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Nuclear disaster from a stolen medical device
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Nuclear disaster from a stolen medical device

In 1985, IGR moved to a new facility, leaving some medical equipment, including a box made of lead and steel, containing one capsule of cesium chloride, purchased and us…

December 18, 2018
New research: Testing HIV by USB
Medicine - Health

New research: Testing HIV by USB

Scientists in the UK have invented USB that can accurately and quickly measure HIV virus levels in patients' blood.

December 15, 2018
First aid when there is no medical device
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First aid when there is no medical device

If you don't have a medical device, you can use hard cardboard to break the broken bone. Instead of disinfecting solution, you can wash the wound with clean water.

December 15, 2018
Deadly warning with implants
Medicine - Health

Deadly warning with implants

It sounds like the plot of a modern horror action movie, but security experts claim that many implanted medical devices can be attacked through the network, even causing…

December 14, 2018
New tricks: Kill people with implantable equipment
Medicine - Health

New tricks: Kill people with implantable equipment

Subcutaneous implantable medical devices are vulnerable to remote control by bad guys to jeopardize the life of patients, new studies have said. Security experts tried t…

December 14, 2018
The 14-year-old boy refused 30 million USD
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The 14-year-old boy refused 30 million USD

With the invention of an automatic first aid kit, Taylor Rosenthal becomes the youngest person to be accepted to the tech event TechCrunch Disrupt in Brooklyn.

December 14, 2018
Computer virus attacks medical devices
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Computer virus attacks medical devices

Dr. Mark Gasson, of the University of Reading (UK), was the first to discover that computer viruses infect medical chips, undermining the health of patients ...

December 13, 2018
Bioterrorism Detector
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Bioterrorism Detector

Researchers in California say they are working on a form of medical device that could help detect early biological threats such as anthrax or food poisoning.

December 11, 2018