Cutting Edge >> Medicine

Patient smart cards get boost at N.Y. hospitals

Cards issued by Mt. Sinai Medical Center and affiliated hospitals could help reduce medical errors.
Could this card save your life?

December 8, 2005, 5:09 PM PST

Technology zeroes in on bird flu

New chip can test for disease in less than a quarter of the time it now takes. Speed gain could be crucial in event of outbreak.

November 7, 2005, 4:42 PM PST

RFID could revolutionize patient safety

More than $140 million earmarked in U.K. for development of sensor networks to help monitor outpatients' movements at home.

November 7, 2005, 12:28 PM PST

Gates charity boosts funding for malaria vaccine research

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says it will grant $258 million toward malaria vaccine and drug development efforts.

October 31, 2005, 6:03 AM PST

Hospitals look to the virtual ICU

Doctors say high tech saves lives by reducing the incidence of often-deadly hospital-related infections.

October 25, 2005, 9:11 AM PDT

Scientists study deadliness of 1918 flu

They re-create the virus and study its mutations as they try to learn how to predict a similar pandemic.

October 5, 2005, 12:23 PM PDT

Ulcer leads to Nobel prize

Researcher drank bacteria to prove that it, and not stress, causes stomach inflammation and ulcers.

October 3, 2005, 2:54 PM PDT

Report: Genes aren't yet the best medicine

Scientists say much more work needs to be done before you see better drugs based on your DNA.

September 21, 2005, 10:18 AM PDT