Plastic surgeons suggest business is booming because of Zoom calls
Many people want to make a change after staring at their face all day.
Medicine
Hackers are trying to disrupt the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain
They're targeting the vulnerable "cold chain" that keeps vaccines from spoiling.
Thousands of unsecured medical records were exposed online
A cloud server used by nTreatment held data on US patients, including children.
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Modified 'stealth' virus could fight advanced cancers
It can slip past the immune system defense that prevent treatment.
Leak exposes personal data for millions of Brazilian COVID-19 patients
Even the country's president had data exposed.
Scientists might know why astronauts develop health problems in space
The very nature of human cells could play a role.
FDA clears emergency use of lab-made antibodies to treat COVID-19
It's a breakthrough for medical tech, if only for limited situations.
Microsoft: State-backed hackers targeted COVID-19 vaccine creators
Russia and North Korea are the alleged culprits.
AI can detect COVID-19 by listening to your coughs
This could lead to a pre-screening app you could use.
Facebook uses AI to forecast COVID-19 spread across the US
It could help counties take measures in time to minimize losses.
Rural North Carolina residents will soon get their meds delivered by drone
Drug maker Merck and drone developer Volansi are teaming up to make it happen.
CRISPR gene editing pioneers win the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The technology promises to revolutionize medicine and biology.
Ransomware attack on a healthcare firm slowed clinical trials
Some of the companies are involved in COVID-19 studies.
Researchers say they can predict epileptic seizures an hour in advance
Their wearable device uses machine learning algorithms to analyze EEG signals.
Samsung's newest watches can now take ECG readings in the US
Galaxy Watch 3 and Galaxy Watch Active 2 do so with the Health Monitor app.
Harvard and Sony built a tiny surgery robot inspired by origami
The mini-RCM is about the size of a tennis ball and weighs the same as a penny.
Researchers grew a mini human heart to study fetal heart development
The organoid will help scientists study conditions like congenital heart disease.