FDA approves robot that can find your vein, insert a needle, and draw blood without human help
The FDA says automated blood draws could help address the shortage of trained phlebotomists
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UK researchers are growing miniature human tissue from NHS patient cells to improve drug testing
The £20 million Cambridge hub will build organoid models for IBD, cancer, and neurological disease
The FCC approved "space mirrors" that experts say could blind stargazers and disrupt wildlife
A startup wants 50,000 mirrors in orbit, but risks are being ignored
This wearable patch could get you into REM sleep 43 minutes faster
The patch combines ultrasound stimulation with real-time brain monitoring, a first for noninvasive devices
Longevity-obsessed millionaire Bryan Johnson wonders whether his bid to live forever has gone too far
His doubts come after an autoimmune diagnosis and claims that humans could live to 500
This smart ring can measure your blood sugar using sweat, no needles required
Beyond glucose, the ring tracks ketones, alcohol, and other biomarkers
Study shows excessive time online is associated with stress, bad moods, and abandoning enjoyable activities
Temporary pleasure and relief may make excessive internet use harder to resist
A new brain-computer implant is helping blind seniors see again, and it just got approved in Europe
In clinical trials, 84% of patients regained the ability to read using the implant
New York hospital replaces 12 nurses with AI, prompting warnings over patient care dangers
The layoffs come only months after nurses went on strike and won protections against AI
This tiny robot could help dentists prepare crowns in a single visit
A University of Basel prototype automates part of the drilling process
Bryan Johnson, the millionaire biohacker who wants to live forever, diagnosed with incurable autoimmune disease
He plans to "solve" the condition
Silicon Valley's longevity drug obsession is facing its first real reality check
From Rapamycin to ketone supplements, scientists say the evidence was never there
The FDA just cleared a maggot-based wound treatment from a Singapore startup
A second species of medical maggot is now cleared to do this messy job
Midjourney wants to scan your body with half a million ultrasonic sensors, at a spa
The AI image company's next act
A Florida hospital is using Palantir to catch sepsis earlier, it's saved 866 lives so far
The system is identifying warning signs that clinicians might otherwise miss
Spammers are flooding Reddit with fake posts designed to show up in AI search results
The spam campaign that doesn't want to sell you anything – it wants to train AI to recommend it
This startup wants to destroy cancer tumors using ultrasound instead of surgery
The FDA-approved treatment uses focused sound waves to mechanically break down tumors
OpenAI sued after ChatGPT allegedly advised teen before fatal overdose
His parents say the chatbot offered personalized drug-use advice instead of urging him to seek medical help
Grok convinced a man it was sentient and that xAI had sent assassins to kill him
The Grok user grabbed a hammer and a knife after it said people were coming to kill him and make it look like suicide
A Harvard study shows AI model can outperform physicians in emergency room diagnoses
The hard part is figuring out what to do with that
NIH study identifies experimental opioid with strong pain relief and lower addiction risk
The molecule, known as DFNZ, emerged from efforts to redesign high-potency opioids for safer use
NYC hospital chief says AI could replace many radiologists if regulations change
Dr. Mitchell H. Katz argues existing AI tools are already capable of handling initial imaging reads
A paralyzed musician is using a brain implant to create music
Caltech experiment converts motor cortex signals into tones used in a live band setting
"Tech neck" is becoming a new concern as phone use reshapes how we age
All that scrolling may be showing up on your neck
Google quietly pulls AI "health tool" that summarized Reddit advice
Google insists the removal had nothing to do with safety concerns