Growing up surrounded by technology, the so-called millennial generation has already developed new innovations for the slow-to-evolve healthcare system. Out of all the advances the generation has brought, what are the ones that have had the biggest impact on improving the healthcare space?

A lot of the focus in the medical approach to cancer focuses on destroying it, but what if it was treated cancer like long-term diseases such as diabetes? Researchers have explored the concept of a method to control cancer with a drug delivery system that keeps the cells from multiplying.

In the U.S., women’s life expectancies are longer than men’s. When the population’s life expectancy increases a little, women’s increases a little more. But lately women haven’t been making any gains in that area—their life expectancy isn't improving. 

Tyber Medical, a medical device manufacturer, has introduced the newest product in its lateral plating lineup.

The partnership of Ethicon and Touch Surgery is making surgical education available to the whole world using operating room simulations through a mobile app.

Delivering medication right to the source of pain or illness without effecting the surrounding organs and tissues is almost impossible to achieve. Researcher at Linköping University have developed a device that solves that problem for epileptic patients.

The Syrian civil war—with a death toll the UN estimates near 400,000—has been a humanitarian crisis since fighting began in 2011. While many towns stuck amid the conflict lack the necessary medical professionals, they have connected with U.S. doctors via cell phones and computers to help save lives.

Study into the link between T cells and dendritic cells could lead to reduced rates of organ rejection in transplant patients.