Need to develop ecosystem to make our products accessible, says Geoff Martha, chairman and CEO of Medtronic"We have been serving Indian patients for 40 years, trained physicians for years. Since 2011, we've ramped up our research and development ...
06 Mar, 2024, 12.21 AM IST
Curtain call: From 'Friends' star Matthew Perry to Lisa Marie Presley, influential people who passed away in '23A list of celebs who left us in 2023.
04 Dec, 2023, 11.35 PM IST
Saudi king admitted to hospital for medical testsEarlier this year, state media reported that King Salman was hospitalized in Riyadh to have the battery of his heart pacemaker replaced. In...
08 May, 2022, 12.41 PM IST
Saudi king receives new pacemaker battery, leaves hospital - royal courtState television aired a video clip of the 86-year-old monarch walking using a cane with his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the king...
16 Mar, 2022, 05.13 PM IST
Could your face mask detect Covid? Scientists have found a wayScientists were able to re-create the cell parts that sense dangerous microorganisms and freeze-dry them.
30 Jun, 2021, 06.26 PM IST
Medical marvel: A new device will use heart's energy to power pacemakersThe heart's motion is so powerful that it can recharge devices that save our lives.
05 Feb, 2019, 02.13 PM IST
Thin, flexible material generates electricity when stretchedThe specially designed rubber, developed by researchers at Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) is able t...
12 Nov, 2017, 02.19 PM IST
- This material generates electricity when stressed
London, Nov 12 (IANS) Researchers have developed a rubber film that generates electricity when stressed and could potentially be used as a ...
12 Nov, 2017, 11.07 AM IST
Hackers can kill by tweaking pacemaker: US FDA"Nearly 43,000 sensitive pathology reports, including those of HIV patients, were exposed online by a Mumbai-based laboratory."
28 Apr, 2017, 10.37 AM IST
- Normalise heart rate with world's smallest pacemaker
New York, Feb 5 (IANS) A pacemaker similar to the size of a nickel can be implanted in patients to restore the heart's normal rhythm, when ...
05 Feb, 2017, 06.20 PM IST
World's smallest pacemaker, size of a vitamin capsule, unveiledPacemakers are the most common way to treat bradycardia and help restore the heart's normal rhythm.
05 Feb, 2017, 12.03 PM IST
Saudi Arabia hospitals first to implant world's smallest pacemakerThis procedure can benefit patients by potentially reducing complications and recovery times observed with traditional surgical pacemaker i...
11 Nov, 2015, 04.34 PM IST
Soon, battery-free pacemakers powered by heartScientists are developing next-generation battery-free implantable pacemakers that may be powered by an unlikely source - the heart itself.
02 Nov, 2015, 10.22 AM IST
Researchers develop batteryless cardiac pacemaker powered by heart motionThe researchers' first prototype is based on a commercially available automatic wristwatch. All unnecessary parts were removed to reduce we...
01 Sep, 2014, 01.24 PM IST
Indian-origin scientist develops leadless pacemakerThe world's first wireless pacemaker, developed by an Indian-origin scientist, has shown promising results after one year of human trials.
10 May, 2014, 06.21 PM IST
- Whales, lizards inspire hi-tech bio-mimicry: UN
Whale hearts hold clues to making pacemakers and lizard skins are showing how to cut friction in electrical appliances as companies mimic n...
28 May, 2008, 04.01 PM IST