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.

Georgia health systems establish partnership to boost pediatric services

Two Georgia health systems have established a formal affiliation to combine resources to better serve their communities.

Philips introduces a tracking aid to improve senior safety

Royal Philips has developed a way to keep seniors safer in senior living environments with the CarePoint 5.0, a resident safety and wander management solution able to track and assist seniors with the touch of a button.

Phone friendly? Digital health advisors may put healthcare directly in you hands

Mobile application and telehealth ventures are becoming more and more commonplace in healthcare. Still, the industry as a whole has a long way to go to match the ease and simplicity of using your phone to check a bank account or get directions.

Gay, bisexual people have worse health outcomes related to stress than straight counterparts

According to researchers comparing data from the National Health Interview Survey, lesbian, gay and bisexual American adults are at higher risk for poor health outcomes than their heterosexual counterparts. Psychological stress levels were especially high among bisexual people. 

Read all about it: Is healthcare headed down the same road as newspapers?

Dave Chase, writer for Forbes, describes how the healthcare industry is following the footsteps of the cable and newspaper industries in regards to what he describes as “the great unbundling."

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Phones can now diagnose parasites with the help of a microscope

Adding to the list of things your phone can do; diagnose intestinal parasites.

California company raises $51 million for light-operated hearing aid

Hearing aid company Earlens has received $51 million in financing for the commercial launch of its Earlens Light Driven Hearing Aid.

Nonmedical prescription opioid use and opioid use disorder doubled in last decade

As rates of nonmedical use of prescription opioids continues to soar in the United States, more than doubling among adults from 2001-2002 to 2012-2013.

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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. 

If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation. 

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