic—up to 45%—may never show symptoms…
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A Smartphone App And A Paper Funnel Could Help Parents Diagnose Kids’ Ear Infections
The app is still experimental and would require clearance by the Food and Drug Administration before it could hit the…
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Biocompatible Bandage accelerating natural bone healing for Severely Broken Bones
Biocompatible Bandage Researchers in the UK have devised a bandage like biomaterial that transplants stem cells into severe bone fractures.…
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New Device May Extend the Viability of Hearts Before Heart Transplantation
“The standard of care for heart preservation and transportation is a cooler with a limited preservation time of 4 hours…
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New Eye Drops May Prevent Retinal Vein Occlusion which is a Common Cause of Blindness
What is Retinal Vein Occlusion? Retinal vein occlusion occurs when a major vein that drains blood from the retina is…
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The Kidney Project: Implantable Artificial Kidney Achieves Preclinical Milestone
The team will report that UC San Francisco scientists have successfully implanted a prototype kidney bioreactor containing functional human kidney cells into pigs without…
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Effective, Simple and Fast Way of Laparoscopic Port Closure for Trocar Site Hernia Prevention
Carter-Thomason has a Suture Guide that is engineered to ensure full fascial and port closure, including peritoneum, on any body…
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Needle Free Flu Vaccine Patch Found to be just as Effective as Traditional Shot
A National Institutes of Health-funded study led by a team at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University has…
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Flexible Robotic System Offers Articulated Scope for Laryngeal and Colorectal Surgery
Medrobotics Flexible Robotic System technology utilizes a highly articulated multi-linked scope that can be steered along non-linear, circuitous paths in…
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Treatment of Anal Fistula Tract with Laser Ablation
Anal Fistula An anal fistula is a small tunnel that develops between the end of the bowel and the skin…
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