How Apple, Google, and other tech titans aim to shake up the way we treat disease
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) Silicon Valley has audacious plans for shaking up the way we diagnose — and cure
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Health Care – General
Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act
The bipartisan healthcare legislation (The Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act), would expand access to healthcare in both rural and urban
Read MorePaul Levy: Value-based payment is an ‘energy-sapping distraction’
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) ACOs will fail because the rewards are not immediate, substantial or transparent enough
Read MoreAsbestos Deaths Remain A Public Health Concern, CDC Finds
(By Rebecca Hersher for NPR) People are still dying of cancer linked to asbestos, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
Read MoreCivilians With Severe Burns Treated At Texas Military Hospital
(By Wendy Rigby for NPR) The burn unit at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research in San Antonio, Texas, is
Read MoreShould you get screened for prostate cancer? We break down the latest advice
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) A panel of experts in preventive medicine released a draft proposal Tuesday on screening for
Read MoreMighty morphed brain cells cure Parkinson’s in mice, but human trials still far off
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Mice that walk straight and fluidly don’t usually make scientists exult, but these did: The
Read MoreDrugs That Work In Mice Often Fail When Tried In People
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Most potential new drugs fail when they’re tested in people. These failures are not only
Read More$1 a Minute Doctor Visits
Dr. Samuel Williams has an innovative idea for making health care accessible to low-income populations, that is, if approved by
Read MoreDrugmakers Help Turn Patients With Rare Diseases Into D.C. Lobbyists
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) WASHINGTON — Wearing a blue T-shirt and worn jeans, Marc Yale stood near
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