Pacemaker That Dissolves When It Is Not Needed

First-Ever Transient Pacemaker Harmlessly Dissolves In Body-Disappears After It's No Longer Needed  by Northwestern University.  July 5, 2021.   

In-Store Mental Health Counseling

 CVS To Offer In-Store Mental Health Counseling by Yuki Noguchi.  NPR.  April 29, 2021.  

Femtech, Menotech: Bringing Tech Companies To Women's Health Care Needs

Is 'Femtech' The Next Big Thing In Health Care?  by Farah Nayeri.  The New York Times.  April 7, 2021.  

Nasal Spray Inspired by Camels and Alpacas May Block Coronavirus From Entering Cells

SF Scientists Create An Anti-COVID-19 Nasal Spray by Mike Moffitt.  SFGATE.  August 12, 2020.

Germicidal UV Light To Combat Viruses, Bacteria And Other Microorganisms

Scientists Want To Know More About Using UV Light To Fight COVID-19 Spread by Will Stone.  KHN.  July 22, 2020.  

New Generation Coronavirus Tests

A New Generation Of Fast Coronavirus Tests Is Coming by Katherine J. Wu.  The New York Times.  July 6, 2020,

Months Of Trial And Error In The ICU Offer Clues On How To Save Covid Patients

Months Of Trial And Error In The ICU Offer Clues On How To Save Covid Patients by Jason Gale.  Bloomberg.  July 6, 2020.

Drug Repurposing Opens Possibilities For Fighting Coronavirus

Old Drugs May Find A New Purpose:  Fighting The Coronavirus by Carl Zimmer.  The New York Times.  April 30, 2020.

Could "Medicare Extra" A Realistic Option In Light Of Coronavirus Unemployment?

It's Time To Move Past Employer-Based Health Insurance by Ezra Klein.  Vox.  April 9, 2020

Crises Can Result In Innovation Born Of Optimism Because Optimism Is Realism

Hold On To Hope In The Coronavirus Pandemic.  Past Crises Show How We Can Learn And Grow by David Rothkopf.

Robotic Online Triage For Testing; NYC/LA Avoiding Test Except Where Treatment Would Change

CDC Offers Online Triage For Coronavirus Testing by Susannah Cullinane.  CNN.  March 22, 2020.

Massive Apple Heart Study Shows Initial Promise Pending Further Studies

Apple Heart Study Shows A Lot Of Promise For Digital Health, But Cardiologists Still Have Questions by Christina Farr.  CNBC.  November 13, 2019.

Crispr-Based Antibiotics Delivered Through Viruses Can Target Specific Bacteria Leaving Alone The Rest of Health Microbes

Is Crispr The Next Antibiotic?  by Knvul Sheikh.  The New York Times.  October 28, 2019.

Diagnosis And Treatment By Text

Doctors Turn To Thumbs For Diagnosis And Treatment By Text by Tom Murphy.  AP.  October 8, 2019.

Gene Editing Technique Used For The First Time To Treat Genetic Disorder

Doctors In The U.S. Use CRISPR Technique To Treat A Genetic Disorder For The 1st Time by Rob Stein.  NPR.  July 29, 2019

VR In Treating Mental Illness: China May Be In The Forefront

In China, Mental Health Care Goes Virtual by Christopner Magoon.  Scientific American.  July 19, 2019. 

Spinal Surgery In Womb Minimizes Nerve Damage With A Spina Bifida Case

A Boy Who Had Spinal Surgery In The Womb Stands On His Own Two Feet by Denise Grady.  The New York Times.  June 24, 2019. 

Artificial Intelligence Could Produce More Accurate Readings Of CT Scans For Cancer

A.I. Took A Test To Detect Lung Cancer.  It Got An A by Denise Grady.  The New York Times.  May 20, 2019. 

The Big Data Physical: Better Health Or More Anxiety?

In This Doctor's Office, A Physical Exam Like No Other by Carl Zimmer.  The New York Times.  May 8, 2019.

Microbots Could Study Brain, Nerve Signals

The Microbots Are On Their Way by Kenneth Chang.  The New York Times.  April 30, 2019