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.

One hospital and its role in the surrounding community

The impact a hospital has on the surrounding neighborhood is a relationship that depends on stability. Even the greatest hospitals can have a less than positive effect on their partnering neighbors.

Personalized digital voices for assistive devices gives a unique voice to the voiceless

People who cannot speak and must rely on vocal devices are often stuck with an autonomous one. But now, VocaliD offering personalized voices to those who don’t have one.

Memorial Healthcare joins Caris Life Sciences, dabbles with tumor technology

Caris Life Sciences, a biotechnology company, has added Memorial Healthcare System to its precision medicine network.

New tool capable of changing the level of protein within cells makes its debut

Researchers from New York's Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a tool that can change the level of two types of proteins within a cell. This tool gives researchers a faster and easier way to study cells, particularly stem cells.

NIH could fund animal-human stem cell research

Injecting human stem cells into animal embryos will no longer make researchers ineligible for National Institutes of Health Funding, the agency announced August 4. 

Healing the healthcare industry with data, digital technology

Digital technology has transformed every industry—and one of the most affected by this new digital age is healthcare. 

Drug delivery nanocarriers reduce side effects caused by chemotherapy

Chemotherapy's side effects can take a massive toll on the body. In an effort to reduce the killing of healthy cells, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have developed a computer model that helps design nanocarriers to guide drugs to specific areas within the body.

FDA posts Class 1 recall for Dräger’s pediatric breathing circuit with leaking problems

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class 1 recall alert, its most serious recall classification, for Dräger’s VentStar Oxylog 3000 Disposable Pediatric Patient Circuit due to a leaking issue which could kill patients.

Around the web

CMS finalized a significant policy change when it increased the Medicare payments hospitals receive for performing CCTA exams. What, exactly, does the update mean for cardiologists, billing specialists and other hospital employees?

Stryker, a global medtech company based out of Michigan, has kicked off 2025 with a bit of excitement. The company says Inari’s peripheral vascular portfolio is highly complementary to its own neurovascular portfolio.

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.