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U.K. Engineers Have Developed a Prosthetic Hand That Can ‘See’

The bionic hand is fitted with a camera that 'instantaneously takes a picture of the object in front of it, assesses its shape and size and triggers a series of movements in the hand.'

By Angela Moscaritolo

Business News

A Future Apple Watch Could Be Essential for Diabetics

By Daniel Cooper

Thought Leaders

One Day, You’ll Be 50 or 60 or 70, and You’ll Either Have Achieved Your Dreams — or Not

By Susan O'Malley

Building a Business

Heimlich, Creator of the Maneuver to Save Choking Victims, Dies at 96

By Reuters

Business News

Alphabet and GlaxoSmithKline to Collaborate on Bioelectronic Research

The companies hope to solve medical problems by fusing biology and technology.

By Tom Brant

Business News

Theranos CEO Faces Critics, Presents New Product Plans

Those technologies included a new 'minilab' product that can run a broad range of tests on a single desktop machine.

By Reuters

Business News

The Internet’s Ice Bucket Challenge Credited With Funding a Medical Discovery

The donations triggered by those viral videos apparently helped discover a gene associated with ALS.

By Jon Fingas

Business News

New Crop of Robots to Vie for Space in the Operating Room

Within five years, one in three U.S. surgeries is expected to be performed with robotic systems, with surgeons sitting at computer consoles guiding mechanical arms.

By Reuters

Business News

New App Lets Public Help Map Disasters, Conflicts and Outbreaks

Using the latest in mobile gaming technology, MapSwipe lets users map remote, rural regions vulnerable to humanitarian crises.

By Reuters

Tech

This Founder is Fixing the Communication Gap Between Caregivers and Doctors

A simple quiz could save your life.

By Entrepreneur Staff

Business News

Abbott to Buy St. Jude for $25 Billion to Boost Heart Devices

The company said St. Jude's devices for heart failure, blockages and abnormal heart rhythm complement its range of heart products.

By Reuters

Entrepreneurs

Stress and the Entrepreneur

Learning how to cope with the inevitable stress of entrepreneurship is essential for the health for you and your business.

By Ray Zinn

Business News

U.S. Regulators Aim to Ban Founder of Blood-Testing Firm Theranos

Government says the company failed to fix deficiencies at its California laboratory.

By Reuters

Business News

Sean Parker Donates $250 Million to Fight Cancer

The Napster founder and former Facebook president created the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, which will focus on using the body's immune system to combat cancer cells.

By Jessica Hartogs

Building a Business

Google.org Pledges $20 Million to Support Disability Technologies

The money is spread across 29 programs working on disability technologies. Here are five examples.

By Jessica Conditt

Thought Leaders

Third-Party Validation Is Your Secret Weapon to Closing the Deal

Validation by third-party experts can enhance a new product/service's reputation and credibility.

By Adam Aronson

Business News

Theranos May Have Run Blood Tests Despite Quality Issues

Eighty one patients in a six-month period received hematology results that were not adequately controlled for quality.

By Claire Groden

Business News

Doctors Use Virtual Reality to Map Patient’s Brain During Surgery

Virtual reality is becoming increasingly useful when it comes to the medical field.

By Billy Steele

Business News

Stryker Corp Buys Physio-Control International for $1.28 Billion

The acquisition will help the company expand its emergency medical services business/

By Reuters

Thought Leaders

How a Father’s Love for His Ailing Son Inspired Him to Reinvent the Sneaker

Steve Kaufman didn't want his son's medical condition to stop him from putting his shoes on by himself. His quest to boost the teen's self-esteem led to the creation of Quikiks.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Building a Business

How One Woman’s Mission to Preserve Her Mother’s Mobility Lead to a Great Invention

Read how novice inventor Lesli Jenkins Wang got the conservative medical industry to accept her Free2GoRollator late last year.

By Stephen Key

Business News

Johnson & Johnson to Cut 3,000 jobs in Medical Devices Division

The company said the restructuring would affect its orthopaedics, surgery and cardiovascular businesses within the larger medical devices unit.

By Reuters

Entrepreneurs

The Hard Truth: What Viagra Was Really Intended For

The original idea for Pfizer's famous little thrill pill has nothing to do with keeping it up.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Business News

These Glowing Bandages Can Reduce the Chances of Antibiotic-Resistant Bugs

The experimental bandage glows green when it comes into contact with unfriendly bacteria, alerting medical staff when a wound is infected.

By Mat Smith

Building a Business

This Nonprofit Acts Like a Tech Startup. Why Don’t More Nonprofits Do the Same?

Instead of constantly fundraising, Y Combinator graduate Watsi has adopted a more defined model.

By Laura Entis

Business News

Theranos Founder Says the Company Will ‘Absolutely’ Get FDA Approval

Despite a recent barrage of bad press, the company's founder and CEO is confident in the company's future.

By Jennifer Reingold

Business News

Theranos Restructures Board Amid Concerns About Its Technology

The blood testing startup has shrunk its board from 12 members to five, a move it says happened back in July.

By Kia Kokalitcheva

Building a Business

Ladies: This ‘Smart’ Menstrual Product Texts You From Down There

Loon Labs's Looncup, crushing it on Kickstarter now, takes the fear of accidents out of your monthly cycle.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Building a Business

Innovation Can Happen in Small But Meaningful Ways

When a surgeon decided to try something new four decades ago, it changed the face of a sport.

By Ray Hennessey

Business News

Would You Drink This Sweet, New Sunscreen? Yes, We Said Drink.

Is the latest drinkable sunblock under the sun the real protective deal or just plain shady?

By Kim Lachance Shandrow