Precision Medicine

Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.
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Longer lives for diabetics come with ‘high price tag’ for healthcare system

Older diabetic patients are living longer as they and their physicians get better at managing the condition, but with longer lifespans comes additional years of incurring higher healthcare expenditures than non-diabetics.

3.2 million more people were uninsured in 2017

The number of Americans without health insurance saw its biggest increase in nine years in 2017, rising 1.3 percentage points from the year prior, representing an estimated 3.2 million more people being uninsured.

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5 recommendations for fatigue management in EMS personnel

Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have developed a set of guidelines to combat fatigue in emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in order to reduce medical errors and risk of injury.

$850K gene therapy for blindness is overpriced

According to an analysis from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Research, the price tag for a new medicine which treats a genetic form of childhood blindness should be at least 75 percent lower based on its cost effectiveness.

Type 2 diabetes skin patch controls blood sugar levels in mice

Researchers at the NIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) in Bethesda, Maryland, have developed a biochemical formula using mineralized compounds capable of regulating the blood sugar of type 2 diabetes for multiple days in mice. Findings are published in Nature Communications.

3D-printing technique produces soft structures for tissue regeneration

Researchers from the Imperial College London have developed a 3D-printing technique, paired with cryogenics, capable of recreating biological structures for tissue regeneration and producing replica organs. Findings are published in Scientific Reports.

Centene sued over allegedly ‘fictitious’ provider networks in ACA plans

The largest insurer on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges, St. Louis-based Centene, has been sued over allegedly deceiving customers over how many providers accept its plans, with many reporting they had trouble finding an in-network physician using Centene’s insurance.

School-based telemedicine program reduces asthma symptoms in children

A School-Based Telemedicine Enhanced Asthma Management (SB-TEAM) program was able to improve persistent asthma symptoms in children, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

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Cardiovascular devices are more likely to be in a Class I recall than any other device type. The FDA's approval process appears to be at least partially responsible, though the agency is working to make some serious changes. We spoke to a researcher who has been tracking these data for years to learn more. 

Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.

When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no warning, it created a considerable amount of chaos both behind the scenes and in pharmacies all over the country. 

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