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jim findlay
Moderate drinking: not so healthy after all?
The health benefits of moderate alcohol use may have been overestimated, according to new research. Numerous previous studies have suggested…
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.