Stretch the Rules
Imagine a medical device that could be worn, like skin, and transmit real-time biological information for remote monitoring, drug administration or even to mimic neural pathways between the brain and prosthetic limbs.

Spend or Save
The latest projections for global healthcare spend are seemingly contradictory. Some researchers are projecting staggering rises in expenditure over the next three to four years and others forecasting much slower growth.

For Goodness Snake
The pressure is always on medical innovators to find new ways of less-invasive surgery. Howie Choset of Carnegie Mellon University discusses how he and his team are working on a miniaturised snake robot to cure, not kill.