Our body systems age at different rates, study finds, pointing to personalized care to extend healthy life
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) One 50-year-old has the nimble metabolism of a teenager, while another’s is so creaky he
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Medical Technology
At CES, digital health gadgets gave me a detailed accounting of my flaws and failures
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) LAS VEGAS — I have 905 pores, 20 wrinkles, and a face that looks 13%
Read MoreResearchers lay groundwork for drugs to cure C. diff
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Federally funded research published this week could offer scientists the building blocks needed to create
Read MoreWhat researchers thought they knew about Alzheimer’s disease is changing
Researchers thought they knew about Alzheimer’s disease but a new brain scanning technique is proven them wrong. The scan could
Read MoreA Reality Check On Artificial Intelligence: Are Health Care Claims Overblown?
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Health products powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, are streaming into our lives, from
Read MoreHe Jiankui, who created world’s first CRISPR’d babies, sentenced to three years in prison
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) A Chinese court on Monday sentenced He Jiankui, the scientist who made the world’s first genetically
Read MoreReports Of Patients’ Deaths Linked To Heart Devices Lurk Below Radar
(By Christina Jewett for Kaiser Health News) The Food and Drug Administration continues to file thousands of reports of patients’
Read MoreElectronic Health Records Creating A ‘New Era’ Of Health Care Fraud
(By Fred Schulte and Erika Fry, Fortuna for Kaiser Health News) Derek Lewis was working as an electronic health records
Read MoreA Veteran Started Vaping THC To Cope With Chronic Pain. Then He Got Very Sick
(By Marlene Harris-Taylor, Ideastream for Kaiser Health News) As vaping has grown more popular in recent years, the trend has
Read MoreFDA warns Conformis for failing to meet sterilization standards
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA sent a warning letter to Conformis, a Billerica, Mass.-based devicemaker specializing
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