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Barriers to mainstream genetic tests remain
Although genome sequencing has shown promise as a tool for the type of preventive care that will be necessary for successful accountable care, several drawbacks--such as the potential for over-treatment--remain, according to a Wall Street Journal article.
Stanford develops smartphone plug-in to detect oral cancer
Stanford University researchers have created a new smartphone plug-in that they say can quickly--and cheaply--identify potentially cancerous mouth lesions, among other conditions, university
Med schools prep students to avoid device distractions
No doubt computers, smartphones and tablets have helped physicians improve access to information and, in turn, care delivery. For patients meeting with technology-armed docs, however, there can be a
Personalized medicine helps researcher discover, tackle diabetes
In an extended look at the impact of personalized medicine, a Stanford University genetics professor was able to uncover a genetic predisposition to diabetes, then--after potential turned into
Stanford-created algorithm distinguishes medication side effects
A computer algorithm created by researchers at Stanford University allows doctors to differentiate between drug-related adverse events in patients and adverse events from another illness, according
TouchPad gets shot at new life with MRI treatment
The HP TouchPad tablet may have been declared dead by HP itself recently, but it seems resurrection is possible. And that's thanks to--of all things--changes in MRI technology. What's the connection?
ONC review of health IT studies shows they're mostly positive
A new review of articles on the impact of health information technology finds that 92 percent of qualified studies published since 2007 reached "conclusions that were positive overall." This is not
Mobile sensors help track H1N1 transmission patterns
Last winter's outbreak of the H1N1 "swine flu" virus caused a lot of consternation and panic among the public, and left many an epidemiologist and physician scrambling for credible information to
GE, UPMC to test PACS-like digital pathology system
Those who say we practice 19th Century medicine in the 21st Century usually are referring to paper medical records, but could just as well be speaking about pathology, since laboratory medicine has
Mobile apps on leading edge of 'potentially disruptive era'
Finally, a report on the mobile health industry that doesn't throw around pie-in-the-sky numbers and actually discusses healthcare and something close to the current reality. "We are currently in the
