Doctors Test Drones To Speed Up Delivery Of Lab Tests
(By Esther Landhuis for NPR) Three years ago, Geoff Baird bought a drone. The Seattle dad and hobby plane enthusiast
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Medical Technology
Insurers May Insist On Counseling Before Genetic Tests For Breast Cancer
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Health care providers and insurers agree that it’s in everyone’s best interest to refer
Read MoreAdministrative Complexity in Health Care Examined
Ian Morrison, in a post on Hospitals & Health Networks website, takes a critical look at the complexities of American health care,
Read MoreMedicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) Comments on High-Risk Medical Devices
A Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) session examination of the process for approving high-risk medical devices produced discussion on the potential
Read MoreElectronic health records ‘inflict enormous pain’ on doctors. It’ll take more than stopwatches to learn why
(By Jonathan Bush for STAT) Electronic health records slow doctors down and distract them from meaningful face time caring for
Read MoreRaising an alarm, doctors fight to yank hospital ICUs into the modern era
(By Usha Lee McFarling for STAT) The first thing you notice are the alarms. Walk into the intensive care unit
Read MoreGene therapy for sickle cell moves closer as scientists clear unexpected obstacle
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Researchers have cleared the last scientific hurdle to a clinical trial of gene therapy1 to cure sickle
Read MoreAs brain maps proliferate, scientists aim to sync them up
(By Anna Vlasits for STAT) Brain maps seem to come out in rapid succession these days. They take various forms:
Read MoreNew treatment offers some hope for an unshakable tremor
(By Suzanna Masih for STAT) For decades, Sharon Samuels struggled with simple everyday tasks like brushing her teeth, buttoning her
Read MoreStudy Of Breast Cancer Treatment Reveals Paradox Of Precision Medicine
(By Richard Harris for NPR) A major study about the best way to treat early-stage breast cancer reveals that “precision
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