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Smartphone app may help diagnose cancer

AAP - 14-04-2015

A new device that can be added to a smartphone may be able to accurately and cheaply diagnose cancer, US researchers say. Known as D3, the add-on is designed

 
Robotics in Nursing

HealthTimes - 13-02-2015

Staff shortages and technical challenges (such as patient lifting and moving) means there is a present and growing incentive to design, develop and implement robotic technology

 
Smartphone apps to detect blindness

AAP - 27-11-2014

The Portable Eye Examination Kit consists of smartphone apps and an adapter which can be used anywhere in the world to test eyes easily. A smartphone

 
'Ambulance drone' prototype unveiled

AAP - 29-10-2014

An 'ambulance drone' prototype, a flying defibrillator able to reach heart attack victims in precious life-saving minutes, has been unveiled in Holland.

 
3D printer saves cancer patient's leg

AAP - 21-10-2014

Doctors have used a 3D printer to build a Melbourne man a new heel bone and save him from losing his leg to cancer. Doctors have used a 3D printer

 
Working intestine grown in lab

AAP - 20-10-2014

Scientists have created the first functioning human intestine from stem cells in the laboratory, paving the way for new gut disorder treatments.

 
Bionic leg helps jockey ride again

AAP - 17-10-2014

A bionic leg has helped a British teenage jockey who was paralysed in a car crash to walk and ride again. A teenage jockey paralysed in a car

 
First artificial hand with a sense of feel

AAP - 09-10-2014

Two men have told US researchers that implanted electrodes in their artificial hands have allowed them to feel certain objects. Scientists are

 
Smart wearable body sensors for patient self-assessment and monitoring

HealthTimes - 09-10-2014

Innovations in mobile and electronic healthcare are revolutionizing the involvement of both doctors and patients in the modern healthcare system by extending the capabilities

 

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