GE has joined with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to create a Medical Electronic Device Realization Center (MEDRC) at MIT. The MEDRC will help drive revolutionary improvements in medical imaging systems and devices that take medical diagnosis, treatments and ...

Modding guru Benjamin J. Heckendorn, a.k.a. Ben Heck, help combat the spread of germs in hospital settings by modding a hand sanitizer dispenser into a motion detecting reminder system. "Automatic hand sanitizer dispensers are great tools, but how do we ...

Moxi Z is the life science industry's first hands-free mini automated cell counter. Today, cell counting is often performed by using hemocytometers that involve laborious manual counting or by using large, imprecise image-based counting systems. When more accurate data is ...

It is the first and the only heart rate monitor with ring type design and six functions combined all in one: heart rate monitor, stopwatch, clock, calories, pedometer, and distance display. what is so special about this ring is that ...

Honda will showcase an experimental model of a walking assist device which could support walking for the elderly and other people with weakened leg muscles A simple design to be worn with a belt around the hip and thigh was employed ...

Back in December 2007, a jury awarded a plaintiff $10 million as a result of a doctor accidentally leaving a surgical sponge inside the plaintiff after his procedure. Currently, hospitals attempt to prevent retained sponges by requiring nurses to individually ...