Urine can provide important insights into health and overall bodily function. This makes urine-testing a powerful tool in the quest to detect and treat disease. Valued for its…
David F. McDermott, MD, director of the Biologic Therapy Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts presented results from the KEYNOTE-427 study at the Genitourinary Cancers…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has produced a new video for healthcare providers who treat or dispense medications to women of reproductive age. This short…
A phase 1b study showed pembrolizumab and axitinib extended both overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with previously untreated mRCC. “The risk of death was…
A new palm-sized device set for release in Europe can detect common pathogens in minutes. The Polish researchers who created the device, known as the SensDx, believe it…
Genetically modified chickens can lay eggs that contain an important immune-boosting human protein. Researchers at Scotland’s University of Edinburgh Roslin Institute have developed a more efficient means of…
Historically, high-sensitivity diagnostic testing for many common diseases consisted of sending samples to an offsite laboratory and potentially waiting hours or days before results were attained and shared…
Abbott has developed two types of implantable neurostimulation devices that employ two advanced spinal column stimulation (SCS) techniques, respectively, dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation and Abbott’s proprietary BURSTDR™…
Exoskeletons intended for medical purposes are motorized braces that help control a patient’s body and limb movements. These sophisticated body frames are increasingly being used as a tool…
A Massachusetts company is developing an all-in-one device that can test for many known pathogens on-site, addressing the time and cost disadvantages of having to transport samples to…
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a widely-used neurological technique for modifying and rehabilitating brain function. Closed-loop or “smart” DBS systems currently under development are the next evolutionary step…
