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• Ambulatory Heart Monitor Increases Patient Compliance

• Fingertip Pulse Oximeter for Mother and Newborn

• Electrical Impedance Tomography Developed to Identify Brain Hemorrhaging in Preterm Babies

• Cardiac Implants Could Potentially Be Powered Wirelessly

• Drug-Eluting Bioabsorbable Stent to Transform Vascular Restoration

• Noninvasive, High-Definition Optical Coherence Tomography Images Epidermal, Dermal Skin in Three Viewing Modes

• Patient Safety Improves When Nurses Feel They Can Admit Errors

• Handheld Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging Device Developed for Primary Care Physicians

• Antibiotics Tied to Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• Supposed Benign Condition Shown to Alter Brain Function in the Elderly

• Nocturnal Drug Therapy Could Replace Adenoid Surgery

• Tissue Engineering Approach Aids Cartilage Repair Strategies

• Pulmonary and Critical Care Measures Ensure Quality of Care

• Innovative Needle Technology Improves Diabetics’ Self-Injection Adherence

• Dosimeter Developed for Interventional Radiology Procedures

• High Glucose Levels Predict Mortality in Pneumonia

• Micropump Halts Progression of Heart Failure

• Wearable Defibrillator Protects Patients at Cardiac Risk

• New Tuberculosis Drug Cocktail Shows Promise

• Nanoform Biosensor Measures Glucose Without Needle Pricks

• New Global Benchmarks for Diagnosis of Lung Disease

• Lifestyle Changes Could Prevent Half of Common Cancers

• “Smart catheters” Sense the Start of an Infection