An artificial nose developed at Tampere University, Finland, has been found to help neurosurgeons single out cancerous tissue in the brain during surgery, ensuring more precise excision of tumors. When an electric knife or diathermy blade is used during a neurosurgery to destroy cancerous tissue, th
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania have developed an advanced form of 3D bioprinting, with the use of Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels (FRESH) technology, to construct collagen scaffolds that can be turned into different human heart components from tissues
Complaints suggest that people of color may be at risk of getting inaccurate readings from their smartwatches or fitness trackers
US patients are being enrolled in the first study to test gene editing inside the body to cure an inherited form of blindness
A recent survey by Baltimore-based healthcare research firm Olive and Sage Growth Partners, found that only 50% of the US hospital leaders interviewed said they were familiar with the concept of AI or Robotic Process Automation (RPA). More than half of them were unable to name at least one AI or RPA
A new report by Ernst & Young claims data held by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) could be worth nearly £10 billion a year through operational savings, enhanced patient outcomes, and benefits to the wider economy. The valuation was made after considering 55 million primary care and health
Dr Robert Hoyt on some of the challenges associated with understanding data science, alternative software which the medical community can leverage, and the progress of health informatics in this decade. Dr. Hoyt believes while there is no easy way to learn a programming language or data science in g