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Smartphone Performs Ultrasounds on Pregnant Women

Posted by Christina Ortiz Wed May 16, 2012 12:27 PM ET | 0

The device can detect abnormal fetal heartbeats with minimal equipment. Read more

Smartphone Performs Ultrasounds on Pregnant Women

Device Hopes To Hack Hawking's Brain

Posted by Nic Halverson Tue Apr 10, 2012 02:22 PM ET | 0

World's first portable brain scanner was tested on famed physicist, Stephen Hawking. Read more

Tooth Tattoo Diagnoses Oral Health

Posted by Nic Halverson Wed Apr 4, 2012 12:23 PM ET | 0

A graphene sensor equipped with RFID tag could let you know when it's time to see the dentist. Read more

IBM's Watson to Help Treat Cancer

Posted by Jesse Emspak Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:55 AM ET | 0

IBM's Watson computer, of Jeopardy! fame, will be aiding doctors' treatment of cancer. Read more

Uplifting Device Stands and Delivers For Paraplegics

Posted by Nic Halverson Tue Mar 20, 2012 09:46 AM ET | 0

Tek Mobilization Device offers improved independence to paraplegics and could make the wheelchair obsolete. Read more

Uplifting Device Stands and Delivers For Paraplegics

Bar-Coded Condoms Track Where You Have Sex

Posted by Nic Halverson Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:32 PM ET | 0

QR-coded condoms link to a website so you can map where you had sex. Read more

Bar-Coded Condoms Track Where You Have Sex

Hospital Live-Tweets Open-Heart Surgery

Posted by Nic Halverson Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:35 AM ET | 0

Memorial Hermann Medical Center tweets surgical updates, Twitpic photos and a helmet-cam video feed. Read more

Three Monitors Make Staying Healthy Easier

Posted by Christina Ortiz Fri Jan 13, 2012 01:31 PM ET | 0

New devices from iHealth will connect to a Cloud service in order to store and share health data. Read more

Three Monitors Make Staying Healthy Easier

LED Visor Treats 'Winter Blues' At Home

Posted by Christina Ortiz Tue Jan 3, 2012 09:14 AM ET | 0

The dog days of winter can bring on the worst of doldrums, this at-home light therapy visor may be able to pull you out of them. Read more

Another Promising Tricorder X PRIZE Entry

Posted by Christina Ortiz Mon Jan 2, 2012 09:57 AM ET | 0

This device could bring medical diagnostics into the hands of patients. Read more

Another Promising Tricorder X PRIZE Entry

Teen Team Wins Top Siemens Foundation Award

Posted by Christina Ortiz Thu Dec 29, 2011 01:24 PM ET | 0

This team won a $100,000 scholarship for using an Xbox Kinect to analyze the gait of patients with movement affecting injuries. Read more

Teen Team Wins Top Siemens Foundation Award

Vapor Disinfects Hospitals, Kills Bed Bugs

Posted by Nic Halverson Mon Dec 12, 2011 03:11 PM ET | 0

A technology inspired by how Mother Nature deals with bacteria could revolutionize the way hospitals clean surfaces. Read more

Vapor Disinfects Hospitals, Kills Bed Bugs

Spray-on Skin Kit Could Heal Wounds Faster

Posted by Christina Ortiz Mon Nov 21, 2011 08:05 PM ET | 0

The kit uses a patient's skin cells to develop new ones in under an hour. Read more

Spray-on Skin Kit Could Heal Wounds Faster

Slim, Touchscreen Insulin Pump Coming in 2012

Posted by Christina Ortiz Fri Nov 18, 2011 02:11 PM ET | 0

Diabetics may have a less noticeable option when it comes to managing insulin levels. Read more

Slim, Touchscreen Insulin Pump Coming in 2012

Suicide by Roller Coaster

Posted by Amy Enchelmeyer Mon Sep 19, 2011 06:14 PM ET | 0

The Euthanasia Coaster is a hypothetical machine engineered to end a life with elegance and euphoria. Read more

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