Kidney stones can cause sudden and intense pain, often sending people straight to the emergency room. Once symptoms begin, ...

Artificial intelligence is giving an assist to pregnant women and their care teams to help those moms deliver healthy babies. Ultrasounds are a routine part of prenatal care, but the Gates Foundation ...

Light has an increasing number of applications in biology and medicine—it can be used to stimulate cell growth, manipulate ...

What Is a Liver Ultrasound? A liver ultrasound is a type of abdominal ultrasound, an imaging test that uses high-frequency sound waves to create pictures of the organs and structures in your abdomen, ...

Researchers at Stanford have developed a noninvasive method to create light anywhere in the body. Their technique, which uses ultrasound waves to activate light-emitting nanoparticles, could be used ...

The expanded contract also calls for more work with clinicians and at medical evaluation sites to get clinical evidence and real-world feedback. The company is also developing point-of-care ultrasound ...

An ultrasound scan is one of the main tests doctors use to diagnose cholecystitis. On a scan, clinicians may be able to spot the presence of gallstones, which can cause this condition. Cholecystitis ...