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Miniature pressure sensors for medical touch

A new kind of flexible, transparent pressure sensor, developed at the University of California, Davis, for use in medical applications, relies on a drop of liquid.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Wireless tags give physicians details and condition of orthopedic implants with the wave of a wand

Radio-frequency technology developed at the University of Pittsburgh that uses human tissue instead of air as a conduit for radio waves is the basis of the first electronic "tag" system designed to track and ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Georgetown researcher on climate change: Reduce contribution, care for victims, advocate

Physicians and nurses have a role if not "a moral and professional responsibility to act" to help to reduce climate change and help those impacted, say the authors of "Climate Change & Health: Is There a Role for the Health ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 6

Physician

A physician, medical practitioner, doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathic medicine, or medical doctor practices medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and injury. This is accomplished through a detailed knowledge of anatomy, physiology, diseases and treatment — the science of medicine — and its applied practice — the art or craft of medicine.

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