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Humana to establish new center for digital health and analytics

Humana Inc., one of the nation's leading health and well-being companies, announced today a series of moves designed to advance its capabilities in the areas of technology, digital health and analytics in support of its integrated care delivery model and its ongoing work to develop differentiated health care experiences.

28 Aug 2018

Study finds no evidence of doctors retiring after implementation of EHRs

Prominent journalists including the late Pulitzer Prize-winner Charles Krauthammer, have written that doctors are leaving the practice of medicine because adopting and using electronic health records is frustrating and debilitating.

28 Aug 2018

Researchers develop aerial drones to gather data about gases released into atmosphere

Rice University researchers, in a collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine and Houston nonprofit Technology For All, are developing a fleet of autonomous aerial drones that coordinate with each other to detect, track and model the environment and let neighborhoods know of airborne perils that can be especially hazardous following extreme weather events.

28 Aug 2018

Scientists develop urine diagnostic to detect parasitic worms that cause river blindness

Scientists at Scripps Research have developed a urine diagnostic to detect the parasitic worms that cause river blindness, also called onchocerciasis, a tropical disease that afflicts 18 to 120 million people worldwide.

28 Aug 2018

SBPH enhances patient safety with Xenex LightStrike room disinfection robot

St. Bernard Parish Hospital is enhancing patient safety and reducing the risk of healthcare-associated infections with a Xenex LightStrike room disinfection robot.

28 Aug 2018

New treatment can offer relief to people with chronic runny nose, postnasal drip and cough

A new treatment that delivers a freezing or near-freezing temperature to the back of the nose of patients can offer relief to people suffering from chronic stuffy or runny nose, postnasal drip and cough. These symptoms result from persistently inflamed nose and sinuses, a condition known as chronic rhinitis.

28 Aug 2018

New radiomic signature offers predictive score for efficacy of immunotherapy in patients

A study published in The Lancet Oncology establishes for the first time that artificial intelligence can process medical images to extract biological and clinical information.

27 Aug 2018

Insilico announces presentation of latest research at Global Precision Medicine & Biomarkers Leaders Summit

Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company specializing in the application of next-generation artificial intelligence for drug discovery, biomarker development and aging research, announces the presentation of its CTO, Alex Zhebrak at the 5th Global Precision Medicine & Biomarkers Leaders Summit, September 13-14, 2018, Munich, Germany.

27 Aug 2018

GN Hearing launches Interton Ready hearing aid to help people with hearing loss to stay connected

GN Hearing, one of the world's leading hearing aid manufacturers and the pioneer of 2.4 GHz wireless connectivity, today announced the launch of Interton Ready, a next-generation hearing aid, aiming to help more people with hearing loss to stay connected with the world around them.

27 Aug 2018

Innovative assistive surgical devices dominate in DEBUT challenge

Projects focused on providing simple, low-cost modifications to surgical techniques that could reduce pain or damage from these procedures dominated this year's Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams challenge.

27 Aug 2018

Researchers investigate ability of Masimo Ori to show oxygenation trends during moderate hyperoxia

Masimo announced today the findings of a study recently published in Anesthesia & Analgesia in which researchers at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, and Ghent University, Belgium, investigated the ability of Masimo ORi to show trends in oxygenation in the moderate hyperoxic region.

27 Aug 2018

Use of medication reminder apps increases people's adherence to cardiovascular medication

We use them for everything from banking to workouts, and now research from the University of Sydney shows mobile apps could potentially save lives by helping people with coronary heart disease keep on top of their medication.

27 Aug 2018

Do e-cigarettes aid in smoking cessation or cause threat to public health?

Are e-cigarettes an important smoking cessation tool or an emerging public health concern?

27 Aug 2018

New issue offers insights to build cybersecurity strategy to protect healthcare data

Like other data-driven organizations, healthcare networks are vulnerable to potentially crippling cyberattacks - but may lag behind other sectors in preparing for and avoiding data breaches, according to a series of articles and commentaries in the Fall issue of Frontiers of Health Services Management, an official publication of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

25 Aug 2018

New bioprinting method creates tubular structures that mimic vessels, ducts in the body

A team of Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers have developed a way to bioprint tubular structures that better mimic native vessels and ducts in the body.

25 Aug 2018

Researchers develop noise canceling technology that does not block ear canals

Disruptive noise is almost everywhere, from people talking in the office corridor to road construction down the street to the neighbor's lawn mower. Research being conducted at the University of Illinois' Coordinated Science Laboratory is looking to improve this noisy frustration.

25 Aug 2018

Device / Technology News

Humana to establish new center for digital health and analytics

Study finds no evidence of doctors retiring after implementation of EHRs

Researchers develop aerial drones to gather data about gases released into atmosphere

Scientists develop urine diagnostic to detect parasitic worms that cause river blindness

SBPH enhances patient safety with Xenex LightStrike room disinfection robot

New treatment can offer relief to people with chronic runny nose, postnasal drip and cough

New radiomic signature offers predictive score for efficacy of immunotherapy in patients

Insilico announces presentation of latest research at Global Precision Medicine & Biomarkers Leaders Summit

GN Hearing launches Interton Ready hearing aid to help people with hearing loss to stay connected

Innovative assistive surgical devices dominate in DEBUT challenge

Researchers investigate ability of Masimo Ori to show oxygenation trends during moderate hyperoxia

Use of medication reminder apps increases people's adherence to cardiovascular medication

Do e-cigarettes aid in smoking cessation or cause threat to public health?

New issue offers insights to build cybersecurity strategy to protect healthcare data

New bioprinting method creates tubular structures that mimic vessels, ducts in the body

Researchers develop noise canceling technology that does not block ear canals

Surgeons test new device that keeps the liver warm and circulates blood during transport

ITL Group announces completion of SMT manufacturing upgrade

Endocrinology and the Military: How Being on the Frontline Affects Women

Advanced microscopes determine structure of molecular complex implicated in several cancers

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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