Medical Technology

The CDC is piloting cameras and tablets in high-level biosafety spaces in an effort to avoid future infectious disease botch-ups

Recent reports from ABC News and the UK's Daily Mail suggest eBay is providing a platform for sellers engaged in an illegal prescription drug trade.

Just when it seems there's a mobile app for just about everything, psychologists have shown there's room for one more: they are using smartphones to help them better understand the dynamics of moral and immoral behavior out in the community.

The Lasker Awards are called the “American Nobels,” and one of the new winners says curiosity is his driving force

I used to think there was no question about this. Induction was the prologue to a long, hard labor that often wouldn’t go well. And cesarean section was the (un)natural logical end of that.

A panel of experts from the World Health Organization says blood plasma and whole blood transfusions should have priority—for now

As many as 20 percent of war veterans return from combat in Afghanistan and Iraq with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major depression, according to a 2008 report from the RAND Corporation.

The virus remains unchecked because of the lack of a global effort to implement emergency public-health measures
 

Scientists preserve viable rat livers for three days with new method

A quick method detects by-products of the parasite's growth in the blood and is more portable and less error-prone than conventional tests

How many times have you read a science-themed article from The Onion or watched a science-themed segment on The Daily Show (TDS) or The Colbert Report (CR) and remarked at how “spot on” they are?

By pinpointing the virus’s source, a new report validates steps health care workers are taking to battle the disease