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Doctors Could Soon Use Your Facial Temperature to Diagnose Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
Researchers say they’ve developed a new technology that may lead to healthier aging and early detection of chronic diseases.
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New Weight-Loss Advance: A Gastric Balloon You Control to Feel Full or Not
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 3, 2024
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GLP-1 meds are all the rage for weight loss nowadays, but not everyone can safely take the drugs to shed pounds. Invasive weight-loss surgeries can often be a tough sell, too.
Now, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say they've developed an a...
Temporary Scalp Tattoo Can Track Your Brainwaves
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 3, 2024
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Folks soon might have their brain activity scanned using a temporary tattoo, a new study suggests.
This temporary scalp tattoo allowed researchers to track electrical brain activity much more easily than with conventional electrodes, researchers reported Dec. 2 in the jo...
Your Old Pacemaker Could Be Recycled to Save a Life
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- November 28, 2024
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Don't let your surgeon toss your old heart pacemaker out with the trash.
Used pacemakers can be refurbished, researchers report, providing the potential for more pe...
Nerve Stimulation Device Might Ease Long COVID Symptoms
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 27, 2024
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A painless nerve-zapping device called Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) has long been used to ease arthritis, back pain and other ailment...
Skin Patch Could Monitor Your Blood Pressure
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- November 21, 2024
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A wearable patch the size of a postage stamp that can monitor blood pressure continuously could soon help people manage their hypertension.
Researchers at the ...
Hourglass-Shaped Stent Might Ease Tough-to-Treat Angina
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 11, 2024
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Recurring angina chest pain in people with a certain type of heart disease can be tough to treat, but a new hourglass-shaped stent could be a real advance, researchers report.
P...
How AI Might Help Men Fighting Prostate Cancer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 29, 2024
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Artificial intelligence might be able to help doctors detect the prostate cancers most likely to be life-threatening to men, a new study suggests.
An AI program ...
AI Might Help Pick Up Heart Trouble in Dogs
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 29, 2024
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Artificial intelligence can accurately detect heart murmurs in dogs, a new study finds.
The AI program detects heart murmurs in canines with 90% accuracy, similar to the accuracy of expert cardiologists, researchers report.
And in more than half the cases tested, t...
Skin Patch Uses 'Imperceptible' Electric Zaps to Heal Wounds Without Drugs
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 28, 2024
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An experimental electric bandage might help doctors stop bacterial infections without using any drugs, a new study suggests.
Imperceptible low-level electric current applied through a skin patch caused a nearly 10 times reduction in amounts of Staphylococcus epidermi...
Implant Might Prevent Opioid Overdose
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 24, 2024
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Naloxone can save a person’s life by reversing a potentially fatal opioid overdose, and is now available as an over-the-counter medication.
Unfortunately,...
FDA Appoints New Head of Medical Devices
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 23, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has appointed Dr. Michelle Tarver to head its division that oversees medical devices.
The appointment of a new director for the <...
Someday, Bedside Blood Test May Deliver Results in 1 Hour
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 21, 2024
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A handheld pinprick blood test could someday deliver results in as little as an hour, a new study shows.
The portable device, which fits in the palm of a hand, uses sound waves to separate a tiny whole blood sample down into microscopic biomarkers, researchers reported O...
Injected 'Nanodiscs' Could Bring Brain Stimulation Therapy Without Implants
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 11, 2024
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Microscopic magnetic nanodiscs could provide a much less invasive means of providing deep brain stimulation, a new study says.
The tiny discs – about 250 nanometers across, or 1/500 the width of a human hair – would be injected directly into specific regions ...
A Robot Finger Might Someday Take Your Pulse, Check for Tumors
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 10, 2024
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A newly developed soft robotic finger with a sophisticated sense of touch could one day help your doctor perform routine office examinations, a new study suggests.
The finger can take a person’s pulse and detect abnormal lumps, researchers reported Oct. 10 in the j...
AI May Not Be Ready to Run Emergency Rooms
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 8, 2024
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AI isn’t ready to run a hospital’s emergency room just yet, a new study concludes.
ChatGPT likely would ask for unnecessary x-rays and antibiot...
Brain Zap Treatment Could Get Arms, Hands Moving After Head Injury
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- October 2, 2024
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Patients who lose the use of their hands and arms after a stroke or traumatic brain injury could regain some function through deep brain stimulation (DBS), new research demonstrates.
DBS involves surgical placement of electrodes to deliver electrical impulses to areas of...
Wegovy, Ozempic May Someday Be Given as Once-Monthly Injection
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 9, 2024
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A slow-release form of semaglutide could allow people who use Wegovy or Ozempic to get shots once a month, instead of the weekly injections they now take, a new study demonstrates.
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Cuffs on At-Home Blood Pressure Monitors Don't Fit Some Patients
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 6, 2024
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People are encouraged to monitor their blood pressure at home, but many folks will find that household blood-pressure cuffs are liter...
New 'AI Stethoscope' Can Spot Pregnancy-Linked Heart Failure
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 5, 2024
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An AI-enhanced digital stethoscope can help doctors detect a potentially deadly form of heart failure that can occur late in pregnancy, a new clinical trial reports.
The AI-driven stethoscope was 12 times more likely than traditional methods to spot heart pump weakness t...
Wearable Heart Monitor Ups Detection of A-fib by More Than 50%
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- September 4, 2024
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A wearable heart monitor raises the detection rate of the dangerous irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (A-fib) by more than 50%, a new study finds.
Unfortunately, there was no increase observed in the number of strokes prevented after folks got the devices,...
Your Health Monitored at the Touch of a Finger
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 4, 2024
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A sweat-powered finger wrap could make monitoring a person’s health as easy as wearing a Band-Aid, researchers report.
The electronic wrap measures blood levels of sugar, vitamins, drugs and other substances by analyzing the sweat from a person’s fingertip, r...
New High-Tech Mask Uses Breath to Check Your Health
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 3, 2024
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An experimental “smart mask” can check a person’s breath to check their health, researchers report.
Fitted with biosensors, the simple paper mask could be used to track respiratory ailments, kidney disease and a number of other health problems, accordin...
New Lyme Disease Test Could Deliver Results in 20 Minutes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 28, 2024
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An improved test for Lyme disease could provide accurate results within 20 minutes, researchers report.
The test -- which resembles an AI-guided form of the at-home COVID-19 test -- would be a vast improvement over the current two-part lab test that takes up to two weeks...
Americans Have Mixed Feelings About AI in Health Care, Poll Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 22, 2024
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Most Americans believe artificial intelligence should be used to improve health care, a new national survey reports.
However, many are still a little queasy over some of th...
Brain-Computer Combo Lets Mute Man With ALS 'Talk' Again
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 15, 2024
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Casey Harrell was losing his ability to speak due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
“Not being able to communicate is so frustrating and demoralizing. It is like you are trapped,†said Harrell, 45.
But a ...
New Upright Scanner Tracks Brain Function While You Walk
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 9, 2024
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A wearable brain scanner could improve research into Parkinson’s disease, dementia and other debilitating disorders, new research shows.
The brain scanner -- called t...
Cheap, High-Tech 'Electric Bandage' Speeds Wound Healing
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 8, 2024
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Newly developed battery-powered electric bandages could help wounds heal more quickly, a new study reports.
In animal testing, wounds treated with electric bandages healed 30% faster than wounds treated with conventional bandages, researchers reported Aug. 7 in the jour...
Certain Abbott Blood Sugar Monitors May Give Incorrect Readings
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- July 26, 2024
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Abbott has warned diabetes patients that some of its continuous blood sugar monitoring systems may need to be replaced because of inaccurate readings.
"Abbott has recently identified a small number of FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors that may provide incorrect high glucose read...
Prosthetic Legs Controlled by Person's Own Neural System Bring Natural Gait
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 1, 2024
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"Smart"prosthetic legs can help amputees achieve a natural walking gait, but it's done through robotic sensors and algorithms that drive the limb forward at predetermined rates.
A better way would be to give people full control over the limb through their nervous system ...
Swimming 'Microbots' Could Speed Meds to Lung Tumors, Early Study Suggests
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 14, 2024
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Scientists have developed microscopic robots capable of swimming through the lungs to deliver chemotherapy directly to lung cancer cells.
In early testing, these microbots ...
Doctors Used See-Through Plastic 'Window' to Monitor Injured Man's Brain
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 30, 2024
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California skateboarder Jared Hager has become the first person to receive a transparent skull replacement, which allows doctors to better view the function of his brain.
The window has allowed doctors to both monitor his progress and test new and better scanning methods...
Coming to Grips With a Third Thumb
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 30, 2024
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A "Third Thumb"-- a robotic, prosthetic extra thumb -- is easy to use and can help folks grab and tote more objects, a new study says.
Hundreds of diverse test subjects at a science exhibition were able to figure out the extra thumb quickly and use it to pick up things l...
Avoid Overheating Dangers When Recharging Medical Devices
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- May 12, 2024
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If you use a medical device such as a blood glucose monitor or insulin pump, keeping it charged is a must.
But devices that rely on a USB charger can overheat, which may cause minor injuries, serious burns or fires. That's why it's important to read, understand and...
More Than 200 Insulin Pump Users Injured After App Causes Malfunction
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 9, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class 1 recall -- its most urgent kind -- for an IOS app linked to a specific kind of insulin pump used by people with diabetes.
...
AI Might Boost Detection of A-Fib
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- May 7, 2024
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An artificial intelligence (AI) program trained to analyze cardiac ultrasounds can detect abnormal heart rhythms that a doctor is apt to overlook, a new study reports.
"Atrial fibrillation can come and go, ...
Small Pump May Let Kids Stay Home As They Await New Heart
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 7, 2024
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A small, implantable heart pump could help children await heart transplants at home rather than languishing in a hospital, according to a new study.
The pump is surgically attached to augment the heart's blood-pumping action, giving more time to find a donor heart, resea...
AI Might Spot Rare Diseases in Patients Years Earlier
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 3, 2024
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Artificial intelligence might be able to identify patients who have rare diseases years earlier than they would typically be diagnosed, a new study says.
A newly developed AI program was able to successfully identify people at risk of developing a rare immune disorder, r...
AI Won't Replace ER Doctors Anytime Soon: Study
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 2, 2024
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Artificial intelligence might be able to help doctors by filling out rote paperwork, but it's not going to be useful in the ER anytime soon, a new study shows.
OpenAI's ChatGPT program provided inconsistent conclusions when presented with simulated cases of patients with...
More Medical Lab Tests Will Soon Face Federal Scrutiny, FDA Says
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- April 29, 2024
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Laboratory tests used by millions of Americans are soon to be classified as medical devices, and as such be regulated by U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced Monday.
The new rule does not apply to tests and kits made by big medical device manufacturers...
Many Seniors Are Overmedicated, But ChatGPT Might Prevent That
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 18, 2024
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AI could help doctors cut back on the bewildering variety of medications that seniors frequently are prescribed, a new study suggests.
More than 40% of seniors are prescribed five or more meds, and this increases a person's risk of adverse
AI Matches Experts in Spotting Radiology Errors
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 16, 2024
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Artificial intelligence can serve as a helpful backup editor to radiologists, making sure their reports are accurate and reliable, a new study says.
The OpenAI program GPT-4 performed about as well as a group of radiologists in detecting errors that had been placed into ...
Brain's Cerebellum Could Help Direct Prosthetic Limbs
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 16, 2024
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Tapping the power of the small brain region called the cerebellum could improve patients' ability to move cutting-edge robotic limbs, a new study suggests.
The cerebellum is an ancient structure located under the brain, just above where the spinal cord connects to the br...
Have Only Well-Off Americans Gained From Recent Strides Against Heart Disease?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 5, 2024
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America is making headway against heart disease, with heart-related deaths declining over the past three decades.
But it appears that only...
Abiomed Heart Pumps Linked to 49 Deaths
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- April 1, 2024
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A new warning is being issued over a heart pump whose use could perforate the heart.
The device has already been linked to over 100 injuries and 49 deaths.
These left-sided Impella heart pumps are made by Abiomed, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson MedTech. Abi...
Urinary Implant Helps Alert When Patients 'Gotta Go'
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 26, 2024
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It's hard for some folks who suffer illness-related urinary incontinence to judge whether they'll be able to hold it until they get home, or if they should rush to a bathroom now.
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AI Can Help or Hinder a Radiologist's Accuracy, Study Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 19, 2024
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Artificial intelligence tools don't always help radiologists better review a patient's X-rays or CT scans, a new study claims.
AI has been touted as a potential means of im...
Science Has Created a Cow That Produces Insulin in Its Milk
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 18, 2024
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There may be an unexpected fix for ongoing shortages of insulin: A brown bovine in Brazil recently made history as the first transgenic cow able to produce human insulin in her milk.
"Mother Nature designed the mammary gland as a factory to make protein really, really ef...
Robotic Hip 'Exoskeleton' Helps With Stroke Rehab
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 5, 2024
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A new robotic hip exoskeleton could help stroke patients improve their walking stride, a new study shows.
More than 80% of stroke survivors develop problems walking, often because their step is shorter on one side than the other, researchers explained in background notes...
New AI Tool Could Diagnose Ear Infections
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 5, 2024
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A new smartphone app can help doctors more accurately diagnose ear infections in babies and small children, potentially reducing unnecessary antibiotic use in kids, researchers report.
Ear infections -- known by doctors as acute otitis media (AOM) -- can be difficult to ...
Healthy Fashion: Earrings That Track Your Wellness
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 12, 2024
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A new pair of earrings have joined the plethora of wearable technology that can help track wellness, researchers report.
The Thermal Earring continuously monitors a user's earlobe temperature, according to the University of Washington (UW) researchers who developed it.