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Smart bandage attached to sensors on a person's forearm

December 8, 2023

  • Three staff sit at a conference table

    Gratitude Tour Rolls on with DEM Stop

    By Eric Bock

    NIH leadership thanked the Office of Research Services’ Division of Emergency Management staff for their “grit and determination” while keeping NIH prepared and ready to respond to pandemics, natural disasters and other dangers. The division coordinates resources essential for preparedness.
  • Henderson wears glasses and a black suit, with a blue shirt and gold, black, and red patterned tie. The photo background is gray.

    What We Learned from Covid Response

    By Amber Snyder

    Former Clinical Center hospital epidemiologist and 41-year NIH veteran Dr. David Henderson recently took the (hybrid) stage to deliver his assessment of the U.S. response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Dr. Lincoln speaks at a podium

    NIMH Celebrates 75 Years of Transforming Treatment, Prevention

    By Eric Bock

    The most significant advances in managing and treating mental health conditions did not happen by accident, but rather through several decades of National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-supported research, said NIMH Director Dr. Joshua Gordon at the NIMH 75th Anniversary Kick-Off symposium.
  • President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill pose with women's health advocates behind desk in Oval Office.

    NIH, ORWH Named to New White House Initiative for Women’s Health

    At a White House event on Nov. 13, President Joe Biden established, within the Office of the First Lady, the first-ever White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research. “We all have a part to play in galvanizing women’s health research," said Biden in a presidential memorandum.
Smart bandage attached to sensors on a person's forearm

On the Cover

Prototype of a smart bandage equipped with temperature and pH sensors (lower right) printed directly onto the surface of a thin, flexible medical tape. Also shown is the “brain” of the operation: a microprocessor (upper left). When the sensors prompt the microprocessor, it heats up a hydrogel heating element in the bandage, releasing drugs and/or other healing substances on demand. It can also wirelessly transmit messages directly to a smartphone to keep patients and doctors updated.

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