The Best iPad and iPhone Apps for Seniors
Gaming is good for your health new research says, and the benefits can be especially positive for older gamers. Gaming is good for your health new research says, and the…
Fat, Stressed and Not Very Healthy: How We Rank in the Human Capital Index
Just when it seemed like America’s global standing could not get any worse, here is a new finding that sinks us even lower. We are a country of overweight, highly…
AIDS Protein Cracked: HIV Vaccine In Closer Sight
After many years in pursuit, a team of scientists happily achieved their goal: a ‘picture’ detailing the atomic-level structure of the elusive three-part human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) envelope protein. After…
HealthCare.gov’s Security Issues: Did Government Put ePatients’ Health Data Privacy at Risk?
It's fair to say that HealthCare.gov has been plagued with problems. It's fair to say that HealthCare.gov has been plagued with problems. But recent revelations that critical government security rules…
How Do We Salvage This Wreck?
While all the analysts and pundits in the Capitol City are calculating the political consequences of the ObamaCare bomb, out here in the country we see things differently. While all…
Why Your Healthcare Competition Is Worse Than You Thought
Just when you thought all of the competitive forces around you were done exploding, you just might have missed what’s been happening down the street and around the corner. Just…
Technology-Supported Medical Education via Computer-Augmented Visualization Environments
Some years ago, I closed a lecture on medical education with a slide that posed this questions to the faculty:What Medicine Are You Teaching? Some years ago, I closed a…
Autism and Language Impairment Share a Genetic Link, But Not All with ASD Have Trouble Speaking
In a recent study, researchers discovered a disorder called ‘specific language impairment’— one of the most common developmental delays in children — may be caused by the same genetic variants…
BioPharma Beat: The Promise of Diagnostics and Precision Medicine
The field of diagnostics is one of the most exciting in medicine and health because of its amazing past, present and future contributions. Diagnostic tools help inform physicians about someone’s…
Clinical Trials Software Firm Gets Funding to Help with Health Data Digitization
First published on MedCityNews.com. It might be unthinkable to some, but a good chunk of the provider world is still getting its feet wet with the digitization of health data. First…
