The SUNY Downstate Medical Center has again been caught executing irresponsible X-ray scans of premature babies, who are extremely vulnerable to the radiation’s dangerous effects. State inspectors say the scans were conducted without proper shielding, the second rash since 2007. More »
Though once proud centres of healing and rehabilitation, these derelict hospitals now more resemble a set from the latest Hostel. Check out all the creeptastic shots from our friends at Oobject.com. More »
Marci Farber sought radiosurgery to treat a pain from a nerve deep in her head. Today, she’s “in a nursing home, nearly comatose, unable to speak, eat or walk.” What happened? The radiation hit places it wasn’t supposed to. More »
It can be easy to let the contentious question of who will pay for healthcare in our society distract from questions of what it will pay for. Trends consultancy PSFK shares its vision of where technology will soon take medicine. More »
Due to open sometime in 2014, this $1.28 billion children’s hospital in Brisbane has been inspired by a “living tree”, with the various wooden windows jutting out like treehouses sat on branches. More »
Robots (albeit not quite as pretty as Salma Hayek in Across The Universe) are replacing humans in a $US444 million hospital opening in Scotland. They’ll take over some of the more menial duties of ward-workers, including bringing meals and dispensing drugs. More »
