medical technology
The Brazilian Engineers Who Created an Open-Source Ventilator
To combat COVID-19, Dr. Marcelo Zuffo and Dr. Raúl Lima created an open-license ventilator called INSPIRE that can be built with relatively easy-to-find parts.
Google Bought Access to Millions of People’s Healthcare Data
With the launch of ‘Project Nightingale,’ Google now knows more about our bodies than just what we feverishly search on WebMD.
New Advancements In Prosthetic Limbs Are Making It Easier To Crack Open a Cold One
The Coapt system allows users to accomplish two-handed tasks in the kitchen, and elsewhere, better than ever before.
These Plasma Patches Could Replace Antibiotics to Treat Chronic Wounds
The German company Coldplasmatech is using the weirdest state of matter to fight superbugs and accelerate healing.
We went hunting for a tick that could kill you
Ticks are usually associated with Lyme disease, but Powassan virus is deadly and our lack of knowledge about it is pretty scary.
The Little Yellow Box That Makes Surgery Safer
Millions of people are left dead or disabled by surgical complications each year when one simple piece of equipment could have saved them.
Can Better Medical Technology Stop the Opioid Epidemic?
Probably not, but it can start to plug the pipeline.
Meet the Two Polish Teenage Inventors Revolutionising Bone Health
In collaboration with her peer Joanna Jurek, Polish college student, Dominika Bakalarz, is working to change the way we treat broken bones.
From Pacemakers to Driverless Cars, the Absurdity of Banning Reverse Engineering
DMCA exemption filings offer a bleak look at IP copyright.
VICE News Capsule
The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. This week, Spanish border police are accused of excessive force against migrants in Melilla, and Kosovo rescues a boy whose father took him to Syria.