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Roche and Qualcomm collaborate on remote monitoring

Roche and Qualcomm subsidiary Qualcomm Life, will collaborate to improve remote monitoring and management of chronic disease patients, with the aim of using connected therapy to improve therapy quality, increase convenience, and drive patient engagement in managing their health.

Researchers double the storage life of joint donor tissue

A method for preserving donor joint tissue has been developed by researchers at the University of Missouri (MU) School of Medicine.
The technology, called the Missouri Osteochondral Allograft Preservation System (MOPS), more than doubles the storage life of bone and cartilage grafts from donors compared with the preservation method currently used by tissue banks.

San Diego Health System advances minimally invasive brain surgery

Neurosurgeons have performed highly complex brain surgery to remove tumours through a small incision, in a landmark procedure in California.

The surgeons at UC San Diego Health System used 3D imaging, computer simulation and next-generation surgical tools in the operation.