Have you ever wondered how illegal street drugs affect the neurochemistry of rats? If so you’re either a pharmaceutical researcher or a little weird. Either way, we think you’ll enjoy this interactive cartoon developed by the Learning Center at the University of Utah, which lets you learn about the ‘physiology of a high’ in […]

Ritsumeikan University and the Shiga University of Medical Science are reporting that they completed work on a miniature implantable robot prototype. The details have been lost in translation, but what we do know is that the robot is inserted through an incision and is maneuvered using a magnet field. The little guy uses […]

Have you ever wondered how illegal street drugs affect the neurochemistry of rats? If so you’re either a pharmaceutical researcher or a little weird. Either way, we think you’ll enjoy this interactive cartoon developed by the Learning Center at the University of Utah, which lets you learn about the ‘physiology of a high’ in […]

Designed by Nikita Golovlevhas, the AlarME watch would [somehow] detect fire alarms and alert the wearer via vibrations to exit the building. Even cooler, it might be able to help guide the disoriented wearer out of the building. As far as we can tell, this product is in the very early stages of […]

Here at Medgadget, some of our best ideas are found in the bottom of a vodka bottle (Ketel One for the Editors and store-brand for the rest of us, but I digress). So believe us when we say that alcohol definitely must have played a role in the creation of this adult version of […]

Don’t look now, but your boss may think you’re a liar. That’s why he just gave everyone in the office a fancy new watch that is secretly monitoring your vital signs and wirelessly transmitting them to the security department. A new and unique employee security and safety tracking system will be shown for […]

At CeBIT 2007 Sharp is showing off their new giant tablet PC. Sharp’s hoping that the big touchscreen can make meetings more exciting by encouraging people to go up to the screen and doodle. In terms of the world of medicine, the hope is that x-rays and photos can be written on the […]

EaglePicher Medical Power recently announced the development of the world’s smallest implantable-grade medical battery measuring more than 50% smaller and lighter than any of the commercially available products. Here’s more from EaglePicher: The battery’s size and shape (cylindrical, 0.260″ long x 0.090″ diameter) enables a device so small that it can be deployed via a minimally-invasive […]

Ok, so this piece really does not serve any medical purpose, but it sure has a lot of human anatomy ! Clark, a UK- musician, produced a music video titled “Herr Bar” for the Radarfestival, is a creative musical competition. The music video is solely made of human body parts, landscapes, animals, plants, and everything […]

Practice Fusion has reached an agreement with Google to provide its web-based EMR software for free. Google ads will be financing the product. Having just experienced how painful and expensive the transition to EMR can be, this development can be incredibly beneficial to smaller scale practices. These are PracticeFusion’s features from their website: * […]

Hey VeinViewer fans and victims of poorly trained phlebotomists, if you live near the Memphis-based Methodist Le Bonheur Hospitals you’re in luck. In February, they became the first institution to begin wide-spread use of this new technology. Memphis-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is the first healthcare system in the world to implement the VeinViewer™ […]

Dr. Chris Palton believes we now have the technology to make bionic men, and he’s compiled a great list of all the various body parts that science now has the ability to replace. Head on over to Doctor’s Gadgets and check it out . . . Published by Josh Continue reading: Bionic Eyes, Arms, Anuses […]