Nurse as Maker: Democratizing Medical Innovation Starts Here
Inventing and improving medical devices can be a long and arduous process. Oftentimes it’s also a process that takes place far from the end...
New Blood Pressure App And Hardware Rivals Arm Cuff Accuracy
Cuff devices for blood pressure measurement are inconvenient, and mobile device apps for blood pressure measurement that are now being introduced may lack accuracy.
To...
Hospitals Offer Bonuses, Free Housing And Tuition To Recruit Nurses
Five-figure signing bonuses, free housing, college tuition for employees and their children? Hospitals and other medical facilities are offering all sorts of pricey perks and incentives...
Did You See It? –Nurse’s Flu Video Goes Viral
A Florida nurse urges people to wash their “stinkin’ hands” and avoid the “cesspool of funky flu at the ER” unless they have a...
Surgeon Uses iPhone To Diagnose His Own Cancer
A vascular surgeon using his own neck to test an iPhone-based portable ultrasonic scanner found that cancerous cells were present. MIT Technology Review reported, "Black-and gray...
Supercomputers Help Identify Brain Tumors
Primary brain tumors encompass a wide range of tumors depending on the cell type, the aggressiveness, and stage of tumor. Quickly and accurately characterizing...
Smart Bandage Could Promote Better, Faster Healing
Imagine a bandage made of electrically conductive fibers coated in a gel that can be individually loaded with infection-fighting antibiotics, tissue-regenerating growth factors, painkillers...
A Textile Material That Keeps Itself Germ-Free?
Scientists have developed a novel weapon in the battle against deadly hospital-acquired infections - a textile that disinfects itself.
And independent tests show it can...
One Vaccine Injection Could Carry Many Doses
Leave it to good ol' MIT to potentially revolutionize drug and vaccine delivery. Are you ready for this? MIT engineers have invented a new 3-D...
5 Tips to Make Sense of Cyber Security
It's no secret that kids have a sense of invincibility. While that trait can bring some endearing reminders of the innocence of childhood, it...
