Need a boost? One Scottsdale company provides trendy IV vitamin drips
Businesses across the country – including here in the Valley – have begun using IV drips to deliver health and wellness treatments.
Warning: Genetic health tests aren’t always good for you
Genetic testing is gaining popularity and can be beneficial but consumers have to watch out for company quality in an industry with limited government regulation, a legal expert says.
Augmented reality lab combines math, engineering to improve brain-cancer outcomes
Mayo Clinic’s augmented reality lab provides surgeons and patients a 360 view of brain tumors or spines affected by scoliosis. The simulations help surgeons come up with the least invasive form of surgery and pick the best route for radiation and chemotherapy.
Hackers pose danger to patients with pacemakers, other medical devices connected to internet
Cybersecurity experts say medical devices such as implanted pacemakers are vulnerable to hackers, who could potentially gain control of the signals they send and receive – putting patients’ lives in danger.
From miles away, a doctor can see a stroke victim – and save a life
People who need treatment within minutes of having a stroke get to help quickly on an emergency mobile unit that connects onboard cameras to doctors at a hospital miles away, according to Barrow Neurological Institute.
Doctors’ lack of awareness of Valley fever puts many sufferers at risk
Valley fever, a respiratory disease caused by a fungus in Arizona and parts of California, is unknown to many doctors and residents in Arizona, which puts them at risk, experts say.
Playing through: Veterans find relief from PTSD on golf course
Dave Delano suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and is deemed unemployable. After battling PTSD on his own, he uses golf and the Veteran Golfers Association as a release and an outlet.
Vroom service: Veterans rev up on racetrack to speed PTSD recovery
Veterans battling PTSD buckle up in Vetdrenaline races, sparking a surge of adrenaline that safely mimics their military experience.
ASU initiative aims to ‘CounterAct’ sexual violence through the arts
The CounterAct initiative, a new project through ASU, aims to catalyze 880 creative actions to counter the 880 acts of sexual violence that occur in the U.S. each year.
Text 911: Maricopa County improves emergency system to serve the hearing impaired
Maricopa County provides way to text in an emergency, helping people with disabilities.
Arizona bill would legalize needle-exchange programs, bring volunteers out of legal gray area
A bill decriminalizing needle exchange programs has passed the Senate and now is in the House. The bipartisan measure would help programs like Shot in the Dark provides resources to people struggling with addiction.
Doctors use experimental skin spray to help woman heal from flesh-eating bacteria
Doctors applied ReCell, a skin spray that ensures faster regeneration of cells, to help a Peoria woman recover from necrotizing fasciitis, a deadly illness. They had to get special approval from the FDA to use the burn spray on flesh-eating bacteria.
