Welcome to Med+ (Med Plus) -- a blog for medical innovations and new medical technology and gadgetry. Join me in my quest to find the most wondrous medical advancements as humans continue to fight against diseases and illnesses.

More than 2,000 years ago, Hippocrates died wondering what the cause of finger clubbing was; now, the scientists of Leeds University were able to solve the mystery.

A man is reportedly cured of fatal skin cancer using cloned cells from his own immune system.

A new noninvasive device could be used to treat morbid obesity and gastroesophageal-reflux disease (GERD) without the need for surgery.

A man who chopped off his finger accidentally reportedly re-grew it using a "magical" substance from a pig's bladder.

An appendectomy patient gets his appendix removed through his mouth; started eating pizza and doing sit-ups a mere three days later.

At the Carnegie Mellon University, a snakelike robot called “CardioArm” was devised to aid in heart surgeries.
P.L.E.A.S.E. can deliver medication through your skin without the pain that comes with injections.
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