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

Income and education linked to lower post-stroke mortality

New research, presented today at the 10th European Stroke Organisation Conference 2024, has revealed that high-income individuals have a 32% lower risk of post-stroke mortality.

15 May 2024

Why one New York health system stopped suing its patients

Jolynn Mungenast spends her days looking for ways to help people pay their hospital bills.

15 May 2024

How AI is set to transform patient outcomes and surgical practices

Using artificial intelligence (AI) in surgery.

15 May 2024

Streamlining immune sensing and signaling dynamics research with INTEGRA Biosciences liquid handling tools

Immunologists in the Immune Sensing and Signaling Dynamics Group | ImmunoHUB at Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S) in Porto, Portugal, are using INTEGRA Biosciences laboratory tools to help further our understanding of the human immune system.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 15 May 2024

Paddling through mental health: Long-term benefits of SUP revealed in "Freedom on Water" study

A study in the journal Healthcare highlights the significant long-term benefits of stand-up paddling (SUP) on mental health and well-being for individuals with mental disorders, as seen in the "Freedom on Water" project.

14 May 2024

Innovative 'mini-brains' could revolutionize Alzheimer's diagnosis and treatment

Using an innovative new method, a University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher is building tiny pseudo-organs from stem cells to help diagnose and treat Alzheimer's.

14 May 2024

Pharmacological treatment reduces specific crimes in adolescents with ADHD

A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, found that pharmacological treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) reduced violence- and public-order related crimes.

14 May 2024

Racial and ethnic disparities in Alzheimer's diagnosis and CNS drug prescription

Compared to Black and Asian people, white and Hispanic people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias were most likely to be diagnosed with symptoms like depression and agitation, according to a new study from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics.

14 May 2024

Experts advocate for terminology change in brain injury research

A new editorial published this May in the British Journal of Sports Medicine by experts from Spaulding Rehabilitation, Boston University, Mayo Clinic, and the Concussion Legacy Foundation, argues that the term "subconcussion" is a dangerous misnomer that should be retired.

14 May 2024

Unraveling the genetic connection between IBD and Parkinson's disease

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have made a significant discovery, identifying genetic connections between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and Parkinson's disease (PD).

14 May 2024

Nursing homes wield pandemic immunity laws to duck wrongful death suits

In early 2020, with reports of covid-19 outbreaks making dire headlines, Trever Schapers worried about her father's safety in a nursing home in Queens.

14 May 2024

Soft ERG multi-electrode system developed for enhanced eye disease monitoring

Eye diseases are becoming more prevalent worldwide, partly because of the aging population, but also because of our greatly increased screen time compared to previous generations.

13 May 2024

Research collaboration could help promote health and reduce injuries in NBA G League players

National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), and the Next Gen Basketball Players Union (NBGPU) in collaboration with GE HealthCare and MedStar Health today announced the completion of the data collection phase of a longitudinal pilot study of NBA G League players.

13 May 2024

Aficamten shows promise in enhancing exercise capacity in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Even though mortality and hospitalization rates have improved, the quality of life for those living with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) can be compromised with limiting symptoms such as exertional dyspnoea and decreased exercise capacity.

13 May 2024

Wearable biosensors with skin interfaces for newborn and neonatal health monitoring

Recent improvements in newborn wearable systems, concentrating on skin-interfaced wearables for physiological monitoring across many branches.

13 May 2024

ArgusEye closes €2.8 million funding to accelerate bioprocessing

ArgusEye, a provider of innovative sensor solutions for real-time monitoring of biological systems, today announced the close of its funding, raising €2.8 million EUR (~£2.4 million GBP) bringing the total raised by the Company to €3.45 million EUR (~£3 million GPB).

From ArgusEye AB 13 May 2024

ERS Genomics appoints John E Milad as Chief Executive Officer

ERS Genomics Limited (‘ERS’), the CRISPR licensing company, today announced the appointment of John E Milad as CEO, with immediate effect. John brings over 25 years of experience as an executive leader, venture capitalist, and investment banker focused on the life sciences and medical technology sectors.

From ERS Genomics 13 May 2024

Study underscores the importance of providing nutritional and weight management support to smokers

New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May), suggests that smokers tend to eat less and have less healthy eating habits than non-smokers, which could help explain why smokers often gain weight when they quit.

13 May 2024

Long-term Finnish study explores the association between premature menopause and mortality

Women who enter menopause before the age of 40 are more likely to die young, but may lower their risk with hormone therapy, according to research presented at the 26th European Congress of Endocrinology in Stockholm.

13 May 2024

New partnership addresses key challenges for regulating digital mental health technologies

An MHRA and NICE partnership, funded by Wellcome, is addressing key challenges for regulating and evaluating digital mental health technologies (DMHTs) with input from patients, the public and mental health professionals.

11 May 2024