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How healthcare cutbacks can affect you

How healthcare cutbacks can affect you

Whenever we’re feeling ill or become injured, our first instinct is to get medical attention. This usually means going to the nearest hospital or health centre to get seen by a doctor, nurse or pharmacist, but that could soon be under the threat of cuts in healthcare provision if some politicians get their way. As you might already know, the global economy is struggling at the moment and has been for a few years. One consequence … Read entire article »

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Microsoft Kinect could be used to heal wounded veterans

Microsoft Kinect could be used to heal wounded veterans

The Kinect is obviously a super popular gaming device, but over the past few years many researchers, hackers and even regular people have realised its huge potential for doing other things, like helping medical professionals during operations or creating brilliant works of art. Its potential in the medical arena has spread even further, as we’ve seen over the past year it’s been used to help stroke victims interact with others online and play a role in … Read entire article »

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Scanadu Scout is a real life sci-fi medical scanning device

Scanadu Scout is a real life sci-fi medical scanning device

By the end of 2013, a new device will be launched that’ll work just like the gadgets from sci-fi movies, allowing you to conduct a quick scan of your body by holding it to your temple, which sounds both scary and magical at the same time. The Scanadu Scout is a handheld scanning device that pairs up to your mobile phone and fits in the palm of your hand, like the same size as a make up … Read entire article »

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Eye implant allows the blind to see Braille on their retinas

Eye implant allows the blind to see Braille on their retinas

Researchers in the US have been working on a new way to help blind people read Braille that sounds like it’s straight out of a sci-fi movie, by streaming it directly to their retinas. Specialist vision company and research lab Second Sight has developed a headset and implant that work in tandem to help those who are blind effectively “see” braille and letters with almost 90% accuracy. They began by using a cochlear implant that’s usually used inside the … Read entire article »

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Can a gadget stop you getting a migraine?

Can a gadget stop you getting a migraine?

If you’re prone to migraines you’ll know that often medication can alleviate the symptoms a little, but most of the time you have to ride out the storm on your own in a dark room with plenty of water. Well now US-based health company Electrocore Medical has been working on a new gadget, which it believes can reduce the pain and symptoms of migraines by simply “zapping” the nerves responsible. The gadget is part of a system … Read entire article »

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New glasses allow deaf people to see loud sounds

New glasses allow deaf people to see loud sounds

You may think that when you’re out and about during the day the ability to see is so much more important than your ability to hear. However, many of us who have no problem with our hearing take for granted just how many sounds we hear throughout the day (even when we’re on our own) and what a big affect they have on our experience of the world around us and our own personal safety. Researchers … Read entire article »

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New smart fingertips could lead to any kind of virtual sensation

New smart fingertips could lead to any kind of virtual sensation

Gaming consoles like the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft’s Kinect aim to make experiences as real and life-like as possible, but it looks like nanoengineers aren’t content with what we’ve got already as Science Mag reports that a team are busy working on new electronic hands that’ll allow us to feel just about anything. It may sound like something from Terminator, but we’ve come across a few new ideas along these lines before on our sister site … Read entire article »

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Doximity: Facebook for physicians

Doximity: Facebook for physicians

There are social networks for photo lovers, dog walkers and fitness fanatics, so it’s no surprise a new one has cropped up in the US for doctors and other medical professionals to connect and share their experiences. The new web-based network and mobile app, called Doximity, aims to bring medical professionals together in a super secure environment, which has medical grade encryptions so everything is kept private. However, once you’re all signed in, the whole point … Read entire article »

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Can mobile phones and game mechanics help improve sanitation?

Can mobile phones and game mechanics help improve sanitation?

Despite the fact much has been done in recent years to improve sanitation, in some countries a startlingly low 15% of the population has access to clean water resources. Many governments and organisations have been working together to promote behavioural change within communities in traditional ways, but given the recent statistic that more people across the globe now own a phone than they do a toilet certainly suggests that mobile technology could present a rather interesting and possibly … Read entire article »

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Watch-like heart rate monitor seeks Kickstarter funding

Watch-like heart rate monitor seeks Kickstarter funding

This slim, watch-like gadget may look like a fitness tracking device, but in actual fact it’s a heart rate monitor and the first of its kind that doesn’t rely on annoying straps around a user’s body or even a tap of the finger to get it working. The Alpha has been in development for a number of years and now creator Liz Dickinson (who has a long history in health and fitness tech), hopes to bring … Read entire article »

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