#author_name|Andrew Tarantola, #Health The cutting-edge cellular therapies aiming to ease America's organ shortage Despite being the wealthiest nation on the face of the planet, the United States chronically runs short of transplantable organs . Kidneys are far and Friday, October 21, 2022 Share
#author_name|Kris Holt, #Disease & Medical Conditions Over-the-counter hearing aids go on sale in the US Adults in the US with mild-to-moderate hearing loss can now buy hearing aids online or from a store without a prescription, medical exam or audiologis Monday, October 17, 2022 Share
#author_name|Steve Dent, #Health Sony releases its first over-the-counter hearing aids Earlier this summer, the US FDA greenlit the sale of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids, and now we're seeing some from one of the largest audio Thursday, October 13, 2022 Share
#author_name|Mariella Moon, #Health Japan pledges $2 billion in funding for pandemic vaccine research initiative The Japanese government has earmarked $2 billion in funding for vaccine research in an effort to make sure its country is better prepared for any futu Saturday, September 24, 2022 Share
#author_name|Jon Fingas, #Health Study finds surgery patients wearing VR headsets needed less anesthetic More evidence is mounting that virtual reality might relieve pain during surgery . MIT News reports that Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center researcher Wednesday, September 21, 2022 Share
#author_name|Mat Smith, #Fitness The best fitness gear to upgrade your workout routine Maybe you like to run, or perhaps you’re many years into a regular gym habit. You’ve dabbled with fitness wearables and thought about treating yoursel Friday, September 16, 2022 Share
#author_name|Daniel Cooper, #Fitness Withings has a new smart scale and 'Health+' fitness subscription platform Withings is today announcing yet another in its range of class-leading smart scales, Body Comp. The device is pitched as a “complete body assessment s Thursday, September 01, 2022 Share
#author_name|Andrew Tarantola, #Disease & Medical Conditions Hitting the Books: How Moderna dialed-in its vaccine to fight COVID's variants The national news cycle may have largely moved on from coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic — despite, as of this writing, infections being on the rise a Sunday, July 31, 2022 Share
#author_name|Jon Fingas, #Consumer Discretionary Nike Training Club adds adaptive workouts to make exercise more accessible Nike wants to make fitness apps accessible to more people with disabilities. The athletics gear maker has introduced adaptive workouts to the Nike Tra Friday, July 29, 2022 Share
#author_name|Kris Holt, #Finance Amazon will buy primary healthcare provider One Medical for $3.9 billion Amazon has struck a deal to buy primary healthcare company One Medical for $3.9 billion. The provider offers in-person care at locations across the US Thursday, July 21, 2022 Share
#author_name|Mariella Moon, #Health Owlet's Cam 2 baby monitor uses AI to predict if a child is truly crying Owlet is giving tired parents new tools they can use to (hopefully) get little bit more sleep than what they're getting with a baby in the house. Wednesday, July 13, 2022 Share
#author_name|Andrew Tarantola, #Health Pressure mounts on FDA to expand pig-to-human organ transplant research In January, doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine made history by successfully transplanting a pig's heart into a human . The 57 Thursday, July 07, 2022 Share
#author_name|Daniel Cooper, #Health England’s health service will use drones to deliver vital chemotherapy drugs The UK’s National Health Service has announced that it will test delivering vital chemotherapy drugs via drone to the Isle of Wight. The body has part Tuesday, July 05, 2022 Share
#author_name|Mariella Moon, #Health Facebook is blocking posts about the mailing of abortion pills If you post about being able to mail abortion pills to those who need it on Facebook, don't be surprised if you get a warning — or even get your a Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Share
#author_name|Mariella Moon, #Health Lawmakers ask Google to stop steering people seeking abortion to anti-abortion sites A group of Democratic lawmakers led by Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Rep. Elissa Slotkin is urging Google to "crack down on manipulative search re Saturday, June 18, 2022 Share
#author_name|Karissa Bell, #Health Facebook's advertising tools are tracking people seeking abortion services, report says Facebook is collecting data about people who visit the websites of pregnancy crisis centers, according to a report from Reveal . The findings raise que Wednesday, June 15, 2022 Share
#author_name|Igor Bonifacic, #Health Researchers create bacteria that could protect your gut from antibiotics In 1928, Scottish microbiologist Alexander Fleming discovered what we know today as penicillin. Fleming’s work and that of his successors would go on Monday, April 11, 2022 Share
#author_name|Kris Holt, #Health Sleep Number says its latest smart bed will adapt to your needs as you get older Sleep Number is back at CES this year with the latest version of its 360 smart bed. The company has packed more features into the product, such as the Thursday, January 06, 2022 Share
#author_name|Mariella Moon, #Business Nike sues Lululemon over its Mirror home gym product and apps Back in June 2020, Lululemon got into the flourishing home gym market in the midst of the pandemic by purchasing home fitness startup Mirror for $500 Thursday, January 06, 2022 Share
#author_name|Cherlynn Low, #Health The tech industry's accessibility report card for 2021 In spite of all the advancements we’ve seen in tech, the industry as a whole has consistently neglected people with disabilities. There have been some Friday, December 31, 2021 Share