A recent JAMA editorial from two radiologists argues that elective whole-body MRI scan companies are misleading consumers about the benefits of said scans. The radiologists argue the MRIs are more likely to trigger harmful downstream procedures than they are to save lives. Not surprisingly, the three most prominent companies offering these scans denied the charge.
M&A activity among health systems picked up last year — key trends included cross-market mega-mergers and academic medical centers expanding their community hospital networks. Despite tough economic conditions, Kaufman Hall experts expect this activity to continue growing in 2023.
By reducing administrative burden and redesigning workflows around human needs, it creates space for what matters most: connection between clinicians and patients.
A study published in JAMA suggests that administrative data could be a more timely and accurate way to assess the effectiveness of devices like the gastric band.
Programs to circumvent litigation by offering prompt disclosure, apology and compensation for mistakes as an alternative to malpractice suits are becoming more popular
Engineering researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a battery-operated injectable computer with a radio antenna that can transmit data to a device located up to 12 inches outside of the body.
The Michigan researchers developed a microfluidic device that sandwiches a thin, permeable polyester membrane and a layer of cultured kidney cells between the top and bottom compartments.
What if health plans could identify member decline before an avoidable hospitalization occurs? Real-time clinical visibility into long-stay SNF members uncovers risk earlier and drives better outcomes.
Next year, University of Michigan's Genes for Good study, which uses a Facebook app, will streamline the eligibility process.
The 3D printed device is designed to treat tracheobronchomalacia (TBM), a condition that reportedly affects 1 in 2,220 babies which can cause the airway to spontaneously collapse.
Ann Arbor proteomics startup Phasiq got a small cash infusion from the University of Michigan's student-run commercialization fund. It'll use that funding to scale its multiplex assays.
Ischemic strokes, in which a vessel supplying blood to the brain is blocked, are the most common type of stroke, representing 87 percentof all strokes.
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For average people without a science or healthcare background, genetic testing results would seemingly be difficult to understand, but that might not be the case.
Emulating the 23andMe model of spit-send-sequence, a new app called Genes for Good is soliciting Facebook users to send their genetic and phenotypic data to researchers at the University of Michigan. Like 23andMe, users get to learn about their ancestry. Unlike 23andMe, it’s free. The idea is to help expand genomics research at UMich: Users are solicited via Facebook to fill out questionnaires about their […]
One of the biggest challenges for people with neurological disabilities is that they are frequently more intelligent than their cognitive impairment suggests. The University of Michigan spinout, Neurable, has collaborated with Wearable Sensing on a brain-computer interface that taps into the cognitive process we use for making certain decisions to help children with cerebral palsy […]
It’s probably fair to say that we all enjoy free perks and being part of special events that make us feel like a VIP. But research from Brent McFerran at the University of Michigan and Jennifer Argo at the University of Alberta suggests that our level of satisfaction goes up significantly if we can feel […]
“His music may have been both figuratively and physically heartfelt,” Joel Howell from the University of Michigan said in a news release. “When your heart beats irregularly from heart disease, it does so in some predictable patterns. We think we hear some of those same patterns in his music.” Researchers have speculated that Ludwig van […]