A Virtual World to Escape Pain
Could virtual reality be a complementary therapy to reduce pain and stress in cancer patients? That’s the question Mélanie Péron […]
How the FDA Regulates 3D Printed Devices
With the rise of 3D printing in the healthcare sector, there are ongoing discussions about the U.S. Food and Drug
Augmented Reality Could Revolutionize Plastic Surgery
The use of augmented reality could change the world of healthcare and plastic surgery. ILLUSIO is a California-based company which
HIMSS: Could Intelligent Machines Outperform Doctors?
What is the Internet of Things (IoT)? This expression has been used many times in several different sectors, but what
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A $40,000 Exoskeleton Allows Paraplegics to Walk
Created by the Berkeley-based company SuitX, the Phoenix Exoskeleton lets paraplegics sit, stand and walk. And it costs only $40,000,
3D Printing Living Tissues
The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine reported in mid-February in Nature Biology successfully printing tissue with a custom-designed 3D printer, called ITOP
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First Use of 3D Printing to Plan a Kidney Transplant
A two-year-old girl from Northern Ireland has become the first patient ever to undergo a kidney transplant using 3D printing
Holograms for Future Medical Training
A new partnership between Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland (USA) and Microsoft, and centered on the software giant’s HoloLens
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An Affordable 3D-Printed Bionic Arm
The British startup Open Bionics created low-cost 3D-printed bionic hands to “arm the masses.” According to the company, there are