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Digital 'smart' plaster that sends alerts to doctors goes on trial - The Times 2nd October 2009
"A “digital plaster” that is stuck to a patient’s body to track vital signs such as heart rate and breathing and then send alerts to doctors is being tested in a British hospital.
The groundbreaking technology, which is lightweight, low-powered and portable, is designed to provide round-the-clock monitoring of patients."
Robot 'nurses' to man wards in development - Daily Telegraph 28th October 2009
"Robots on hospital wards could soon be mopping up spills, collecting drugs and ferrying patients around hospitals. "
The ear alarm to prevent falls - BBC Health News 24th October 2009
"Roy Upsall ended up in hospital after falling while getting out of bed.
He was fortunate in that there was no lasting damage, but not everyone is so lucky.
Falls are the leading cause of death in the over-75s - ahead of the likes of cancer and heart disease. "
Replacement body parts offer active old age for future pensioners - The Guardian 20th October 2009
"Generation set to live to 100 will benefit from from £50m bio-technology research project"
Coming soon, the hips and knees that will never wear out - Daily Mail 20th October 2009
"Replacement body parts that never wear out could become a reality within a few years, scientists say.
Dodgy knees and hips will be repaired using tissue engineering, while donor heart valves from animals are being specially treated to last indefinitely. "
High-tech gadgets that can turn your own front room into a hospital - Daily Mail 20th October 2009
"Advances in technology mean you no longer have to have all your medical treatments in hospital - some highly technical ones can be done at home. As well as minimising the disruption to patients' lives, this saves the NHS money. So could this DIY form of treatment work for you? Here, we review some of the medical treatments currently available at home."
Scalpel that sniffs out cancer: The new surgical tool that ensures all the tumour cells are removed - Daily Mail 19th October 2009
"A high-tech scalpel that can detect the presence of malignant cells during an operation could boost the success of cancer surgery.
The revolutionary invention works by instantly detecting the presence of cancer cells in so-called surgical smoke, the gas created when surgeons use heated tools to cut or cauterise tissue. "
Could a button on your nose cure snoring? - Daily Mail 6th October 2009
"A stick-on filter for the nose is the latest way to treat a common snoring condition.
The filter - which is attached to the bottom of each nostril - contains valves that allow in air, but make breathing out slightly more difficult. "
Son's injury led to intelligent crutch - BBC Health News 3rd October 2009
"When Professor Neil White's son, Simon, injured his leg playing football, doctors told him he needed an operation and crutches.
But during Simon's treatment for cruciate knee ligament damage, Prof White learned that many people given crutches are unable to use them properly and could even be doing themselves more damage. "
By 2040 you will be able to upload your brain... - The Independent 29th September 2009
"...or at least that's what Ray Kurzweil thinks. He has spent his life inventing machines that help people, from the blind to dyslexics. Now, he believes we're on the brink of a new age – the 'singularity' – when mind-boggling technology will allow us to email each other toast, run as fast as Usain Bolt (for 15 minutes) – and even live forever. Is there sense to his science – or is the man who reasons that one day he'll bring his dad back from the grave just a mad professor peddling a nightmare vision of the future?"
Health news: The stem cell jab for prostate cancer and how glasses could help stroke victims - Daily Mail 28th September 2009
Spectacles that help rewire the brain are being used to help frail and elderly patients walk again.
The specs, which cost around £1,600 and were developed in Israel, are designed for those who are unsteady on their feet.
British surgeon combines stem cells with artificial heart in world first - The Times 24th Spetember 2009
A British surgeon has saved a dying heart patient by giving him an artificial heart and injecting him with stem cells to rebuild the damaged muscle in a procedure believed to be a world first.
Professor Stephen Westaby, based at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, led the team that operated on Ioannis Manolopoulos in Thessaloniki, Greece, to fit him with the mechanical pump.
'Egg whisk' pump allows at-risk patients to have heart surgery - Daily Telegraph 24th September 2009
A miniature 'egg whisk' pump has been pioneered by a British doctor to help the heart pump blood round the body during life-saving surgery.
Surgeon calls for artificial heart surgery in Britain - Daily Telegraph 24th September 2009
A surgeon who travelled to Greece to perform unique artificial heart surgery on a patient has called for similar procedures to be available in Britain.
Dying patient saved by artificial heart and stem cell treatment hailed as world first - Daily Mail 25th September 2009
A British surgeon has saved a man dying of heart failure by giving him an artificial heart and injecting him with stem cells to rebuild the damaged muscle in a world-first operation.
Professor Stephen Westaby, based at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital, led the team that operated on Ioannis Manolopoulos in Thessaloniki, Greece to fit him with the mechanical pump.
‘Egg whisk’ pioneered by doctor helps pump blood during heart surgery - The Times 24th September 2009
A miniature “egg whisk” that rotates faster than a high-speed food blender has been pioneered by a British doctor to help the heart to pump blood round the body during life-saving surgery.
The ground-breaking procedure, which involves passing the fold-up whisk through the body to a site next to the heart, allows patients with weak hearts to have an artery unblocked without the risk of kidney failure or cardiac arrest.
'Chip on the shoulder' medication reminder - Daily Telegraph 22nd September 2009
Patients could soon be reminded when to take their medication by a “chip on their shoulder”.
Forgetful patients to be fitted with microchips to remind them to take their pills - Daily Mail 22nd September 2009
Patients will be fitted with a microchip in their shoulder to remind them to take their medicine, under a new scheme being developed by a drugs company.\n\nOlder people will be given pills containing a harmless microchip that sends a signal to the chip in the shoulder when the pill is taken.
Immortality only 20 years away says scientist - Daily Telegraph 22nd September 2009
Scientist Ray Kurzweil claims humans could become immortal in as little as 20 years' time through nanotechnology and an increased understanding of how the body works.
Bowl maker invests £1.5m in factory - The Bolton News 21st September 2009
BOLTON medical products manufacturer Vernacare has doubled production of biodegradable washing bowls to meet worldwide demand to combat hospital superbugs.
The company developed the world’s first pulp bowl two years ago to overcome the risk of plastic bowls.
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