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Tiny Ultrasonic Device to Travel Arteries and Image Coronary Blockages
Posted in Hardware on 16th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller
Less invasive procedures reduce patient discomfort, foster faster recoveries, and limit the risk of infection.
Pioneering 3D printing reshapes patient's face in Wales
Posted in Medicine on 13th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller
A survivor of a serious motorbike accident has had pioneering surgery to reconstruct his face using a series of 3D printed parts.
The future of medicine: Augmented Reality and Google Glass
Posted in Software on 13th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller
To their eyes, looking through the Glass, they can see the procedure illustrated step by step with images superimposed over the skin of the model.
Robotic-assisted prostate surgery offers better cancer control, study finds
Posted in Medicine on 6th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller
Prostate cancer patients who undergo robotic-assisted prostate surgery have less need for additional cancer treatments.
Doctors testing silk screws and plates for bone fracture repair
Posted in Medicine on 6th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller
Researchers are experimenting with screws molded from material produced by silkworms to repair fractures.