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#medicine
New Artificial Larynx Could Give Cancer Patients a Natural Sounding Voice
An ad with someone telling you to quit smoking in the cold robotic voice of a mechanical larynx is powerful imagery. This new artificial larnyx could screw up that whole angle for anti-smoking advocacy groups. More » -
#concepts
Custom Band-Aid Machine Covers Any Length of Cut
Normally, Band-Aids are a fine size for any minor cuts I have. But what if I have a huge wound and I don't have health insurance? I need an unreasonably large Band-Aid, dammit! More » -
#iphone
Video: iStetho Turns your iPhone into a Stethoscope
It's only intended for recreational use, but this feels like another step towards a real-life tricorder. A new start-up called RidRx is selling an adapter that connects stethoscopes to the iPhone/iPod touch, and uses their app for fancy spectral imaging. More » -
#medical
The Lung Flute Lets You Play the Soulful Sounds of Phlegm
The Lung Flute isn't an instrument, really. Instead, it's a disgustingly awesome object that dislodges all the pesky mucus hanging out in your lungs. I want one. More » -
#badideas
The Headtime Scalp Massager Relaxes You While Making You Look Like a Moron
There's no real chance of retaining any dignity while wearing the Headtime scalp massager, a gadget that looks like an oversized bike helmet. And call me crazy, but the inside of this thing kind of scares me. More » -
#iphoneapps
Harvard Medical School's H1N1 App Lets You Panic On the Go
Swine flu! It's the panic du jour, far less dangerous than eating poorly cooked chicken or getting in a car, yet apparently infinitely more scary. And now Harvard will take $2 to scare you on your iPhone. More » -
#medical
Exos Braces Heal Your Bones, Look Cooler Than Casts
Say goodbye to old-school casts for broken bones. Exos Medical's braces, splints and casts are adjustable, breathable, lightweight, clean and waterproof. The only drawback is that you can't have girls sign them. More » -
#cancer
Electroscalpel Hunts Down Cancer Like a Cougar at a High School Kegger
When surgeons dig around inside of you trying to cut out a tumor, they're actually going off of pre-op info to find the tumor. An electroscalpel, combined with a mass spectrometer, will let them map cancerous cells in realtime. More » -
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#science
MIT's Eyeball Chip Could Make the Blind See
MIT researchers are developing a microchip that adheres to an eye to revive sight, and it could begin human trials within three years. More » -
#imagecache
What Is This?
Hint: Once you know it'll make sense, and no, it's not a trippy visualization for Burning Man. More » -
#hearingaids
New Hearing Aids Double As Headphones, Reduce Grandpa to a Living, Breathing iPod Accessory (UPDATED)
In their steady march toward decrepitude, tech-savvy boomers will confront some weighty questions: How will we pay for Social Security? What's up with rap music? Why can't I connect my BlackBerry to my hearing aid? Well, good news! More » -
#medical
Wood Is the New Bone
Don't let the hippies hear that wood may make a better artificial bone than titanium. We'll never live it down. More » -
#science
Stem Cell Contact Lenses Cure Blindness in Less Than a Month
Here's something that people with poor or no vision will be excited about: three patients had their sight restored in less than a month by contact lenses cultured with stem cells. More » -
#abominations
Machine Keeps Animal Hearts Beating for Researchers, Mad Scientists
Here's something you don't see in your local gadget store: a machine that takes a dead animal heart and keeps it beating so scientists can perform various tests on it. Gross! More » -
#robots
A Wearable Robot Chariot
Designed for amputees and individuals that have difficulty walking, Exmovere's Chariot is a wearable robotic vehicle that can be controlled by subtle movements in the hips. More » -
#medical
LIFEPAK 15 Defibrillator: So Cool, You'll Forget You're Having a Heart Attack
When all that bacon and candy finally catches up to you, you will definitely want your paramedic shocking you back to life with the LIFEPAK 15 defibrillator. I mean, just look at it. More » -
#retromodo
Horrifying Vintage Army Medical Photos Make Me Appreciate Modern Medicine Even More
The National Museum of Health and Medicine's working to release thousands of military medical photos going back to the Civil War—and their first Flickr set feels like grisly snapshots stolen from David Lynch's nightmares. More » -
#toilets
The HemAway Toilet Seat is Tough To Think About
This is how one physician dealt with the problem of using the toilet while battling hemorrhoids. The HemAway toilet seat—because severe butt pain can be a powerful inspiration. [HemAway via Medgadget] -
#germs
Vioguard Germ-Fighting Keyboard Retracts For a UV Light Bath
We have all heard horror stories about how keyboards have more germs than a toilet seat right? Now a startup called Vioguard is taking this issue seriously with a self-sanitizing keyboard for hospitals. More »
