Minute Clinics Threaten Doctors: Who Wins?
All of us have been to fast food establishments. We go there because we are in a hurry and it’s cheap. We love the convenience. We expect that the quality…
Stem Cell Treatments for Major Heart Attack Victims
To treat heart failure, Mesoblast’s Revascor treatment uses stem-cell technology to rebuild blood vessels and heart muscles. Mesoblast is located in Australia and the stem cell treatment does not use…
Rick Perry Needs To Make Up His Mind
By all accounts, Texas Governor Rick Perry is the leading candidate in the GOP field. There's still plenty of time for that to change, and I hope it does. Here's…
How Can Computer Viruses Affect Your Medical Practice?
As healthcare becomes increasingly dependent on information technology, system breakdowns due to viruses, worms and other malware can potentially stall the entire working of your practice. This article aims to…
Man in the UK Who Severed His Thumb Gets His Own Big Toe As A Replacement
We are hearing more and more about these types of surgery and in this case it makes sense as you need your thumb and that’s not to say you don’t…
Cloud Computing in Healthcare
This article aims to discuss aspects of cloud computing that are relevant to the healthcare industry and can be applied by doctors to improve their practice.What Should Doctors Know About…
Technologies at Medical Technology Startups This Month
Here's a preliminary list of the technologies at companies we have identified this month to date (16 Sept. 2011) and included in the Medtech Startups Database: Here's a preliminary list…
Are Seniors Getting Too Many Tests?
Every year like clockwork, Anna Peterson has a mammogram. Peterson, who will turn 80 next year, undergoes screening colonoscopies at three- or five-year intervals as recommended by her doctor, although…
Tissue Ablation is Predominantly Cancer Therapy
Tissue ablation is defined as the “removal of a body part or the destruction of its function, as by surgery, disease, or a noxious substance.” Put more simply, ablation is…
Peer for Performance – Financial Incentives in Global Health
Global health-ers are increasingly focused on the potential of financial incentives to improve coverage and quality of health services in low- and middle-income countries. Global health-ers are increasingly focused on…
