Feb 22, 2024 | Healthcare, Space
One slice through rubber bands may pave a new pathway for space surgeons. A robot on the International Space Station (ISS), remote-controlled by a big team on Earth, simulated surgical cuts on Feb. 10 in a historic first for space medicine. Astronauts say this work...
Feb 22, 2024 | Healthcare, Robots
An important new iteration of the robotic seeing eye dog was shown to the world this week, when Glasgow University showed off RoboGuide, an AI-powered quadruped for visually impaired people. The future for robotic canine assistants looks not just...
Feb 22, 2024 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, Healthcare
If all cars and trucks sold in America were “zero emission” by 2040 and the country’s electric grid was also powered by clean energy, nearly 2.8 million child asthma attacks would be prevented annually, a new report finds. The American Lung...
Jan 11, 2024 | Featured, Healthcare, Robots
Robotic surgery is associated with improved outcomes over laparoscopic procedures for colon cancer patients undergoing colectomies, according to a new study by Dallas-based University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The study, published...
Dec 21, 2023 | Healthcare, Robots
Because it was not possible to remove a hard-to-reach bulge in the central lymphatic system, a team of doctors from the Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery at the University Hospital Zurich (USZ) created a new drain to relieve the patient’s agonizing...
Dec 14, 2023 | Featured, Healthcare, Robots
Robotic surgery is being used for all patients having colorectal procedures, a hospital has said. All six colorectal surgeons at Colchester Hospital have completed the training, in what managers describe as a first for a hospital in Europe. Surgeon Subash Vasudevan...
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