Topic: Medical Devices
Music class may benefit kids with cochlear implants
Reuters US Online Report Health News
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Music class may help improve certain types of sound perception in deaf children who have cochlear implants, a new study hints. Cochlear implants are small electronic devices that can give a sense of sound to people who are deaf or severely hard-of-hearing, helping them to understand ...
FDA panel sees user errors with insulin pumps
Reuters US Online Report Health News
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) - Diabetics who wear insulin pumps appear more likely to experience problems from improper use than a device defect, members of a U.S. government advisory panel said on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said problems with insulin pumps have occurred across the industry and asked the ...
India's $40 limb puts amputees back on their feet
Reuters Life! Online Report
NEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - When Bhoopnarayan Jha lost his leg in an accident, the government employee also lost his will to live, until he got a "Jaipur Foot." Made from locally available and cheap materials, the rapid-fit, prosthetic limb is handed over for free to victims of road and rail ...
Cheney hospitalized after experiencing chest pains
Reuters US Online Report Politics News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney was hospitalized on Monday after experiencing chest pains, and his office said he was resting comfortably while doctors evaluated the situation. Cheney, 69, who served as vice president from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush, has had a long history of ...
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