Orangutan observed using a plant to treat an open wound
Observers have documented multiple animal species using plants for self-medicinal purposes, such as great apes eating plants that treat parasitic...
Medicine
Doctors recorded brainwaves to finally ‘see’ their patients’ chronic pain
Everyone has different perceptions of pain. Some can sit for hours getting tattooed for an arm sleeve, while others squirm...
Doctors recorded brainwaves to finally ‘see’ their patients’ chronic pain
Everyone has different perceptions of pain. Some can sit for hours getting tattooed for an arm sleeve, while others squirm...
AI isn’t ready to act as a doctors’ assistant
This article was originally featured on KFF Health News. What use could health care have for someone who makes things up,...
AI isn’t ready to act as a doctors’ assistant
This article was originally featured on KFF Health News. What use could health care have for someone who makes things up,...
A once-forgotten antibiotic could be a new weapon against drug-resistant infections
Doctors may have a new tool to protect patients against multi-drug resistant bacterial infections. But the new defense against increasingly...
A once-forgotten antibiotic could be a new weapon against drug-resistant infections
Doctors may have a new tool to protect patients against multi-drug resistant bacterial infections. But the new defense against increasingly...
Your guide to COVID testing for the unforeseeable future
COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency in the US. The Biden administration’s deadline follows the World Health Organization’s...
Your guide to COVID testing for the unforeseeable future
COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency in the US. The Biden administration’s deadline follows the World Health Organization’s...
This soft robotic skull implant could change epilepsy treatment
After being approached by a neurosurgeon seeking a less invasive method to treat conditions that require a brain implant, a...
This soft robotic skull implant could change epilepsy treatment
After being approached by a neurosurgeon seeking a less invasive method to treat conditions that require a brain implant, a...
A tiny patch can take images of muscles and cells underneath your skin
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have invented an adhesive, elastic patch capable of performing ultrasounds—but don’t expect...
