(Natural News) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency Class I recall for a heart surgery device that has killed three people and injured another twenty-two. The device is made by one of the most trusted medical device manufacturers in the world and it has been used by some of the most […]

(Natural News) Because there are many medical devices available, it can get confusing to choose which ones to invest in. To help you out, here are six medical devices that may be important to have when SHTF. (h/t to TheOrganicPrepper.com) #1 Advisory external defibrillators (AEDs) Having an AED on hand could save lives, especially in […]

(Natural News) The Department of Homeland Security is warning against a critical flaw in Medtronic defibrillators which can be hacked by malicious actors. If a hacker were to exploit this flaw, they could gain control of the machine and rewrite commands — actions which could have fatal consequences. At the time of this reporting, there […]

(Natural News) A “diabetes alert dog” is a special type of service dog that is trained to detect the symptoms of hypoglycemia in their owners who suffer from Type 1 diabetes. U.K. researchers reported that the animals are much more accurate at sensing the symptoms of abnormally low or high blood sugar than current diabetes detectors. In their […]

(Natural News) According to a recent study, breathalyzers can soon be used to test the condition of athletes and individuals who want to lose weight. Thanks to a sensor developed by Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zurich, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich) researchers, a breathalyzer can now be used to measure when the body starts […]

(Natural News) Since its inception, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ruled that “any exposure to harmful radiation is a cancer risk.” As the Trump Administration slashes regulations to boost the economy, some of the most important environmental protections could be at stake. There are industries that would rejoice if the EPA relaxed its hard […]

(Natural News) Home healthcare is a booming industry – thanks, in part, to the elderly population’s steadily growing numbers. And to keep up, new technologies are being developed to make self-care more accessible and easier to understand. For those who want to take care of themselves in the comfort of their own home in the […]

(Natural News) The solution to agonizing back pain might be as simple as a light-emitting diode (LED) on a chair. In an article on The Daily Mail, German researchers unveiled a smart stool that warns its user about incorrect seating posture. A pair of sensors allows the stool to keep track of the user’s posture. This […]

(Natural News) Half of the incidences of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in previously critically-ill children can be explained by the plasticisers found in medical devices. Researchers of a European Union (EU)-funded project warn parents that children who are hospitalized in intensive care units for long periods have an incredibly high risk of developing ADHD as they […]

(Natural News) A Chinese research team has come up with an artificial intelligence (AI) to help them diagnose prostate biopsies and identify possible cancers. According to an article on SciMex.org, the AI is as good as a human pathologist. The learning software is said to be able to grade the malignancy of the cancer with […]