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Medical & Healthcare

he Picostim-DyNeuMo research system, made by UK company Amber Therapeutics, is an adaptive neurostimulator seated in the skull with two electrodes placed in targeted brain circuits to sense physiological signals and provide stimulation

UK research centre to develop neural stimulation devices

US doctor performs telesurgery on patient in Africa

Soft Implant could further understanding of the brain

US doctor performs telesurgery on patient in Africa

Currently, there is no way to measure neural activity during early neural development

Soft Implant could further understanding of the brain

A microfluidic device barely larger than a U.S. quarter and developed by a Rutgers University-led team can detect rare genetic mutations from a single drop of blood

Engineers develop 10-minute test for heart condition

Siloton’s retinal scanning system, illustrating how it will be used in the home reduce preventable blindness

Successful trial for sight loss prevention technology

The demonstration will use edge computing to process and analyse biometric data in near real time

Space-bound wearable to monitor astronaut health during sleep

Medical & Healthcare Opinion

The engineering workforce must reflect the society it serves

Together we engineer: Celebrating INWED 2025

The number of design requirements or engineering standards that guide design and development efforts varies depending on the complexity of the device

Comment: How to avoid the pitfalls of MedTech

Comment: The med-tech transforming diagnosis and treatment

Medical & Healthcare In-Depth

organ-on-a-chip technologies aim to bridge the gap between petri dish (in vitro) and animal (in vivo) testing

Interview with organ-on-a-chip pioneer Prof Hazel Screen

Q&A: The IEEE president on the $2m Medal of Honor prize

C2I 2024 Healthcare & Medical: runners up