When physicians are able to discover specific types of cells that contribute to malignant and drug-resistant cancers, patients have a better chance of receiving life-saving care. Researchers from Brown University have developed an image analysis technique that can identify two cell types known to cause tumor progression.

Parents who use mobile technology around their children might want to rethink where they focus their time. Researchers have found that the use of smartphones and tablets to check on work email and using Facebook while in the company of the little ones can cause internal tension and negative interactions.

Scientists from all over the world have compiled a list of recommendations for an international standard in offering scans to reach the patient.

Patients relying on symptom checker apps and websites aren’t getting as accurate of a diagnosis as they would by visiting a real physician, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Custom BioGenic Systems, producers of liquid nitrogen freezers, has developed a remote monitoring system of laboratory-grade freezers and other temperature-sensitive equipment.

With insurance open enrollment season coming, employers across the country will make decisions on whether to offer telemedicine services.

Almost half of patients with metastatic bladder cancer only surviving nine months after receiving the first line of treatment with cisplatin-based chemotherapy. Now, workingon different therapies to extend lives, researchers have found that immunotherapies may be provide viable options in both first and second line treatments after two phase II clinical trials.

Care is once again available on the site of a controversial safety-net hospital in Los Angeles County, though the new clinic is taking a different approach to treating some of the region’s poorest residents.