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Key Takeaways: Clinical trials play a crucial role in the progression of medical research and the introduction of new treatments and therapies to the market. Many people wonder why take part in clinical trials. The advantages can be significant, including access to state-of-the-art therapies and contributing to scientific understanding. Understanding the different components of clinical …
Medicare fraud is a big problem in healthcare. It steals billions of dollars annually and hurts the quality of care for many people. In this article, we’ll talk about Medicare fraud, how it hurts people, and how experts are fighting against it. What is Medicare Fraud? Medicare fraud is when people cheat the Medicare program …
Image caption: The sticker is so small that it can fit (rolled up) inside of a syringe to be injected non-invasively. Here three variations of the sticker are displayed on a fingertip. Image Credit: Northwestern University. Researchers led by Northwestern University and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a new, first-of-its-kind …
Article courtesy of Dr. Joel Kahn, MD, who is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, one of the world’s top cardiologists, a best-selling author, lecturer, and a leading expert in plant-based nutrition and holistic care. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) provides a more comprehensive assessment than clinic blood pressure …
When you’re standing in the frozen food aisle, it’s nearly impossible to know whether that food item has been thawed and refrozen — a process with potentially harmful consequences. So, researchers reporting in ACS Sensors have designed a food-grade device from edible materials, including table salt, red cabbage and beeswax, that lets you know. The …
In a study, which holds the potential for the dietary management of the condition, people with type 2 diabetes drank a pre-made shot before meals that contained a low dose of whey protein. They were monitored for a week as they went about normal daily life. To compare the potential benefits of whey protein, the …
Researchers have developed a new protocol for monitoring acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common cancer in children, to inform more effective treatment strategies and detect disease recurrence. The personalized mediator probe PCR (MP PCR) uses multiple genomic cancer cell markers in a single assay and is simpler than current techniques. It improves monitoring clonal …
Remote monitoring of health-related behaviour with wearable sensor technology is feasible for people with complex health conditions, shows a recent University of Waterloo study. Information from wearables can provide insight into patterns of health-related behaviour and disease symptoms as they occur over days and weeks. This may be important for monitoring disease progression and the …
Demand for consumer voice assisted technologies seems to be increasing, especially in the space of AgeTech, leading to a host of startups looking to cash in and leverage the capabilities of products such as Amazon Echo, Google Home and Apple Homepod to support health and care services in the consumer’s home along with it’s other …
A new app called WoundCare is successfully allowing patients to remotely send images of their surgical wounds for monitoring by nurses by using smartphones. The app was developed at the Wisconsin Institute of Surgical Outcomes Research with the goal in mind of earlier detection of possible surgical site infections and the possibility of preventing hospital …