An emergency physician from Michigan has been arrested on charges she performed genital mutilation procedures on multiple girls between the ages of 6 and 8, which prosecutors say could be the first criminal case involving the practice since it was outlawed in the U.S. in 1996.

Biomedical engineering researchers have utilized the power of 3D printing to develop a bandage for the heart. The patch, when placed on a mouse's heart following a simulated cardiac event, was able to be absorbed and improved heart function.

President Donald Trump has had a bit of a turbulent relationship with the healthcare industry, with plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act seemingly in limbo after House Republicans pulled a potential bill before it faced a vote. The Venrock 2017 Healthcare Prognosis survey evaluates how healthcare delivery, policy and information technology companies view the landscape with the new administration.

For the estimated 15 million babies born prematurely worldwide, life doesn’t get any easier after birth where many with face health problems and possibly die before the age of 5. Researchers at Brigham Young University are currently developing a lab-on-a-chip device designed to minimize preterm births by identifying biomarkers in mothers more susceptible to giving birth early.

Smartphones are filled with all kinds of applications, but those designed to help you sleep might not help. A study, published in Preventive Medicine Reports, found, while many sleep apps help users set goals and manage their sleep, most do not use effective methods to help sleep-deprived users. 

An issue of the New Yorker earlier this year featured an illustration from a patient’s perspective of four female surgeons looking down on an operating table. Then University of Wisconsin surgeon Susan Pitt, MD, MPHS, issued a challenge to real-life women working in the OR: Bring the image to life.

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA), having released its 2017 Telemedicine Executive Leadership Survey, found that 83 percent of healthcare executives plan to invest in telehealth.

“Practice makes perfect” is a slogan for every surgeon, but practicing on animals or human cadavers has its limitations. A recent article, published in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, explains how 3D printing is making surgical practice easier with cost-efficient and realistic models.