FDA Approves First Robot For Hospital Use
Robo-DoctorBusiness WireRobots are taking over the world. Robo-nurses have been around for a while, but in the quest to make healthcare more efficient, another medical robot could soon be coming to a...
View ArticleHow Much Will Your Next Hospital Visit Cost? [Infographic]
Chest Pain PricingBeehive MediaIt's no secret healthcare procedures often cost way more in the U.S. than they do in other countries. Healthcare costs also vary incredibly across different regions...
View ArticleSXSW 2015: Finally, An Ebola Suit That Isn't Miserable To Wear
How to remove the new healthcare worker suitCourtesy USAIDAt South by Southwest on Friday, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) gave the first public demo of a new medical...
View ArticleClostridium difficile Infections Are More Common In States With Fewer...
Clostridium difficile colonies after 48 hours' growthCredit: CDC via Wikimedia CommonsEvery day, one in 25 hospital patients gets an infection just because they are in a hospital. One particularly...
View ArticleBiosensing Films And Smartphones Let Doctors Diagnose Disease From Anywhere
Biosensing film made of cellulose paper and flexible polymer.Credit: Shafiee et al, 2015Going to the doctor to see if you have strep throat might be a hassle, but it’s next to impossible for people who...
View ArticleCreepy Robot That Imitates Facial Expressions May Soon Greet You At Hotels
ReutersHumanoid robots like Star Trek's data have long been the stuff of science-fiction, but if Hanson Robotics's latest foray into a person-like artificial being is any indication, that day may...
View ArticleVaccine Patches For Measles Could Be Here By 2017
Vaccine patchCredit: Gary Meek, Georgia Tech via CDCEvery year, vaccines for diseases like polio and yellow fever save thousands of lives. But in remote parts of the world where medical attention is...
View ArticleApp Shows You Which Surgeons Are The Most Dangerous
Surgical complications depend more on the surgeon than the hospital where the procedure was performed.CMSRC via Wikimedia CommonsIn 2012, 71-year-old LaVerne Stiles had spinal fusion surgery to repair...
View ArticleNow You Can Pick Your Hospital Like Your Restaurants--On Yelp
The new Yelp page with the extra info in the box to the right.YelpIf you love reviewing restaurants on Yelp, health care centers might be the next big thing. They’re about to get decked out with a lot...
View ArticlePredictive Model Identifies Patients Who Might Go Into Septic Shock
Finding a new use for the plethora of patient dataNorbert Kaiser via Wikimedia CommonsIf an infection goes too far, a patient can develop sepsis, an inflammatory response that spreads throughout the...
View ArticleWhy Do Hackers Want Your Health Data?
The downside of electronic medical records? They're easier to hack.USDA via Flickr, CC by 2.0Yesterday, major health insurance providers Lifetime Healthcare Companies and its subsidiary BlueCross...
View ArticleSwiss Insurance Company Will Charge Higher Premiums For Lazy People
Basis Band On WristDan BracagliaIn June, Swiss insurance provider, CSS Insurance announced that it would launch a pilot program to monitor its customers’ digital pedometers. Now that project is nearly...
View ArticleDrones Could Bring Better Medical Care To Rural Patients
The researchers flying the samples in the drone.Timothy Amukele et al, PLOS One, 2015No matter what country they’re in, people living in rural places often don’t have access to high-quality medical...
View ArticleGlaxoSmithKline Is The First Big Drug Company To Use Apple's ResearchKit
Health Studying how rheumatoid arthritis affects patients’ everyday lives When Apple first introduced its ResearchKit application a little over a year ago, the big question was whether or not the...
View ArticleA New Human-Based Ecological Test May Help Keep Patients Safe
From Our Blogs: Under The Microscope Researchers have learned how to use the human microflora to monitor healthcare cleanliness Infection prevention and control is necessary to keep patients safe. Now...
View ArticlePlease, please prescribe me gluten-free food
Science The U.K.’s prescription system might be confusing, but I want it anyway Doctor’s convenience be damned, I’d love to not pay twice as much for my pasta.
View ArticleNow You Can Pick Your Hospital Like Your Restaurants--On Yelp
Health With data on wait times, and more If you love reviewing restaurants on Yelp, health care centers might be the next big thing. They’re about to get decked out with a lot more information thanks...
View ArticlePredictive Model Identifies Patients Who Might Go Into Septic Shock
Health Earlier intervention could save thousands of lives per year If an infection goes too far, a patient can develop sepsis, an inflammatory response that spreads throughout the body and can...
View ArticleWhy Do Hackers Want Your Health Data?
Health Recent security breaches at health insurance companies affect millions of Americans: here’s why that’s bad news. Yesterday, major health insurance providers Lifetime Healthcare Companies and...
View ArticleSwiss Insurance Company Will Charge Higher Premiums For Lazy People
Health Tracking customers’ sedentary lifestyles with Fitbit means money In June, Swiss insurance provider, CSS Insurance announced that it would launch a pilot program to monitor its customers’...
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