Zapping the brain with electricity shown to boost older people’s short- and long-term memory
(By Megan Molteni for STAT) Sending weak electrical current into the brain for 20 minutes a day for four days
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Medical Technology
Houston doctors implant Amulet to prevent stroke
(Source – news.va.gov) On July 1, doctors at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center implanted a special device aimed
Read MoreDrawing on therapy developed to save soldiers, an app aims to prevent suicide in those at highest risk
(By Mario Aguilar for STAT) It’s a problem so complex, so fraught with stigma and treatment complications, that innovation has
Read More‘Free’ Screening? Know Your Rights to Get No-Cost Care
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) An ounce of prevention … well, you know the rest. In medicine, prevention
Read MoreHouse passes bill to create health agency focused on biomedical innovation
(by Mychael Schnell on 06/22/22 for Kaiser Health News) The House passed a bill on Wednesday to create a new
Read MoreStartup gets green light to use Apple Watch to track Parkinson’s symptoms
(By Mario Aguilar for STAT) Software that enables Apple Watch-based tracking of Parkinson’s disease symptoms has received clearance from the
Read MoreStop using these adult bed rails, warns the Consumer Product Safety Commission
(By Rachel Treisman for NPR) Adult portable bed rails — which are installed on the sides of beds to facilitate
Read MoreCostly Alzheimer’s treatment is spreading around the world, with virtually no science to back it up
(By Jonathan Moens for STAT) BERLIN — Looking more like a barber than a doctor, orthopedic surgeon Musa Citak squirted
Read MoreThe federal government is offering another round of free COVID tests
(By Tamara Keith for NPR) Americans can once again order free COVID-19 tests from the federal government by visiting COVIDtests.gov.
Read MoreNew York hospitals see supply shortages from China lockdowns
(By Cailey Gleeson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Healthcare facilities across New York are seeing shortages of chemicals used in imaging
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