Imagine watching your new child have a difficult time breathing, even stop breathing. That’s what the Peterson family of Layton, Utah dealt with when their son Garrett, who was born in 2012, had a defective windpipe. It was an emotional and physical challenge at first, but 3D printing wins again. In the beginning, Garrett’s windpipe […]
A new study shows that a large portion of parents would pull their kids out of day care centers if they found out that other kids weren’t being vaccinated, or at least weren’t up-to-date. Researchers at the University of Michigan conducted the nationwide survey of 614 parents with children ages 5 and under. The concerns […]
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
A colonoscopy has never been advertised as a pleasant experience. However, it’s an important procedure and awareness for detecting cancer early on is essential. Turns out, all people really need in order to be proactive is a slight financial nudge – the potential for a $50 reward. In a new study led by a researcher at […]
Texas mobile analytics developer AirStrip and tech giant IBM said they will co-develop a monitoring system that attempts to predict declining health among acute and critically ill patients in real time. The University of Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care will also help with the development, which will combine data from EHRs, body […]
A Michigan startup is using 3D printing technology to help surgeons reconstruct skeletal defects – minimizing the need for bone grafts to fill areas with significant missing bone. Tissue Regeneration Systems is developing porous, bioresorbable scaffolding that can replace itself with natural bone, leaving no residual implanted device. Instead of requiring metal plates and screws, the material is computer […]
There’s something slightly awkward about the phrase “diet-related greenhouse gases.” A recent study from researchers at the University of Michigan found that if Americans were to adopt the USDA’s recommendations contained within its “Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010,” while maintaining regular caloric intake, the aforementioned diet-related greenhouse gas emissions would increase by 12 percent. The study, […]
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan have decided put some rivalry aside and create a company, Sirona Therapeutics, that partnered with Ohio-based Venture Therapeutics. The partnership will form a new company to develop and commercialize new technology to treat precancerous oral lesions. The Ohio State Innovation Foundation and Drug Development Institute and […]
As the ocean of healthcare data gets bigger and bigger, the difference between accessing data and understanding data is becoming increasingly clear. As many as 35 percent of U.S. adults lack intermediate health literacy – for example, the ability to read instructions on a prescription label and determine what time to take it. How can […]
University of Michigan spinout Tangent Medical has raised a $5 million senior secured term loan credit facility from GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services to commercialize its IV stabilization tech abroad. While company Vice President of Sales and Marketing Curtis Bloch said the funding will be used for a variety of commercialization efforts, a significant portion would be used […]
Raili Kerppola had a thriving career in the pharmaceutical industry when she was diagnosed with stage four adrenal cancer in 2011. While seeking treatment at the University of Michigan, she began working with an endocrinologist named Dr. Gary Hammer and her husband, a professor of biological chemistry at UM, on researching and discovering new treatments […]
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.