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A Vitamin-Size Pacemaker
Medtronic Micra TPS
Since April of this year, at least two hospitals have implanted Medtronic’s Micra Transcather Pacing device in patients [MORE]
Pepper Speaks 19 Languages; Not Bad for a Hospital Robot
Pepper Robot
Robots are making their way into healthcare, with delivery tugs, room sterilizers, and tele-rounders. Now, a Belgian company, Zora [MORE]
60 Diabetics on Facebook Participate in Online Clinical Trial
Mendor’s 3G-Enabled Wireless Blood Glucose Meter
Using Facebook to recruit diabetics, a Scottish CRO, eClinical Health, Ltd., evaluated Mendor’s (Espoo, Finland) [MORE]
Sonoporation for Enhanced Chemotherapy Effectiveness
Sonoporation
Sonoporation—i.e. using ultrasound to induce porosity—has been used in cell therapies for some years—but now researchers in Norway have used [MORE]
Brain Wave as a Vital Sign
Components of ERP
Understanding what brain waves mean in terms of vital signs, as they relate to conditions such as concussion, [MORE]
Robots that Breed
Robot Reproduction VU Amsterdam
Someone once defined an intellectual as a person who thinks about something other than sex 10% of [MORE]
Genetic Testing of Cancer for Free
Strata Oncology
This could be a wonderful thing, but let’s wait and see. Strata Oncology (Ann Arbor, MI) is offering free [MORE]