Medical Technology

@WIRED 10 months ago

With new discussions around appetite-inhibitor medicines like Ozempic, it’s an interesting time to be the new CEO of WW, a service that, despite its millions of satisfied subscribers, has hoards of critics calling its points-based system the epitome of unhealthy diet culture. 6/8 https://t.co/fYX7GVIBwy

@WIRED 10 months ago

@WIRED 11 months ago

Experts fear that medicine may be at risk of losing a critically needed new drug because agricultural chemistry has once again deployed a similar compound first. https://wired.trib.al/oTaOXmr : Getty Images https://t.co/IIF0Gls3yK

@WIRED 1 year ago

New anti-obesity medications appear to be the miracle cure for obsesity but, then again, so did Bariatric surgery at one point... https://wired.trib.al/2NhEEpx : WIRED Staff // Getty https://t.co/2JQtjJbvdE

@WIRED 1 year ago

A new wave of medicines that treat obesity have been met with applause, concern, and abuse. Fat activists say they’re tools of coercion. Celebrities are taking them to get slim. Is this really the road people want to go down? https://www.wired.com/story/anti-obesity-drugs/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_brand=wired&utm_social-type=owned : Getty https://t.co/jL7ha4OWWg

@WIRED 4 years ago

Craig Spencer, Director of Global Health in Emergency Medicine, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center: “You’re notified of another really sick patient coming in. You rush over. They’re also extremely sick, vomiting. They need to be put on life support ...” 8/ https://t.co/Ic9S5iLVDQ

@WIRED 6 years ago

This startup is developing an optical image system that the founder believes could eventually be used to make thoughts visible. But what would be the implications ...

@WIRED 6 years ago

This startup is developing an optical image system that the founder believes could eventually be used to make thoughts visible. But what would be the implications ...

@WIRED 6 years ago

Inaccuracies in TV medical dramas and movies are nothing new, but over the years there have been some real doozies. We asked an actual surgical resident ...

@WIRED 6 years ago

Inaccuracies in TV medical dramas and movies are nothing new, but over the years there have been some real doozies. We asked an actual surgical resident ...

@WIRED 6 years ago

Sure, drop thousands of dollars to dodge lines and have a more pleasant visit to the doctor. Just don’t expect to live longer as a result.

@WIRED 6 years ago

This company does for clinical trials what Kayak and Priceline did for travel.

@WIRED 6 years ago

Qualcomm is developing an entirely new kind of healthcare—one where tools like VR help doctors better understand, diagnose, and treat patients in real life.

@WIRED 6 years ago

Medical payload by drone is coming to Switzerland.

@WIRED 6 years ago

To catch regulators up to Silicon Valley speed, the FDA is creating a new unit dedicated strictly to digital health.

@WIRED 6 years ago

To catch regulators up to Silicon Valley speed, the FDA is creating a new unit dedicated strictly to digital health.

@WIRED 7 years ago

No prescription necessary. (via Pitchfork)

@WIRED 7 years ago

Pure Genius isn't exactly pure genius.

@WIRED 7 years ago

When this technique was proposed to the FBI, they said it wouldn't work. But new research explains that anyone with "sufficient technical skills" could ...

@WIRED 7 years ago

When this technique was proposed to the FBI, they said it wouldn't work. But new research explains that anyone with "sufficient technical skills" could ...

@WIRED 7 years ago

The DEA just opened a path for more research into marijuana—and that could make it easier to reschedule the drug.

@WIRED 7 years ago

After a nearly year-long ban, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will begin accepting grant applications from research labs that want to develop human-animal ...

@WIRED 8 years ago

A new device helps you track when you've taken (or if you've forgotten) to take your medication.

@WIRED 8 years ago

Today autism is treated primarily through behavioral therapy. But a new study suggests that treatment may one day come in the form of a probiotic. (via OZY)

@WIRED 8 years ago

Dutch reproductive health group Women on Web has said it will offer free medical abortions for Zika-infected pregnant women who live in countries that ...

@WIRED 8 years ago

This California doctor is teaming up with technologists and patients to develop a new technical standard to secure insulin pumps used by diabetics.

@WIRED 8 years ago

Known to be as long as 72 feet and as heavy as 350 pounds, with dinner plate-sized eyes, only around 1,000 confirmed giant squid specimens have been collected ...

@WIRED 8 years ago

Cofactor is an RNA sequencing company that's turning away from drug discovery for big pharma toward consumer diagnostics.

@WIRED 8 years ago

According to the CDC, over half of American adults at the age of 65 and over are affected by incontinence—but it can happen to anyone, male or female, ...

@WIRED 8 years ago

The Center for Avian and Exotic Medicine in New York City isn’t your average pet clinic.

@WIRED 8 years ago

According to the Department of Labor, 70 percent of the new fathers who make use of the Family Medical Leave take just ten days or less. (Science of Us)

@WIRED 9 years ago

Taking aim at the lack of transparency in healthcare today, RateRx will let doctors from all over the world rate the effectiveness of certain medications for certain...

@WIRED 9 years ago

The first five apps built with ResearchKit are available today, and they’re built to help diagnose various disorders.

@WIRED 9 years ago

Whenever the FDA catches falsified data or unreported side effects, it issues a warning letter to document the bad research. That’s good. But a new study shows...

@WIRED 9 years ago

Meet Odin Biron, the 30-year-old Minnesotan who has transformed into an unlikely heartthrob and the de facto face of America in Russian pop culture at a time when...

@WIRED 9 years ago

These kind of microbial maps aren’t just for show. Done right, they can reveal a lot about a city’s history and future.

@WIRED 9 years ago

If you want an inspiring modern medical-miracle story, the family of Gordie Howe — a.k.a. Mr. Hockey — has got one for you. (New York Magazine)