Surgery: Now in 3-D
There’s no guesswork when Cleveland Clinic orthopaedic surgeons replace a patient’s shoulder or hip joint. That’s because the surgery already has been done, virtually. Three-dimensional computer...
View Article3-D Printer Makes Medical Models (Video)
Forget documents, spreadsheets and photographs. The 3-D printer at Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute can print a model of a human heart. “You can think of it a lot like an inkjet printer at...
View ArticleSurgery for the Most Challenging Brain Tumors (Video)
Because of a new laser technology, Cleveland Clinic’s doctors can offer hope to patients with tumors that were once inoperable. Gene Barnett, MD, director of the Burkhardt Brain Tumor Center at...
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Picturing Brain Cancer in Real Time
They might look a bit like a Jackson Pollock painting — but these images may have the power to save lives. Researchers are using novel imaging techniques that produce high-resolution 3-D pictures of...
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8 High-Tech Solutions to Health Problems (Slideshow)
What do a new and improved artificial heart, a “bionic” knee and a magnetic tool for detecting cancer have in common? They’re all in the works — and they’re all poised to reshape treatment. Below are...
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6 Ways to Outsmart Smartphone Stress
Your smartphone belches email alerts, and you reply — even if you’re sitting on a beach or riding up a ski lift. You take work home from the office on your tablet or phone. You share your life minute...
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5 Free Fitness Apps: An Expert’s Take
A good exercise plan can help you lose weight — along with a healthy diet. But a good exercise plan also requires motivation, inspiration and a healthy dose of tracking. Some people hire a personal...
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5 Ways to Control Tech Before It Controls You (Slideshow)
Technology can help your health — or drain it like a smartphone’s battery. Use these tips to get more out of your devices without getting powered down. how-to-control-tech Disconnect yourself Do you...
View ArticleCan Kids Become ‘Addicted’ to iPads?
It’s the kind of sensational story that was destined to go viral. In April, London’s Telegraph newspaper reported that a British four-year-old who spends four hours a day on an iPad® has become so...
View Article4 Tips for Using Fitness-tracking Devices
If you keep one step ahead of the newest gadgets, you’re probably among the 21 percent of Americans using technology to track your health. The latest tools are wearable fitness tracking devices. From...
View ArticleDon’t Let ‘Text Neck’ Get the Best of You (Video)
Click, swipe, pinch, expand. With smartphones and tablets, we find the information we want in a flash. But what happens to our bodies when we constantly look down at mobile devices? Our neck muscles...
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6 Ways Phones and Tablets Affect Your Health (Slideshow)
Are you reading this story on your smartphone? Take a quick look around and see how many others are glued to their devices, too. Smartphones and tablets enrich our lives, but they also come with risks....
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