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Newest e-tattoo could make heart health monitoring easier and more accurate

The leading cause of death in Texas is heart disease, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, accounting for more than 45,000 deaths statewide in 2017.

21 Jun 2019

New bandage-like biosensor collects and analyzes sweat

Like other biofluids, sweat contains a wealth of information about what's going on inside the body. However, collecting the fluid for analysis, usually by dripping or absorbing it from the skin's surface, can be time-consuming and messy.

17 Apr 2019

Having tattoos not related to overall health status, study reveals

In a survey-based study published in the International Journal of Dermatology, having tattoos was not significantly related to overall health status, but individuals with tattoos were more likely to be diagnosed with a mental health issue and to report sleep problems.

24 Jan 2019

Innovate UK funding supports Ostique to develop new range of stylish stoma products

Stephanie Monty, an entrepreneur from the University of Birmingham’s BizzInn business incubator, has been awarded £310k by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency.

10 Jan 2019

Researchers create the world’s first artificial retina

Scientists have developed an ultrathin artificial retina that could provide a superior alternative to the visual implants currently available to the blind.

20 Aug 2018

New poll highlights parental worries about teen tattoos

Seventy-eight percent of parents in a national poll had a clear answer when asked how they would react if their own teen wanted a tattoo: absolutely not.

20 Aug 2018

Insight into health risks of tattoo inks

"Color pigments from tattoos do not remain locally restricted to the skin, they migrate in the body," explains BfR President, Professor Dr. Andreas Hensel.

3 Jul 2018

Tattoo sensor: A needleless glucose monitor for diabetes patients

For Angela Valdez, being diagnosed with diabetes was an awakening. The disorder ran in her family, but she didn't think it would happen to her. And when it did, she acted by modifying her diet and physical activity. She was doing everything right--almost.

20 Apr 2018

International researchers present printed tattoo electrodes for long-term medical diagnostics

Electrodes for longterm monitoring of electrical impulses of heart or muscles in the form of temporary tattoos produced using an ink-jet printer. An international research group involving TU Graz, Austria, presents this novel method in Advanced Science.

27 Mar 2018

Health care revamped at L.A. county jails

Michael Callahan, an outgoing 43-year-old carpenter, landed in a Los Angeles County jail last September because of what he said were "bad decisions and selling drugs."

8 Mar 2018

Hospitals’ best-laid plans upended by disaster

It was 3:35 a.m. and flames from a massive Northern California wildfire licked at the back of a Santa Rosa hospital.

24 Jan 2018

Tattoo ink from 15 years ago mimics lymph node cancer: Case study

A 30 year old Australian woman presented to the doctors with numerous small lumps under her arms for around two weeks. When one of the nodes were put under the microscope, the doctors found pigments from tattoo ink that she’d got 15 years back.

4 Oct 2017

Tattoo ink that changes color could be used to monitor health

Scientists from Harvard Medical School and MIT have designed a tattoo ink that can monitor a person’s health by changing color to indicate dehydration or an increased blood sugar level, for example.

2 Oct 2017

Study explores how tattoos may influence medical student's understanding of melanoma diagnosis

CANCER is on the rise and the need to be empathetic when giving a patient their diagnosis and throughout treatment is imperative.

26 Sep 2017

Teen tattoos - an issue raising concern

According to a clinical report by the American Academy of Pediatrics, “voluntary body modifications” or tattoos, scarifications and piercings by teenagers is a rising concern. These can lead to serious complications they warn and also discuss the implications of these modifications both in terms of social as well as personal and related to mental health.

19 Sep 2017

Study confirms tattoo nanoparticles migrate around the body

A study conducted by a team of scientists from Germany and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), France, found that the elements which constitute the tattoos’ ink reach the lymph nodes by travelling inside the body in micro and nanoparticle forms.

13 Sep 2017

Childhood torment, social isolation can turn minds toward hate

Cries of "Nazis, go home!" and "Shame! Shame!" filled the air as Angela King and Tony McAleer stood with other counterprotesters at the "free speech" rally in Boston last weekend.

24 Aug 2017

Shortage of Hepatitis B vaccine - prioritization of vaccinations announced in UK

According to a recent announcement made by Public Health England, there is a global shortage of vaccines used against hepatitis B infection. This announcement is followed up by a “prioritisation guidance” which means that persons who are at greatest risk of getting hepatitis B are to be vaccinated on priority if they have not received the vaccine before.

7 Aug 2017

FDA approves new combo drug Mavyret for adults with Hepatitis C infection

Yesterday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave its approval to Mavyret (glecaprevir and pibrentasvir) for the treatment of adults with chronic hepatitis C infection. These patients are infected with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) of genotypes 1-6 and are those that have not developed liver cirrhosis or those who have developed mild cirrhosis. The approval for Mavyret was given to AbbVie Inc.

3 Aug 2017

Dermatologists find increasing incidence of reaction to black henna tattoos

Dermatologists agree that incidences of black henna reactions are on the rise. Out of the 288 dermatologists who took part in the recent Skin Health Alliance 2017 Dermatologist Survey, 72% thought the incidence of patients with a reaction to black henna temporary tattoos is increasing year on year.

26 Jul 2017