Also, critics are questioning the credibility and direction of the New England Journal of Medicine, and Banner Health has reported that its operating income fell more than 50 percent.
Having several medical schools and hospitals in one region can lead to some keen competition, particularly when it comes to retaining staff. In the latest reflection of that competition and of the growing trend of translational medicine, Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia has poached the director of the Philadelphia-based Jefferson University Hospitals’ Center for Translational […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
A team of researchers at Jefferson University Hospitals and National Institutes of Health has found that vitamin C in high doses shows encouraging signs as a treatment aid with chemotherapy for advanced pancreatic cancer and is seeking patients for a phase 2 trial. A small phase 1 clinical trial at Jefferson used high-dose, intravenous vitamin […]
The experience of having surgery can be a stressful and sometimes frightening prospect for patients. New York-based OrganizedWisdom's program enables physicians to deepen patient understanding of complex surgical procedures with diagrams, videos and information that can be viewed at home and with a patient's smartphone. The company's chief medical officer, Dr. Howard Krein, is an assistant professor of otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and a founding partner and co-director of Jefferson's Herbert Kean Center for Facial Aesthetics.