Simple Treatment Turns Paper Into Medical Tool

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Take any piece of paper and have it diagnose your medical problem. That’s the kind of future that a researcher at the University of Washington (UW) can have us all living in soon. The bioengineer at the university produced a chemical gimmick that makes regular paper grab onto certain medically indicative molecules. The diagnostic indicators [...]

BD Develops New Medical Device for Glucose Monitoring

New medical devices may replace current insulin injections

Becton Dickinson & Co. is developing a needle-based medical device to monitor blood sugar and deliver insulin. The new technology could lead the way for artificial pancreases for diabetics. The company, which manufactures syringes and drug infusion systems, has developed a sensor for faster and more reliable glucose readings on continuous monitoring systems. Continuous glucose [...]