Cancer immunotherapy pioneers win Nobel Prize in Medicine
Kyoto University's Tasuku Honjo and MD Anderson's James Allison will share the prize for work that led to immunotherapy drugs like Keytruda and Yervoy.
Former ONC head Karen DeSalvo will teach health policy at Dell Medical School at University of Texas
DeSalvo joins Dell Medical School as the city of Austin seeks to fulfill its ambition to assemble a healthcare innovation zone.
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Transforming Patient Care: The Role of AI-Powered Assistants
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
Houston EMS gets to ‘mobile integrated healthcare’ with telemedicine triage
The program outfits EMTs with 4G-enabled tablets that connect to 9-1-1 services, the University of Texas Health Science Center, a nurse help line, a network of primary care clinics (for the purpose of getting people into medical homes) and even to a taxi service for transportation.
Q&A: Dr. Andrew Sekel on why web and mobile psychotherapy has unique, important benefits
Newly appointed Talkspace advisor Dr. Andrew Sekel is impressed with the progress of text-based health and looks forward to the upcoming findings of efficacy out of Columbia University and Duke University.
Medical device startup, Soliton Inc., brings in $9M
Soliton's technology, developed out of M.D. Anderson, is designed to use electro-hydraulic generated shockwaves to help with various medical and cosmetic treatments.
Trauma surgeon, telemed developer Red Duke dies
Legendary trauma surgeon, TV personality and telemedicine developer Dr. James H. “Red” Duke Jr., who helped saved the life of Texas Gov. John Connally the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, died Tuesday. He was 86.
Reducing Clinical and Staff Burnout with AI Automation
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
Smoking is smoking, no matter how little: “Very light” smoking has become a dangerous trend
Young women have identified themselves as "light" smokers. This has led them to not even identify themselves as smokers or that they don't have a problem, leading to greater health risks down the road.
Could blood pressure medication be the answer to breaking alcohol and drug addiction?
Erasing memories of addiction-triggering cues could be the answer to treatment with the help of an unexpected medication.
Sensors offer closer look at Parkinson’s for providers
Providers have been looking for devices that can effectively track chronic diseases or neurological disorders,and they may have found one in the way of sensors that do so with the progression of Parkinson’s disease, according to research by UT Southwestern Medical Center. A portable set sensors, known as the APDM Mobility Lab, have shown success […]
If binge-watching means we are depressed, a lot of us should call a doctor
We now have the ability to watch an entire series of television episodes back-to-back thanks to sites like Hulu and Netflix. But does having a series marathon (or even just a couple episodes) mean we are depressed? Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin asked 316 people ages 18-29 how often they watch TV; […]
The Funding Model for Cancer Innovation is Broken — We Can Fix It
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
Kids who eat fast food could end up with lower grades in school
When we think about the negative health results correlated to eating too much fast food we are usually talking up obesity or diabetes, but how does it affect our brains – especially the developing minds of children? According to a new study published in Clinical Pediatrics, a survey of 8,544 fifth-graders who eat fast food […]
MD Anderson, UnitedHealth devise bundled payments pilot for cancer care
A pilot program by University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and health insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is underway that will seek a new payment model for head and neck cancers, marking one of the first bundled payment initiatives specifically focused on cancer. The shift away from the fee-for-service model has largely been applied to primary […]
Human brains were the target in a recent robbery (including one belonging to a murderer)
At the University of Texas, there was a robbery. It wasn’t students in ski masks stealing the answer sheet to a serious exam or even money from a cafeteria cash register (not that there would be much incentive there). A collection of 100 human brains were stolen, one of which apparently belonged to the 1966 clock tower sniper […]
Adhesion barrier company raises $525K to prevent internal scarring after surgery
A Texas startup whose products could someday take on the likes of Genzyme, Ethicon and Baxter in the adhesion barrier market has collected a $525,000 equity investment from three investors, according to a new regulatory filing. Austin-based Alafair Biosciences could continue raising another $125,000, according to the filing. Sometimes, after surgery, fibrous bands can form […]