Drawing 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
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Medical Technology
‘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
Read MoreA new ‘master regulator’ could call the tune for hair cells essential to hearing
(By Elizabeth Cooney for STAT) The act of hearing is like a ballroom dance, scientist Jaime García-Añoveros says. Tiny hair
Read MoreRefurbished Walkers and Wheelchairs Fill Gaps Created by Supply Chain Problems
(By Kate Ruder for Kaiser Health News) DENVER — Michele Lujan needed a wheelchair for her 52-year-old husband who had
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