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.

Primrose Healthcare launches app to help hepatitis C patients with alcohol addiction

Primrose Healthcare has launched an alcohol app designed to help hepatitis C patients overcome alcohol addiction by providing personalized education and resources through goal setting, alerts, coaching and ongoing feedback.

Study: Visual impairment, blindness expected to double in U.S. by 2050

A study published by JAMA Ophthalmology has found that the number of people with visual impairment or blindness in the United States is expected to double to more than 8 million by 2050, according to projections based on the most recent census data and from studies funded by the National Eye Institute.

Medicare beneficiary survey now available to researchers

CMS has released a public use file for the 2013 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS), allowing researchers easy access to select data to analyze health disparities and access to care.

Tech panel calls for standards in interoperability

The Center for Medical Interoperability (CMI) held a panel discussion with CMI Executive Director Ed Cantwell, Zane Burke, president of Cerner, and Mike Schatzlein, senior vice president at Ascension Health.

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New toolkit available to aid provider-patient communication when harm is done

Three weeks after healthcare researchers revealed that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S., the federal government’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a new online toolkit designed to help providers communicate with patients and loved ones when something goes wrong.

California opens access to healthcare for undocumented adults

Counties across northern California, Central Valley and Sierra Nevada are expanding healthcare for lower-income residents, no matter their immigration status.

NIH awards grant to develop 'TurboTax for eligibility for public health'

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, $1.6 million grant to a firm focusing on developing software to ease determining eligibility for public health programs.

Surgeons' perceptions of risk of operations vary widely: study

Given the same clinical scenarios, surgeons came up with wildly different opinions on the potential risks and benefits, which was a major factor in their decision whether or not to operate

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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.

Mark Isenberg, executive vice president of Zotec Partners, discusses key developments that will reshape the specialty this year.