The emergence of biohacking in itself shows that there are unmet needs within the current system, said Ishaan Kumar, medical student at University of Chicago, who has written about the movement.

Experts have warned against simply throwing money and new equipment at disadvantaged communities to tackle the problem of ...

According to the NAE, reverse-engineering the brain could help dementia patients remember. It may help people with visual impairments see or those who are wheelchair-bound walk.

Despite good intentions, life-saving medical donations often end up discarded or broken. New training programs aim to change all that Medical equipment donations enable hospitals in developing ...

We were reverse engineering parts with features that were too small to be seen by the human eye, so we had some fancy equipment like high-magnification optical comparators.

Owner of medical equipment businesses charged in $30 million health care fraud scheme Raju Sharma, 61, allegedly billed Medicare for equipment patients did not need.

Led by Professor Jennifer Dunn, Northwestern Engineering students investigated the sustainability of common single-use devices.

Frustrated with high drug costs, biohackers are reverse engineering medical treatments Why pay $84,000 for a hepatitis C drug when you can make it at home? But such DIY chemistry raises safety ...