A Boston ad agency kicked off a national cancer-fundraising movement after one of its employees was diagnosed with stage-four squamous cell carcinoma. The experience highlighted the impact that its employees could have when they put their strengths as advertisers and storytellers to work (and went bald for a day). READ»
Your iPhone can make calls (sort of) and check your email, sure, but new apps are being developed that will allow you to monitor your own health with just your phone.READ»
As any cancer survivor will tell you, a positive diagnosis is not a death sentence. So why do so many hospitals already feel like a morgue? This was the question that Lucy and Tobie Snowdowne, the duo behind British studio Two Create, ...READ»
Companies that tout their support for breast cancer research are often the same companies whose products may be causing breast cancer. But you won't hear them mention that when they slap pink ribbons on everything.READ»
Whole-genome sequencing is helping doctors target care. And as the technology becomes more affordable, new studies are showing just what that looks like.READ»
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A new bedside system, driven by smartphone and containing impossible-sounding Star Trek-like tech, could allow doctors to quickly diagnose cancers, and would create less pain for patients.READ»
Some say that the best industrial design is invisible, and if you notice it, something's wrong. That's seems especially true with medical devices, which most people only encounter when... well, something's wrong. So when med-tech firm ...READ»
MIT's perfecting an embedded bio-sensor that would reveal to doctors if you've had a heart attack--even if you thought the culprit was too much Tabasco. READ»
New evidence shows the da Vinci Surgical System works as well as other techniques against some cancers. Is it enough to sway critics of the device and its marketing team?READ»
Everyone knows the yellow wristband from Lance Armstrong's cancer crusade. But his foundation's colossal win for cancer research should have greater impact, starting this year.READ»
This identify shift in recent years led to the ubiquitous yellow wrist bands, nearly tripled revenue, accelerated an evolution into a global cancer force, and moved the outfit beyond its famous founder. In the midst of an ongoing federal inquiry into Lance Armstrong, that strategy is now critical. READ»
As I chronicle in our November cover story, much of what Lance Armstrong's foundation does on a daily basis happens behind the scenes. But not this weekend. The Livestrong Challenge in Austin is a major rally.READ»
