He arrived in a critical condition: dangerously low blood pressure, circulatory collapse, and an urgent need for mechanical ventilation. Tests revealed a massive blockage in the pulmonary arteries ...

Shares of medical device company Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) jumped 3.2% in the morning session after Needham upgraded the stock to 'Buy' from 'Hold' and set a price target of $326. The firm expected the ...

We recently compiled a list of the 12 Best Healthcare Stocks to Buy and Hold for 5 Years. Penumbra, Inc. is one of them. Penumbra, Inc. (NYSE:PEN) based in California, is a global leader in ...

New twist SPIRAL is a thin, flexible tube designed to release medication at several points inside the brain. (Courtesy NYU Abu Dhabi) Researchers in the United Arab Emirates have designed a new ...

HOLLEY, N.Y. – Scott Merritt received letters from Medicare detailing bills for catheters he never ordered or received, amounting to thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges. Berkeley Brean, ...

For those who fear that the Internet/e-readers/whatever-form-of-technological-upheaval-is-coming has killed or will kill paper and ink, Sloan’s debut novel will ...

In this article, we will be taking a look at the 12 Best Healthcare Stocks to Buy and Hold for 5 Years. The CEO and co-founder of Claimable, Dr. Warris Bokhari, spoke on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on July 21 ...

T-DOC ® Air-Charged™ disposable catheters use tiny pressure-sensing air balloons to assess internal pressures. Barely larger than the diameter of the catheter itself, these balloons offer ...

The Eagle Eye Platinum ST digital IVUS catheter offers a 2.5 mm tip-to-imaging distance designed to assess more of the vessel than standard catheters by providing a closer visualization of highly ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Noninvasive stereotactic radiotherapy (RT) for refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT) achieved outcomes similar to catheter ablation with substantially fewer serious adverse events ...

Bear bile has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years, with the first reference appearing in an eighth century medical text prescribing bear bile for maladies like epilepsy, ...

Enemas are injections of fluids used to cleanse or stimulate the emptying of your bowel. This procedure has been used for years to treat constipation and similar issues. Constipation is a severe ...