This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Lisa Stiffler on May 10 ...

A team of engineers and pediatric orthopedic surgeons are using 3D printing to help train surgeons and shorten surgeries for the most common hip disorder found in children ages 9 to 16. In a recent ...

Surgeons at Boston Children's Hospital started using 3D-printed copies of patients' affected body parts to prepare for procedures last year. Now, that move has helped save the lives of four children ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – The use of 3D printing has long ...

How can 3D printing be used to train medical students and what are some of the benefits? Slide tracheoplasty is a relatively rare procedure where a narrow section of airway is divided and the healthy ...

Seattle Children’s Hospital is using 3D printing to create replicas of patients’ organs and tissue to give its surgical team an opportunity to practice together before an operation, according to an ...

Neil Mardis’ journey to becoming a pioneer in using 3-D printers to improve medicine began with a guess. The Children’s Mercy Hospital radiologist was sitting in a meeting with some orthopedic ...

SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) – When it comes to incorporating technology into health care, Rady Children’s Hospital is constantly evolving. Six months ago the hospital opened a 3D Innovation Lab where they can ...

Melitta McNarry received funding from Sport Wales in the form of Illuminate Funding. This past summer has seen a mini revolution: worried parents rejoiced as their children tore themselves away from ...

Buying a 3D printer is exciting, but you'll need projects and models to make it all work. These free sites offer a huge range ...

Three-dimensional reconstruction and modeling technology is not new in hospitals. In fact, many organizations have dedicated radiology technologists that perform 3D reconstructions from ...