Tag: medical technology

Alternative Health Treatments Are More Popular Than Ever

Most people trust their doctor’s advice. However, in the United States, many doctors feel beholden to certain pharmaceutical companies or medical suppliers that help them pay their bills. This has led to a deteriorating trust between physicians and the general public.

How Theranos’s Elizabeth Holmes saves lives in developing world

Update Nov. 2020: Theranos founded Elizabeth Holmes was charged for fraud while leading Theranos, and now faces criminal charges.

Bees Trained to Detect Cancer and TB on Human Breath

It turns out that bees are not only essential to global food production, they also make amazing sniffer "dogs."...

Smart Bra May Replace Mammograms

A better device for early breast cancer detection is expected to be available in 2013-2014. Any woman who's endured the...

Sudanese Invents Artificial Pancreas to Eradicate Arab World Diabetes

Sudan's Mohammad Baloola says his invention can eradicate an emerging Gulf disease: diabetes. As a biomedical engineering student at Ajman University...