FDA approves first direct-to-consumer test for breast cancer risk
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Federal regulators approved the first direct-to-consumer test for the BRCA genes, which increase the risk
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Medical Technology
Blue Button 2.0
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will allow Medicare beneficiaries to download and share their health data across a
Read MoreLike It Or Not, Personal Health Technology Is Getting Smarter
(By Angus Chen for NPR) With sensors that can collect data on body movements, heart rate, blood pressure and other
Read MoreHow a society gala was used to sell young-blood transfusions to baby boomers desperate to cheat death
(By Rebecca Robbins for STAT) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — For the crowd of mostly baby boomers, who’d just finished
Read More64% of providers say EHRs failed to deliver many critical value-based care tools: 10 survey insights
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Healthcare providers are ramping up for the transition to value-based care, but do
Read MorePrimary care physicians spend more time on EHR than face-to-face care, study suggests
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Primary care physicians spend a large proportion of their time working on
Read MoreSynergy Between Nurses And Automation Could Be Key To Finding Sepsis Early
(By Richard Harris for NPR) A quarter of a million Americans die every year from sepsis, which is the body’s
Read MoreMedtronic’s new business model: You only pay if it works
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak, PhD, is taking the medical device company in a
Read MoreDoctors In China Lead Race To Treat Cancer By Editing Genes
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Shaorong Deng is sitting up in bed at the Hangzhou Cancer Hospital waiting for his
Read MoreWith new CRISPR inventions, its pioneers say, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) No one would be surprised if scientists announced tomorrow that CRISPR had leapt tall test
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