Medical Machines of the Future: 4 Devices Coming to a Hospital Near You
From Hollywood movies to science fiction novels, we've seen many creative interpretations of medical devices from the future. Take for example the cancer-curing full-body scanner featured in Elysium or the…
Toilet of the Future Winner Combines Ergonomics with Screening System That Tests for Disease, Pregnancy
The winner of the most recent Toilet of the Future Competition harvests lessons from nearly every past method and
Next Phase of Self-Tracking for Health: Mood Trackers?
We just posted our curation of mood tracking apps on wellocracy.com. This prompted me to review just how far self-tracking has come in the last several years. We just posted…
Reviving the Spark: How Physicians Can Renew Their Joy in Medicine
When you decided to enter the medical field, you likely had the notion that the work would always be meaningful and fulfilling. But even with a love for medicine and…
Can Diet Cause Depression?
Is the Brain Connected to the Gut? According to a World Health Organization report, depression ranks as the number one cause of disability in America and the third highest, following…
Optimism and Changes Ahead for Blood Cancer Patients [VIDEO]
Changes impacting the treatment landscape in many blood cancers were discussed this year at the 55th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH). Patient Power founder Andrew Schorr shares why physicians,…
NIH Assigns Some of NFL’s Donations to Fund Concussion Research Projects
First published on MedCityNews.com. The National Institutes of Health is putting some of the $30 million the National Football League donated to concussion research last year to work funding studies…
Women and Long Term Care
IntroductionGenerally, women have the strength to multitask. They can take on different roles simultaneously such as being a career person, mother, spouse, homemaker and friend. Amidst all the tasks on…
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Brings Benefits to Patient Exams
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) provides higher quality mammography images and is becoming more vital to breast exams. At RSNA we spoke with Dr. Harminder Gill, Medical Director of Premiere Women’s…
The Cloud Is Revolutionizing Healthcare
(Image source) (Image source)The importance of cloud hosting in business is fairly easy to understand. An affordable and universally accessible data management platform can do wonders for a company’s efficiency.…
