Technology A medical app uses your smartphone’s camera to carry out lab tests at homeMIT Technology Review - Matthew Kalman Millions of laboratory urine tests are carried out each year for pregnant women, patients at risk of kidney failure, and people who think they may …
Health Getting to Know Our PatientsThe New York Times - By MIKKAEL A. SEKERES, M.D.His email started out in a straightforward way, as most of the communications I receive from trainees do. He identified himself as being in his final year of medical school and asked about spending time
Flu Do Hospitals Have Flu's Spread Under Control?medicinenet.com FRIDAY, April 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Many hospital workers and patients spread the flu before they show any symptoms, a new study says. The …
ADHD The first FDA-approved device to treat ADHD, explainedCNET - Amanda Capritto Children with ADHD will now have a new, non-drug treatment option to manage the condition.
Blood Vessels Simulating your cancer treatment on a computeruio.no Each year, 10,000 Norwegians die of cancer. Researchers at the University of Oslo are now developing a computer program that can help oncologists …
Apple Watch Tiny attachment gives iPhone better ECG than Apple WatchCult of Mac - Ed HardyAliveCor‘s KardiaMobile has been cleared by the FDA to detect the three most common heart arrhythmias. It’s the only personal ECG cleared to do so. That puts this pocket-size phone accessory well ahead
FDA FDA clears first personal ECG device to detect three heart arrhythmiasEngadget - Jon FingasAliveCor's KardiaMobile can spot more than just AFib. To date, personal ECG devices have only really detected one kind of heart arrhythmia: atrial fibrillation. While that's helpful, it doesn't cover conditions
Science Connecticut Fertility Clinic Gave Wrong Embryos to Couple Who Had Baby of Different Race: LawsuitThe Daily Beast - Tracy Connor A couple is suing a defunct Connecticut fertility clinic, claiming the staff gave them the wrong embryos and they ended up with a baby of a different …
Marijuana Debunked: Marijuana Munchies Don’t Make You Fatterhaaretz.com Marijuana may cause the munchies, or it may not. The only fact here is that pot smokers weigh less than their non-indulging peers, a groundbreaking …
What to Ask Yourself When You Feel Lost, Unsure, or Confusedtinybuddha.com “The quality of your life is a direct reflection of the quality of the questions you are asking yourself.” ~Tony Robbins I am naturally inclined to …
Esophageal Cancer What You Need to Know About Esophageal Cancer And Why It's On The Rise In The U.S.tpr.org - Sam Baker Cancer of the esophagus — the tube that goes from your throat to your stomach — is on the rise in the U.S., and it's often diagnosed in later …
Marijuana People who use marijuana tend to weigh a bit lessfuturity.org - Sarina Gleason-Michigan State People who use marijuana weigh less compared to those who don’t, according to a new study. The finding runs contrary to the belief that marijuana …
Pregnancy Surprise medical bills: Two babies, two very different price tagsNBC News - Lindsey BomninTwo new moms had the same insurance from the same employer and gave birth at the same hospital. But a hidden cost made a $1,600 difference. MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — Their stories are identical in almost
Wellness The No. 1 Way To Lessen Anxiety, According To A Psychotherapistmindbodygreen.com - By Olessa Pindak Love this? Want more? Stay up to date with the podcast by signing up for our newsletter. —The Editors Anxiety disorders are the most common mental …
Microsoft HealthVault's Demise — No Surprisechilmarkresearch.com When I started Chilmark Research a dozen years ago, the big transformation that was going to rock the healthcare boat was Personal Health Records …
Medicare Medicare for All Should Hurt (Some) Hospitals and DoctorsNew York Magazine - Eric Levitz Medicare for All, salary reductions for some. The American health-care system is dystopian. A conservative’s nightmare vision of a socialist …
Health Hospitals Chafe Under A Medicare Rule That Reduces Payments To Far-Flung ClinicsNPR - Carmen Heredia RodriguezEric Lewis' plans of expanding his community hospital's reach have been derailed. As CEO of Olympic Medical Center, he oversees efforts to provide care to roughly 75,000 people in Clallam County, in the
News Seniors' suicides in long-term care often go overlooked, analysis findsCNN - By Melissa Bailey and JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health NewsWhen Larry Anders moved into the Bay at Burlington nursing home in late 2017, he wasn't supposed to be there long. At 77, the stoic Wisconsin machinist had just endured the death of his wife of 51 years
Intersex Can You Get Pregnant if Your Partner Has a Micropenis? Here’s What an Expert SaysHealth.com - Maggie O'Neill Does size matter if you're trying to conceive? The age-old debate about whether or not size matters has failed to hone in on one specific question: …
Skin Scared of Needles? Here Are 6 Alternatives to Injection-Based ProceduresHealthline - Nichole Odijk DeMario In the pursuit of amazing skin, there are certain things that are deal breakers. For some, that’s anything to do with needles. So, what’s a …
ADHD FDA Approves First Medical Device for ADHDHealthline - Julia Ries For over 20 years physicians have seen a steady rise of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD or ADHD) cases year after year. Meanwhile, the …
Technology Google Searches For Ways To Put Artificial Intelligence To Use In Health CareNPR - Richard HarrisOne of the biggest corporations on the planet is taking a serious interest in the intersection of artificial intelligence and health. Google and its sister companies, parts of the holding company Alphabet,
DNA Testing Is this the most detailed at-home DNA testing kit yet?CNNThe UK-based company Living DNA is a relative newcomer in the DNA-testing market, but it's already making a name for itself. It boasts that its DNA testing kits ($59, originally $99; livingdna.com) provide
Cannabis Crazy Talk: Can You Really Be ‘Addicted’ To Weed?Healthline - Sam Dylan Finch Hi Sam, I recently got into a debate with someone online about whether or not you can be addicted to cannabis. It’s such a polarizing topic that it’s …
Blood Pressure Here’s Why Kids Need Regular Blood Pressure Screenings TooHealthline - Kristen Fischer Heart disease remains the leading cause of death among adults in the United States, but now experts are looking at kids’ health to determine who is …
Business (India) From Bareilly to Baghdad, Tattvan is using telemedicine to connect doctors and patientsyourstory.com - In 2008, Ayush Mishra realised getting good health treatment at his home town Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, was next to impossible. He had met with a …
Singapore What Can the U.S. Health System Learn From Singapore?The New York Times - By AARON E. CARROLLSINGAPORE — Singapore’s health care system is sometimes held up as an example of excellence, and as a possible model for what could come next in the United States. When we published the results of an tournament
Medicare These Are the Health Companies at Risk in the ‘Medicare for All’ Debateyahoo.com - Cristin Flanagan (Bloomberg) -- As presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) grabs headlines with his plan for “Medicare for All” and targets doing away with …
Telehealth Telehealth is past the 'tipping point' – how's it doing with interoperability?healthcareitnews.com As the American Telemedicine Association annual conference kicks off in New Orleans this week, the organization has published a white paper focused …
Science Value-based care is becoming more prevalent across US health systems — but it comes with some headachesBusiness Insider - Zoë LaRockEfforts to implement value-based care (VBC) programs have snowballed: Forty-eight states and territories in the US currently implement VBC programs, compared to just three in 2011, per new research conducted
