Category: Technology & Devices
With ViewFinder, no more poking to locate vein
Scared of needles? A Memphis-based company Christie Medical Holdings, has designed a device that can locate veins inside a person’s arm using harmless near-infrared light. VeinViewer is a vein finder that uses infrared light to look under the skin and […]
Breath test can detect breast cancer
Scientists at Menssana Research, collaborating with universities such as Imperial College in London, say they have overcome the technical problems of detecting breast cancer. Doctors have known since the Middle Ages that the aroma of breath can be a clue […]
A smartphone app that detects cancer
A new application that can potentially detect cancer has been created. Known as D3, the add-on is designed to be used by medical experts, not the general public, and so far appears as accurate as more involved and costly tests […]
The artificial heart that could change the way we treat heart patients
A man who in August last year became the second person in France to receive a much-hyped new-generation artificial heart said in his first interview that he had “recovered”, to the point of going on bike rides. The 69-year-old man, […]
Leveraging medical technology to tackle an ageing population
During the Committee of Supply debate, the Health Ministry addressed how it plans to leverage technology as the healthcare system evolves to tackle an ageing population. This will augment the healthcare workforce as well as help the elderly proactively manage […]
First person to undergo full head transplant attracts ire
A man with a fatal medical condition has spoken exclusively to MailOnline about how he is set to become the first person to undergo a head transplant and hopes it could be as soon as next year. Valery Spiridonov says […]
Google, Johnson & Johnson team up to build robot surgeons
Google is teaming up with Johnson & Johnson to build robots that can help surgeons in the operating room. The alliance dovetails with two of Google’s initiatives beyond its main business of Internet search and advertising. Google has been investing […]
Google, Johnson & Johnson team up to build robot surgeons
Google is teaming up with Johnson & Johnson to build robots that can help surgeons in the operating room. The alliance dovetails with two of Google’s initiatives beyond its main business of Internet search and advertising. Google has been investing […]
A tablet device that helps in eliminating Ebola
A tablet device that can withstand being doused in chlorine has been developed to help doctors caring for patients with Ebola. Designed by technology volunteers and Google, it can be used even wearing gloves and in storms and high humidity. […]
Swallowable wearable takes care of tummy troubles
Gas sensing capsules to assess the state of things inside your gut and send the data to your smartphone before passing through your digestive system could soon be available thanks to a team of Australian researchers. They designed the sensors […]
