Doctor's Voice
Feb 08, 2012
At the end of last year, an expert panel convened by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) recommended that all children be screened for high cholesterol—a decision that has divided ...
Feb 02, 2012
by Katie Matlack The iPhone and iPad are changing the world of medical devices as we know it. Thanks to their familiar interface, Web connectivity, and powerful processing capabilities, with the r...
Jan 30, 2012
App developers and education and informatics researchers from the University of Edinburgh have collaborated on a new iPad game called FindMe — the first-ever attempt to fuse autism research with i...
Jan 26, 2012
Needle pricks may be a glucose test of the past as people with diabetes may soon be able to use their saliva to test their glucose, according to a new paper published in Nano Letters. This is a majo...
Jan 20, 2012
Proposed changes to the definition of autism, currently under review by an expert panel appointed by the American Psychiatric Association, are expected to significantly reduce the soaring rate of auti...
Jan 18, 2012
The overuse of some screening and diagnostic tests that fail to provide high-value, cost-conscious care plays an important role in the rising healthcare costs in the United States. Now more than ever,...
Jan 16, 2012
U.S. physicians are not nearly as sold on the benefits of healthcare IT as are their international counterparts, according to an Accenture survey of more than 3,700 doctors across eight countries. ...
Jan 13, 2012
While inexperience is an obvious disadvantage in surgery, being in the profession for decades is also one — apparently. A small study on the influence of performance of surgeons published in BMJ ...
Jan 06, 2012
Lifelens has created an innovative point-of-care smartphone application that diagnoses malaria from a snapshot of a drop of blood. While there are several apps that use cell phones to take pictures an...
Jan 05, 2012
A recent analysis published in BMJ finds that the widespread use of surrogate endpoints in diabetes care puts the patient’s concerns on the back burner. The authors argue that easier-to-measure surr...
Dec 20, 2011
Excerpted from "Outlook for the healthcare industry in 2012" by Steven Greer, MD, The Healthcare Channel. The year 2012 might see the much-hyped therapies of stem cells and gene therapy become...
Dec 09, 2011
While the retiring baby-boomer nurses have warned of a dangerous nursing shortage, the number of full-time registered nurses aged 23 to 26 increased by 62% between 2002 and 2009, according to this mo...
Dec 08, 2011
Researchers found four gene variants that may be involved in vital brain signaling pathways in a subset of kids with ADHD. This discovery may aid in the development of drugs that target those pathways...
Dec 06, 2011
A new report released by IDC Health Insights names four EHR vendors as likely market leaders in the future. The market is expected to move from less than 25% adoption in 2009 to more than 80% adoption...
Dec 02, 2011
A new study published in Surgical Endoscopy has found that surgeons can learn their skills quicker and handle stress better if they are taught eye movement control. Researchers identified the differen...
Nov 30, 2011
Vaccine development efforts currently focus on cancers with a higher incidence rather than those with a higher mortality rate, according to a recent University of Michigan study. As a result, cancer v...
Nov 21, 2011
Children with high IQ scores at age 5 may be significantly more likely to use illegal drugs in adolescence and adulthood, according to a recent study published online in Journal of Epidemiology & ...
Nov 18, 2011
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will now cover the cost of one office visit per year for Medicare patients in an effort to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD). CV...
Nov 16, 2011
Will full health plan coverage of prescription medications improve patient adherence to post-discharge treatment regimens, resulting in better outcomes and reduced costs? That has been the big theory ...
Nov 15, 2011
Thomson Reuters has released its 13th annual report identifying the nation’s best providers of cardiovascular service. Selected from more than 1,000 hospitals, those chosen have better risk-adjusted...