Interoperability between healthcare systems continues to be a struggle with only 30 percent of hospitals being able to find, send, receive and integrate patient information from outside systems. Finding were published in Health Affairs.

Researchers from the University of Washington have developed a portable device capable of detecting anima using optical absorbance. The blood analyzer, described in AIP Advances, aims to provide health officials around the globe with a more comprehensive view of anemia.

Researchers from UW Medicine created miniature kidneys, grown from human stem cells, for the study of internal kidney diseases. These realistic micro-organoids, described in Nature Materials, aim to provide researchers with an inside look into treating polycystic kidney disease.

The average millennial—someone born between 1982 and 2000—is nearly twice as likely to become a registered nurse (RN) than a baby boomer, a “surprising surge of interest” potentially averting a large national shortage of nurses.

Text messaging expectant mothers with information regarding smoking cessation increases rates of adherence during pregnancy, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

In 2016, there were more than 200 freestanding emergency departments (EDs) in Texas, the center of a boom in these sites of care. With far fewer restrictions on where they can be built compared to hospital-based EDs, most of these facilities have been built in areas where residents have higher household incomes.

Researchers have developed smart protein molecules to reprogram white blood cells to fight cancer cells and other infectious diseases, stopping the spread of the disease. Findings were published in Nature Communications.

Qualcomm Incorporated, through its subsidiary Qualcomm Life, has developed a medical-grade biometric patch for real-time patient monitoring.