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March 15, 2017

A Robot Ear Surgeon Drills Into the Future of Medicine

While surgeons are in total control of current surgery robots, more machines are coming that will automate much of medicine. The post A Robot Ear Surgeon Drills Into the Future of Medicine appeared first on WIRED.

March 10, 2017

The Fight to Legalize a Machine That Melts Flesh From Bone

Yesterday Nevada's legislature held a hearing to discuss a bill that would legalize the chemical dissolution of the dead. The post The Fight to Legalize a Machine That Melts Flesh From Bone appeared first on WIRED.

March 6, 2017

Telemedicine Could Be Great, if People Stopped Using It Like Uber

Dialing a doctor has never been easier, but that doesn't mean telemedicine is working out the way policymakers hoped. The post Telemedicine Could Be Great, if People Stopped Using It Like Uber appeared first on WIRED.

March 1, 2017

Sure, Subways Are Gross. But Antibiotics Aren’t the Answer

An on-demand pharmacy's New York subway ad promotes overuse of antibiotics—one of the leading causes of antibiotic resistance. The post Sure, Subways Are Gross. But Antibiotics Aren't the Answer appeared first on WIRED.

February 24, 2017

Do Cats Cause Schizophrenia? Believe the Science, Not the Hype

Like many health studies examining relationships between bacon and cancer, salt and obesity, or sugar and heart disease, the science here is not settled. The post Do Cats Cause Schizophrenia? Believe the Science, Not the Hype appeared first on WIRED.

February 14, 2017

Human Embryo Editing Gets the OK—But No Superbabies

A National Academy of Sciences committee reviews the do's and don'ts for gene editing. Cures: good. Enhancements: Not right now. The post Human Embryo Editing Gets the OK—But No Superbabies appeared first on WIRED.

February 9, 2017

Scientists Are Trading In Lab Mice for Hundreds of Mini-Brains on a Chip

For the first time, 2-D biochips are colliding with 3-D mini-organs—and together they're making some of the best organ simulations ever. The post Scientists Are Trading In Lab Mice for Hundreds of Mini-Brains on a Chip appeared first on WIRED.

February 1, 2017

Moving Patient Data Is Messy, But Blockchain Is Here to Help

Blockchain technologies aren't just for crytpocurrency anymore. Researchers and corporations are turning to them for a very different business: healthcare. The post Moving Patient Data Is Messy, But Blockchain Is Here to Help appeared first on WIRED.

January 31, 2017

Doctors and Patients Reel After Trump’s Immigration Ban

The healthcare industry reels from the effects of President Trump's executive order on immigration. The post Doctors and Patients Reel After Trump’s Immigration Ban appeared first on WIRED.

January 31, 2017

The Robots Are Coming for Your Heart

Medical advances are forcing humanity to reconsider what a robot even is in the first place—because more and more, the robots will become a part of us. The post The Robots Are Coming for Your Heart appeared first on WIRED.