All articles by jim findlay

Moderate drinking: not so healthy after all?

Carmat’s second artificial heart implant a success

The second recipient of a Carmat artificial heart is ‘living a completely normal life at home’. The 68-year-old left hospital on 2 January after receiving the permanent, bioprosthetic organ as part of the French company’s ongoing clinical trials at the University of Nantes hospital.

Ears to a rosy future for wearable med devices

The ears might be the best place to gather vital signs, including energy expenditure and oxygen consumption, according to an article in the MIT Technology Review.
While most medical equipment manufacturers are concentrating on wristbands, some now think earbuds might prove to be a better home for biosensory technology.