Cardiovascular surgeons in the U.S. have a new carotid artery stent in their toolbox when treating patients with carotid artery disease – a device their counterparts in Europe have had at their disposal since 1999. (Medical Device Daily)

Wondering what color to paint the nursery? No more dangling a ring over the belly – or any of the other strange methods expectant mothers have tried to predict the gender of their baby. A pregnancy test now available in retail drugstores includes a gender test kit that can be used as early as seven weeks post-conception. (Diagnostics & Imaging Week)