UV-Concepts, an Englewood, Colorado firm, is unveiling a new product that uses ultraviolet light to disinfect all kinds of portable medical equipment. The UV-C Enclosure (UVE) is a large reflective ...

The classic walking cane has remained pretty much unchanged for millenia. Really just a walking stick with an ergonomic handle, it’s hard to come up with novel improvements to the cane. Fujitsu ...

Contemporary peritoneal dialysis machines are large and heavy, keeping them stationary in a world turning rapidly mobile. Instead of machines serving patients, people with kidney failure visit ...

Last year, clinical researchers at the University of Southern California implanted a new auditory brainstem implant (ABI) into four children born without a hearing nerve. Now promising results have ...

A Swiss collaboration of clinical researchers from University Hospital Zurich, ETH Zurich, Wyss Zurich, and the University of Zurich has created a machine that can keep human livers alive for up to a ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego created an ultrasound transducer that is intended to provide safer ultrasound treatment when working inside the brain. Ultrasound has significant ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant shortages of PPE for medical staff. This is extremely concerning, as it means that clinicians can’t adequately protect themselves, and infections ...

Electrocardiography (ECG) remains the primary clinical tool for evaluating heart function, but it has significant limitations when assessing heart failure. Ballistocardiography (BCG), which detects ...

Scientists at the RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia have announced the development of an artificial skin material that can sense pain, temperature, and pressure. It’s remarkable because it ...

Every year, Americans spend more than $40 billion caring for their vision. However, it’s somewhat remarkable that in this age of the quantified self, there are very few high-tech vision trackers for ...

Ion Beam Applications (IBA), a Belgian firm, landed FDA clearance for its latest superconducting accelerator for the Proteus ONE proton therapy. This will allow the company to deliver the Proteus ONE, ...

Today’s neurostimulators, such as those used to control chronic pain, bladder incontinence, and depression, use electricity to activate nerves. While very effective in many patients, electrical ...