The UK Government is investing up to £15m to develop specialist prosthetic and rehabilitation centres for military veterans who have lost a limb in service.
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Man gets smartphone dock built into prosthetic arm
Mr Prideaux, 50, can call and text his loved ones without moving the mobile, which is embedded into his fibreglass and laminate limb.
Medical device stolen from car
Stolen Sleep Study Kit “probably mistaken for Laptop”
New UK tissue engineering centre to develop treatment for early osteoarthritis
Arthritis Research UK has launched a £6 million experimental tissue engineering centre.
Las Vegas man with 100-pound scrotum seeks money for surgery
The unfortunate story of a Las Vegas man with a medical condition that has caused his scrotum to swell to more than 100 pounds.
A bit of light relief, unless you’re a nervous passenger
Reuters reports on how officals from Japanese Airline operator ANA have apologised publicly for one of their planes “flipping” in flight.
Intuitive Medical Technologies iExaminer allows fundus photography with iPhone4™
iphone technology that will change how the fundus is imaged
Fellas, you too can get pregnant.
Mommy tummy is a pregnancy simulator to beat all competitors….if indeed there are any competitors.
Medical salesman jailed over equipment theft
just in case you thought the medtech industry was immune to the frailties of human nature, a former medical salesman has been jailed for up to 12 months for stealing $1.8 million worth of surgical devices.
What to do if your Blackberry gets wet.
salutory tale of a damp phone
Indiana Jones’s Merc for sale
The 1937 Mercedes used in the original Indiana Jones film ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ is up for sale at a cool $2.5 million (£1.3 million).