Implanted medical record chips &#39;will save lives globally&#39;
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A revolutionary electronic device the size of a rice grain, which is implanted under a person&#39;s skin and holds the key to their medical records, will soon be saving lives around the world.
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The Food and Drug Administration approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient's medical details to doctors.
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The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient&#39;s medical details to doctors, speeding care.
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Facial and fingerprint data will be stored on an embedded chip.
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Some are expressing alarm about an implantable chip that the Food and Drug Administration approved Thursday. The VeriChip is meant to pass along patients&#39; medical history to doctors and emergency personnel.
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A lifesaving device developed right here in Tucson could be a step closer to Federal Approval. The CardioWest Total Artificial Heart was approved by a FDA panel several months ago but still has not received full approval.
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Regulators sign off on implantable tracking device to manage treatment of Alzheimer's, diabetes, heart disease, other conditions.
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Privacy advocates are concerned that an implantable microchip designed to help doctors tap into a patient's medical records could undermine confidentiality or could even be used to track the patient's movements.
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A person's life could one day be recorded by a network of intelligent sensors, according to a scientist.
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[Health India]: New York, Oct 17 : The US government could literally be getting under the skin of its citizens with the first futuristic microchip implant for humans getting a go ahead this week.
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Nov. 10 - Skilled surgeons use life saving medical devices. And manufacturers designed them for one patient or procedure only. But medical recycling companies resterilize them, putting more than 25 million used devices back into service.
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Devices made of heart tissue could screen drugs and power implantable robots.
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An implanted nanotube sensor has been developed that can track blood sugar, promising pain-free continues glucose monitoring for diabetics and future devices that can check other biological changes.
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Medicare said it will soon fund  implantable heart devices for thousands more patients, after  publication of a landmark study finding the devices can save  more lives, top agency officials said in a medical journal on  Wednesday.
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From production plant to pharmacy, some of the most sought-after drugs will now be tracked by the technology in tiny microchips. It&#39;s already getting the green light from law enforcement.
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The American Medical Association said that RFID chips implanted in humans can improve medical care, but also contended that there are no assurances that such devices are safe and secure.
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Doctors try to balance a patient's trust with new technology.