Medical Technology

@WIRED 1 year ago

Testing for monkeypox is crucial because a positive result is needed for accessing TPOXX, an antiviral medication that is being used to treat it. But not everyone who needs a test is getting one due to a slow ramp-up and a ponderous process: https://wired.trib.al/DGvfTSE : Getty https://t.co/M5HQl42kMk

@WIRED 2 years ago

There’s just one problem: no one really knows how the algorithm reaches those scores or what it’s using to measure risk factor. And if miscalculated, it could keep patients from getting the medicine they desperately need. : Sam Cannon 6/10 https://t.co/llyBVbMrbd

@WIRED 6 years ago

Robotic surgery has been around for years, yet many medical students aren't getting adequately trained in how to use those systems.

@WIRED 6 years ago

Robotic surgery has been around for years, yet many medical students aren't getting adequately trained in how to use those systems.

@WIRED 6 years ago

Competition in the fitness tracker game is getting fierce. Fitbit's solution? Pivot to being a medical device.

@WIRED 6 years ago

Competition in the fitness tracker game is getting fierce. Fitbit's solution? Pivot to being a medical device.

@WIRED 6 years ago

For 150 years, neither doctor nor patient have found the speculum to be an optimal medical device. Now, it's finally getting a redesign.

@WIRED 6 years ago

For 150 years, neither doctor nor patient have found the speculum to be an optimal medical device. Now, it's finally getting a redesign.

@WIRED 7 years ago

Regenerative medicine is getting ready for prime time.

@WIRED 8 years ago

Because the Trump petition has gotten more than 100,000 signatures, the government will now consider debating the issue in Parliament.

@WIRED 8 years ago

ADHD drugs are a $13 billion industry in the United States.

@WIRED 9 years ago

The problem Apple's ResearchKit hopes to solve is the difficulty in getting big data about disease.