Healthcare

Role of Real-Time Data in Healthcare

AI and machine learning have been in use for the past decade and, since then, have acted as our primary modus for attaining trending data in health care facilities.

Managing the Explosion of Healthcare Data to Harness its Power

Healthcare Systems Around the World

What is the Role of Regulatory Bodies in Healthcare?

How is the ‘Omics’ Revolution Changing Healthcare?

Importance of Safe Working Conditions for Healthcare Workers

ICD10-International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision

Preventing Medical Errors in Hospitals

Blockchain Applications in Healthcare

Common Misconceptions in Health

What are the Health Benefits of Weight Training?

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Healthcare During The Climate Crisis

How Are Smart Cameras Used in Healthcare?

What Are the Health Implications of Saunas?

Assessing Evacuation Shelters to Improve Health

Future of Smart Health Systems

Unlocking the Power of Data to Accelerate Future Health Systems

Using Real-World Data to Accelerate Healthcare

Virtualization within Healthcare; Why is it Important?

Health Technology Around the World

Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare Professionals

Intersectionality in Healthcare

How is Trust Established in Healthcare?

What Are The Health Effects of Over-Sanitization?

Is Data at the Center of Healthcare for the Future?

What is Public-Private Mix in Healthcare?

What are Social Determinants of Health?

The Importance of Clinical Informatics

How Could the Metaverse Transform Healthcare?

How are Drones Used in Healthcare?

Improving Healthcare Delivery via Social Innovation

Catalyzing Change: Exploring the Evolving Landscape of Healthcare Entrepreneurship

Healthcare Supply Chain Resilience: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic and Strategies for the Future

Compliance Challenges in Healthcare: Balancing Innovation and Regulation

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Antibiotic overuse linked to poor record-keeping in healthcare settings

A lack of detailed record-keeping in clinics and emergency departments may be getting in the way of reducing the inappropriate use of antibiotics, a pair of new studies by a pair of University of Michigan physicians and their colleagues suggests.

17 May 2024

Comprehensive cost and utilization of commercial CAR-T therapy in pediatric B-ALL patients

A new editorial paper was published in Oncoscience (Volume 11) on April 25, 2024, entitled, "The price of hope: CAR-T therapy in pediatric leukemia."

17 May 2024

MGH investigators use new drug to save the life of patient with immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

A team led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, used a new drug to save the life of a patient with immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP), a rare disorder characterized by uncontrolled clotting throughout the small blood vessels.

17 May 2024

Study reveals positive impact of repeat COVID-19 vaccinations

Health-care workers received the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020.

17 May 2024

Podcast: New online tool helps young people better manage Crohn's disease

Aston University's Dr Cassie Screti joined the latest Aston Originals Health Matters podcast recorded for World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day to discuss a new online tool to help young people better manage Crohn's disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

17 May 2024

New test enhances early detection of large vessel occlusion stroke

Stroke is the leading cause of disability worldwide and the second leading cause of death, but the right early intervention can prevent severe consequences.

17 May 2024

Innovative DL4MicEverywhere platform revolutionizes microscopy image analysis with AI

A team of researchers from the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) in Portugal, together with Åbo Akademi University in Finland, the AI4Life consortium, and other collaborators, have developed an innovative open-source platform called DL4MicEverywhere published today in the journal Nature Methods.

17 May 2024

The lure of specialty medicine pulls nurse practitioners from primary care

For many patients, seeing a nurse practitioner has become a routine part of primary care, in which these "NPs" often perform the same tasks that patients have relied on doctors for.

17 May 2024

Men face greater risk of cardiovascular and kidney issues due to diabetes, study shows

Researchers investigated gender disparities in microvascular and macrovascular complication rates among individuals with diabetes.

17 May 2024

Boosting mitochondrial health can reverse protein clumping in aging and Alzheimer's

It has long been known that a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, and most other neurodegenerative diseases, is the clumping together of insoluble protein aggregates in the brain.

16 May 2024

Validation study shows positive reception for SkinNTDs app in Ghana and Kenya

The Journal of Medical Internet Research, a leading publication in digital health research, has published the results from the first phase of the validation study on the SkinNTDs mobile app, which aims to help control neglected tropical diseases and some common skin diseases, which particularly affect countries with low per capita incomes.

16 May 2024

Expert Insight highlights health equity, disparity and inequality in organ transplantation

An Expert Insight, published in the journal Transplantation, highlights health equity, disparity and inequality in organ transplantation along the continuum of care and across organ types.

16 May 2024

Global initiative REACT targets early detection of atherosclerosis

One in three people around the world die from cardiovascular disease, which is mainly caused by atherosclerosis.

16 May 2024

Bariatric surgery linked to reduced breast cancer risk in obese women with hyperinsulinemia

Bariatric surgery is associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer in women with obesity. These are the findings of a study conducted at the University of Gothenburg.

16 May 2024

£85 million funding to support the international community in tackling antimicrobial resistance

Funding of £85 million will be announced at a global event to support the international community in tackling the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance.

16 May 2024

HPV vaccination reduces cervical cancer across all socioeconomic groups in England

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme in England has not only been associated with a substantial reduction in cervical disease, but has done so in all socioeconomic groups, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

16 May 2024

Climate change may negatively affect the health of people with brain conditions

Climate change, and its effects on weather patterns and adverse weather events, is likely to negatively affect the health of people with brain conditions, argue a UCL-led team of researchers.

16 May 2024

Sensing a Healthier Future with Sustainable Nanomaterials and Biosensors

In this interview conducted at Pittcon 2024 in San Diego, we spoke to this year's Keynote Speaker Professor Omowunmi (Wunmi) Sadik about how sustainable nanomaterials are transforming human health.

From Pittcon 16 May 2024

Clinical trial suggests hypertension self-management strategies may be effective to control blood pressure

The study findings suggest that self-management strategies for hypertension may effectively reduce blood pressure levels over 24 months without increasing healthcare resource utilization or adverse events as compared to usual care.

16 May 2024

Closed Loop Medicine and Pharmanovia commence OptiZest study for their first precision medicine combination therapeutic

Closed Loop Medicine Ltd, a leading TechBio company developing combination prescription drug plus software therapy products that deliver personalized dose optimization, and Pharmanovia, a global pharmaceutical company that commercializes novel medicines and revitalizes, extends and expands the lifecycle of established medicines, today announced the initiation of their OptiZest study, ID: NCT06372470, and first patient recruitment.

From Closed Loop Medicine 16 May 2024