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Survey: Seniors willing to embrace technology to improve health
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareOlder Americans are not unaware when it comes to the potential impacts of technology on their health. In fact, they actually believe technology has a strong case to make for improving their lives. And if they'd had to do it over again, many would have taken better care of themselves the first time around.
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A patient’s perspective on bedside manner
Jessica Taylor Healthcare AdministrationA recent study published in PLOS One showed that the clinician-patient relationship has an effect on healthcare outcomes. There's no denying that clinicians have a high-stress job atmosphere, but that shouldn't take away from the bedside manner given to patients.
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Studies find more reasons to be cautious of popular heartburn drugs
Cait Harrison Medical & Allied HealthcareIt hasn't been a good year so far for the popular heartburn drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Two recent studies have linked them to potentially dangerous side effects, including chronic kidney disease and dementia.
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What’s the key to halting healthcare hacking?
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationHealthcare records for 1 in 3 Americans were breached in 2015, with records of nearly 112 million people affected by hackers, compared with only about 1.8 million individuals in 2014. That's the finding of cybersecurity vendor Bitglass, as reported recently by Health Data Management, following the analysis of breach disclosures maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services and required by HIPAA.
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Head injury research widespread, but solutions remain elusive
Bob Kowalski Medical & Allied HealthcareConcussions are prevalent at all levels of sports, often stalling or ending the athletic careers of professional athletes and school-age children alike. The injuries are widespread in the military, too, causing the branches to lose the services of valuable trained recruits.
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Public health in an era of personalized medicine
Dr. Robert Carter Healthcare AdministrationCollectively, the clinical medicine and public health communities have demonstrated to governments and their populations that public health programs and interventions are critical to reducing infectious and chronic diseases.
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Team develops wireless, dissolvable sensor for TBI
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareAn estimated 1.7 million people in the U.S. sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) annually, and about 52,000 people die from TBIs each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Not every blow to the head results in TBI, but intracranial hypertension is common in patients with TBI.
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Drug treatment reduces risk of skin cancer in transplant patients
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareIt is well documented that solid organ transplant recipients (OTRs) are at greater risk of developing skin cancer following transplant surgery. However, a new study conducted by Harvard Medical School researchers found that an immunosuppressive drug lowers the risk of subsequent skin cancer following an initial post-transplant cancer diagnosis.
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The low down on foam rolling
Heidi Dawson Sports & FitnessFoam rollers have been around for a while now and have become a permanent feature in the weekly routines of all levels of athlete, from professional to weekend warrior. Their most common use is for something called "self-myofascial release." But how many actually know what that is, how it works and what we are trying to achieve by rolling up and down on these torturous cylinders of foam?
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To attain precision medicine, we must first personalize
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationIn his 2015 State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama announced the launch of a new Precision Medicine Initiative and its goal to cure diseases and help us all improve our health. One year later, in his 2016 State of the Union address last month, Obama reinforced his support for this initiative and announced his goal of curing cancer.
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