With Imbruvica (Ibrutinib) Approval CLL Options Accelerating
This week the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as expected, approved ibrutinib, now known as Imbruvica, for CLL patients who have tried at least one prior therapy. This week…
APTA Session Recap: What We Say Feeds White and Grey
“Brain‐Enhancing Strategies for Effective Therapeutic Communication”Speaker: Karen Mueller, PT,DPT PhD “Brain‐Enhancing Strategies for Effective Therapeutic Communication”Speaker: Karen Mueller, PT,DPT PhDTherapeutic outcomes are as affected by the therapist’s ability to effect behavior change…
Potential Malaria Detection, Drug Sensitivity Handheld Testing Device on Indiegogo
First published on MedCityNews.com. A “handheld laboratory” designed to diagnose malaria in under 15 minutes could be in the hands of healthcare workers overseas within two years if QuantuMDx can meet…
NFL Players Hosted Concussion Summit Week Before Super Bowl
Real innovation is often driven by those who think outside the box; those who take the obvious and make it an actionable reality. The week leading up to Super Bowl…
Direct Primary Care Goes to Washington
A senator and a state representative from Idaho recently proposed legislation in Washington to allow direct primary healthcare to serve as an acceptable alternative to Obamacare’s government insurance. As this…
From “Repeal and Replace” to “Retain and Improve”
From repeal and replace to retain and improve From repeal and replace to retain and improve“Repeal and replace” has been the mantra of Affordable Care Act/ObamaCare opponents almost since ObamaCare.…
8 Ideas for Topics You Can Write About in Your Medical Blog
Start your company’s medical blog todayWe repeatedly suggest to medical companies we work with to start a medical blog even if they are years away from market. There are quite a…
5 Hospital Marketing Strategies to Improve Patient Acquisition
Not so very long ago hospital marketing focused on brand management and patient education. So much has changed so quickly, in such a very short period of time, that hospital…
Repairing Vision with the Help of Technology
Today, 64 percent of Americans rely on glasses to improve vision in some way, according to Statistic Brain. About 100 million people in the U.S. suffer age-related vision loss. Fortunately,…
Beyond the Buzz: Scheduling Healthcare Tweets
One of the most frequent questions I get asked by healthcare professionals who see the value in social media, but who haven't yet taken the plunge, is: "How do I…
