Susan Hertzberg, Boston Heart Diagnostics CEO said although genomic sequencing holds a lot of promise beyond cancer treatment, "right here, right now, we have not optimized or used fully what's available."
When it comes to childhood obesity, who is to blame?
The ongoing nursing shortage facilitates high turnover rates since nurses know they won’t have difficulties finding new jobs. In order to retain and attract staff, it’s in a facility’s best interest to understand what nurses want.
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Some FDA approved drugs used for a variety of conditions could potentially be effective in treating Ebola in its early stages.
Cleveland Clinic and Human Longevity are teaming up to sequence and analyze the genetics of heart disease.
Juventas raises $13.5M for its gene therapy that helps repair damaged cardiovascular tissue with the body's own stem cells.
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Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris took to the TEDMED stage back in September to discuss the extreme health ramifications that come with childhood trauma. Whether it’s the stress of abuse, neglect or growing up with parents who struggle with substance abuse or mental health issues, the effects on children are substantial and show up drastically later […]
Medical software developer Heartflow just raised another hefty swath of cash. Isn’t it time the Bay area startup IPO’d? Heartflow’s diagnostic software reconfigures medical imaging data, particularly from CT scans, to build 3D models of patients’ coronary arteries for physicians to use. The company just raised $35.8 million of a potential $46.3 million round, according to a recent regulatory filing. Calls to […]
Ever since the internet became a thing, consumers have used it to discuss health issues, especially over the last 10 years as social media became a daily destination for millions of people. Something that’s also true: women have typically underestimated heart disease. But here’s some good anecdotal evidence that women have found their voice. The […]
The use of social media in healthcare is evolving, with providers still largely trying to figure out how it can be applied to healthcare settings and patients. But it turns out that Twitter, and the language used on it, may be a good predictor of coronary heart disease, according to a new study in Psychological Science. […]
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There are times when we are told by experts that we must do something specific in order to improve our health – like exercise for 150 minutes a week. But for some people, that’s not really a manageable goal (especially for older folks). And instead of doing maybe 60 or 90 minutes a week, a […]
Usually we think our blood type is mostly important for donation reasons, and a lot of people haven’t ever bothered to find out what type they are. But new research indicates that it could actually provide some insight on how likely we are to end up with things like heart disease or memory loss. A […]
MedCity News has partnered with BioCrossroads to provide coverage focused on Indiana’s next generation of growth and innovation in life sciences. A small sensor that can directly measure the fat levels in arterial walls could help docs better diagnose heart disease. The device, which can be fed through the femoral artery by a cardiologist with a simple […]
Cleveland Clinic released its top 10 medical innovations that it predicts to be gamechangers in 2015. During today’s conference, a group of 10 Cleveland Clinic doctors spoke on each disease, outlining why they were, indeed, innovative. Here’s some of the commentary around the much-anticipated Top 10: Given the huge interest in developing a vaccine for Ebola, […]
#MIS2014 Innovation #5 – antibody drug conjugates. Again! Idea around for 30 years, but antibodies better, humanized, understand targets. — Meghana Keshavan (@meghanakeshavan) October 29, 2014 The Cleveland Clinic just announced its top 10 medical innovations for 2015 – a long anticipated and often-prescient listing of the most gamechanging new health techs. This just in: […]