Category Archives: Health Care: Technology
Late stage colon cancer has a new app
Newswise — NORTHFIELD, ILL.— No one wants to hear the words, “you have colon cancer.” For patients diagnosed with an advanced form of the disease, these words can be particularly devastating. The five-year survival rate can be a little as … Continue reading
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Lego toys used to build synthetic bone
Engineering isn’t all glamour. In the course of devising and producing the stuff that improves all our lives, the lab often becomes home to laborious procedures that can start to sap the strength of even the hardiest engineers. Researchers at … Continue reading
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With bioorthogonal chemistry, drugs are created inside the body
Newswise — SAN DIEGO, March 26, 2012 — The traditional way of making medicines from ingredients mixed together in a factory may be joined by a new approach in which doctors administer the ingredients for a medicine separately to patients, … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care: Technology, Mobile Health, Mobile Health: Diagnostics
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Imminent heart attack threat linked to genetic molecules called microRNAs
Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute have, for the first time ever, made a connection between tiny genetic molecules called microRNAs and the imminent threat of a heart attack, according to a new study. The findings are an … Continue reading
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Healthcare’s future laid out in recent UK symposium
On 14 March, academics and members of the public gathered at Emmanuel College to hear a panel of distinguished speakers discuss their personal visions of future healthcare in an event sponsored by the Science AAAS as part of the Cambridge … Continue reading
Empowering patients: a new white paper for healthcare executives
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To give structure to the patient empowerment discussion and help organizations rationally evaluate investments, Emmi Solutions has released a new white paper titled The Patient Empowerment Framework. Created from the healthcare organization’s perspective, this framework is designed to guide … Continue reading
Modern medicine’s dehumanization
“Anyone who has been admitted into a hospital or undergone a procedure, even if cared for in the most appropriate way, can feel as though they were treated like an animal or object,” says Harvard University psychologist and physician Omar … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Health Care: Costs, Health Care: Disparities, Health Care: Ethics, Health Care: Health Insurance, Health Care: Hospitals, Health Care: Literacy, Health Care: Medical Errors, Health Care: Reform, Health Care: Retail Clinics, Health Care: Social Media, Health Care: Technology
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Artificial pancreas approved for US outpatient testing
Newswise — A University of Virginia-developed artificial pancreas that could potentially automate care for millions of Type 1 diabetes patients has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a key testing phase. Device Based on a Cell Phone … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Diabetes: Type 1, Health Care: Technology
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Diseases’ Big Bang: we are truly closing in
These days, most of us don’t head to the doctor until we are already ill. What if you could see disease approaching just as it starts to head your way? A study in a special March 16th issue of Cell … Continue reading
Posted in Genetics, Health Care: Technology, Personalized Medicine
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Interconnected Health 2012, Chicago, April 2-4
NEEDHAM, Mass. & ANN ARBOR, Mich. & CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–“Interconnected Health 2012: Enabling Health through High-Impact IT;” presented by OMG®,Health Level Seven® International (HL7), and HIMSS, features a full program of top-notch presenters and topics of interest to the healthcare IT community. … Continue reading
Medical symptoms, online info, and healthcare choices: a new study
Maybe you’ve had a reoccurring sore throat or frequent headaches. Perhaps the pain in your leg won’t go away. In the past, you might have gone to a doctor’s office to diagnose symptoms. Today, people are more likely to go … Continue reading
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Alzheimer’s biomarker predicts rate of cognitive decline: WUSTL study in Neurology
Neurology. 2012 Mar 6;78(10):709-19. Epub 2012 Feb 22. CSF VILIP-1 predicts rates of cognitive decline in early Alzheimer disease. Tarawneh R, Lee JM, Ladenson JH, Morris JC, Holtzman DM. Source Correspondence & reprint requests to Dr. Holtzman: holtzman@neuro.wustl.edu. Abstract OBJECTIVE: … Continue reading
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How big companies are out-innovating VC startups
BOSTON, MA–(Marketwire – Mar 7, 2012) – Milestone innovations — developments that make the complicated simple or the expensive affordable — have usually been launched by startups. But today, many incumbents, including large companies, have quietly deployed tools, language and … Continue reading
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Why the electronics and computer industries do better in some regions
Reading e-mails while on the move, downloading music, or watching videos is quite normal for smartphone users. European mobile communication markets, however, are far behind the top innovator: Japan. This is identified by a study of the Institute for Technology … Continue reading
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Transplanted cells can be tracked by magnetic resonance imaging: NIH
Researchers have developed a method to label transplanted cells so they can be tracked by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In the future, as cell therapies become a more integral part of regenerative medicine and tumor treatment, there could be increased … Continue reading
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