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An MIT startup has created a bioadhesive that sticks to wet tissue in seconds, making complex surgical stitching as simple as applying tape. The technology could transform dozens of procedures from heart bypasses to C-sections while reducing complications and costs.
Medical researchers have solved mysteries behind deadly diseases like heart disease and malaria, yet broken incentive systems keep lifesaving treatments from reaching patients for decades. Science communicator Saloni Dattani reveals why the cures we need aren't making it to the finish line.
A Singapore biotech company just secured $3 million to bring lab-grown skin treatment to patients suffering from chronic wounds. The breakthrough technology could help millions facing painful diabetic ulcers and hard-to-heal wounds.
A Stanford professor has a solution to generic drug shortages that have plagued American patients for years. Independent lab testing could restore trust and reliability to medicines 90% of Americans depend on.
Ten Nigerian startups just secured $560,000 to build solutions for a country facing dangerous heat levels. They're turning climate adaptation into a booming new industry.
African leaders are gathering at the UN to showcase innovations that are saving mothers' lives across the continent. The focus is on African-led solutions that are making essential maternal healthcare accessible where it's needed most.
A UK surgeon is using golden orb-web spider silk to help damaged nerves heal across gaps too large for the body to repair on its own. The natural material acts as a scaffold that lasts 150 days instead of just 10, potentially eliminating the need for painful donor nerve grafts.
Kanika Tekriwal was given days to live at 21 when diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Seventeen years later, the Shark Tank India judge just invested in a company making the pain relief treatment she desperately needed during chemotherapy.
Doctors are adapting treatment methods to help people battling opioid addiction in the fentanyl era, with 67% of clinicians successfully modifying their approaches. Despite new challenges, a lifesaving medication continues to work when providers adjust their protocols.