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The health authority at the centre of a breast cancer testing scandal in Newfoundland and Labrador says it did not live up to the expectations of its patients and is willing to offer them compensation.

Experts say mammograms are the best line of detection against breast cancer, but now the exam has become even more high-tech. Digital pictures offer higher resolution, helping doctors to detect problems earlier.

Medical device makers remain insulated from the kind of lawsuits allowed by the Supreme Court's ruling. But, perhaps, not for long.

Nobody wants to have surgery on a battlefield; the idea of having it performed by a robot spider probably doesn't make it sound any less harrowing. But as far as Peter Berkelman is concerned, a robot is better than nothing. A roboticist at the University of Hawaii, Berkelman studies haptics, the science of simulating touch and feel. 'Force feedback is just fascinating to me,' Berkelman says, teeing up a pun. 'I like to work on technologies that offer resistance.'One of those resistant technologies is robot-assisted surgery. Robots are good at precise, less-invasive work and can be controlled remotely, but high-end surgery droids can cost upwards of $1 million, take up half an operating room, and require an hour to boot up and sterilize. Berkelman's version may not be able to handle the same level of fine detail, but it's good enough—and it's built from mostly off-the-shelf parts for just $75,000. His unnamed prototype fits in a backpack, which means a medic could actually ca

American Journal of Roentgenology Study Reveals Conclusive Findings in the Detection of Invasive Lobular Carcinoma NEWPORT NEWS, Va.

As more Americans turn to over-the-counter (OTC) medications to combat the high price of health care and prescription drugs, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and pharmacists are often the first to answer patient questions about self-care. To support these health care providers, the NPHF announces the OTC Advisor - a free online training tool that helps clinicians offer the best counsel to patients using OTC medications and home diagnostic products.

Researchers at the University of Leeds have made a significant step forward in understanding the causes of some forms of deafness. The Leeds team has discovered that the myosin 7 motor protein - found in the tiny hairs of the inner ear that pick up sound - moves and works in a different way from many other myosins.

A BRITISH man who lost his sight 30 years ago is able to see again after receiving a 'bionic eye', it emerged yesterday.

Common psychological wisdom holds that crying offers healthy catharsis, but some researchers say that isn't always the case.

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Many doctors don't offer emergency contraception pills to adolescents who may benefit from them during emergency department visits because of misinformation about how the medicine works, according to a study by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.