Tag: Health Care

March 22, 2019

Current approaches to identifying people who are at high risk for overdosing on opioids target many who are not truly ...

Genetesis CardioFlux platform receives FDA 510(k) clearance

March 22, 2019

Next-generation magnetocardiography and cloud computing enable rapid, noninvasive cardiac imaging in the emergency departmentCredit: Genetesis (Mason, OH March 22, 2019 ...

Gift card incentives connected to healthier outcomes in employee wellness programs

Those who chose gift cards in study had better results in the program Employee wellness programs are popular among businesses ...

Pathogenic, drug-resistant bacteria found in wastewater treatment plants

Credit: Theo Gouliouris March 21, 2019 - Infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria are a global public health threat causing serious ...

Insilico to present at the CHIC Conference

Insilico Medicine to present at the 10th Anniversary CHIC ConferenceCredit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, March 21, 2019 - Insilico Medicine, a ...

Collaboration aims to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in clinical trials

Credit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - Spencer Hoover, vice president and executive director of the Henry Ford Cancer Institute, ...

Sherlock Biosciences licenses Wyss technology to create affordable molecular diagnostics

Synthetic biology-based diagnostic platform enables low-cost, highly sensitive detection of nucleic acids in a wide range of settings Harvard University ...

Data sharing by popular health apps is ‘routine’, research finds

Clinicians and consumers warned of privacy risksCredit: University of Sydney, University of Toronto Mobile health apps are a booming market ...

Affordable Care Act delivers significant benefits for women

A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine demonstrates the ACA's positive impact on healthcare affordability and access, ...

As if by magic: TGen develops program that lights up cancer-causing mutations

LumosVar -- a name inspired by Harry Potter -- could help physicians provide genomic-based treatments for their patients PHOENIX, Ariz. ...

Toilet seat that detects congestive heart failure getting ready to begin commercialization

Researchers developed the seats to measure biometrics during 'natural' processesCredit: A. Sue Weisler/RIT With 1 million new cases of congestive ...

Brain health: Seniors chat online to stay sharp

OHSU research tests video chat to prevent cognitive declineCredit: OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff Right now, Gene Gilmer is as sharp as ever ...

WVU researcher finds some Medicaid populations more likely to die by suicide

Credit: WVU MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--A West Virginia University researcher has discovered the suicide rate of some Medicaid-insured youth--including girls and young ...

Antibodies from earlier exposures affect response to new flu strains