There’s a newcomer on the cancer treatment scene and it promises to deliver better results than standard x-ray radiation. Proton beam therapy taps energy from positively charged particles (called protons) to destroy cancer cells. In the United States, it was initially used…
X-Ray imaging has proven invaluable in a host of military and commercial applications—from spotting tiny cracks in aircraft wings, to making medical diagnoses, to scanning passengers' bags to keep the flying public safe. X-ray radiography can highlight heavier chemical elements very well it's not…
Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extracranial solid cancer in childhood and the most common cancer in infancy, with an incidence of about 60,5 cases per year in the U.S and a 100 cases per year in the UK. Nearly half of neuroblastoma cases…
A new study found that SleepMinder, a contactless bedside nocturnal respiratory monitor, could be a key device in diagnosing sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), the most common co-morbidity seen in heart failure (HF) patients. ResMed, the manufacturer of SleepMinder, revealed the research findings…
There is plenty of room for improvement in the healthcare industry, and telemedicine is making its latest contribution in the form of mobile health consulting. Why are new healthcare solutions necessary? Next to heart disease and cancer, healthcare incompetence is…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced its approval of a unique device that can make more lung transplants possible. Designed by a Swedish company, the XVivo Perfusion System (XPS) with Steen Solution is used with donor lungs that…