While most humanoid robots are still at an early stage of development, one subset is already reducing medical errors. Gaumard Scientific Co. makes several realistic systems used for training emergency responders, military field medics, and obstetricians and gynecologists. A recent study found that such simulation can reduce malpractice claims by 50%. “Gaumard is committed to […]

The approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s treatment could herald a new generation of therapies, but before that can happen, more investment and better diagnostics may be needed, explains Ben Hargreaves. This year has been marked by one of the biggest developments in the search for new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, after the US FDA approval of Biogen’s […]

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the U.K. struggled to equip hospitals with ventilators — the life-saving technology that pumped oxygen into the lungs of people ravaged by the virus. Rab Scott, head of digital initiatives at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), drove around the country delivering Microsoft’s […]