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Scientists Guess Wrong on Flu Shot Influenza
Months before flu season, experts gather to identify which strains of influenza might affect populations in the coming year. The approach covers most vaccine recipients between 40% to 60% of the time, a solid coverage compared to most vaccines. Creating the vaccine is a complex process that can sometimes end with a useless vaccine, as…
Why Aren’t Businesses Taking Cyber Security Seriously?
The issue of cyber security isn’t being taken seriously by businesses. Global Ransomware attacks cost $5 billion dollars[1] in 2017 alone, and is expected to climb for 2018. By 2022, it’s expected to hit over $6 trillion in damages. Though the statistics are impressive, a mere 39% of companies take cybersecurity at face value. In…
Louisville to Become the Cornerstone of a Nature-Inspired Medical Trial
The Green Heart Project is hoping to save lives. In an innovative new clinical trial, the project seeks to use nature to improve air quality in Louisville, KY, who received a failing grade from the American Lung Association in its annual report. There, severe health conditions like asthma and heart disease are rising due to…
WATCH: Inaction in Washington has states scrambling to fund child healthcare
As the Children’s Health Insurance Fund went un-renewed this September, many in Washington weren’t worried. But with mere weeks left in 2017 without a permanent solution, states are scrambling. Sixteen states expect to run out of funds for the program, commonly known as “CHIP,” by the end of January. 2016 saw 8.9 million enrolled children…
WATCH: The CVS-Aetna merger will make healthcare giant Epic Systems even bigger
Though the $77b merger between CVS and Aetna has market share implications for many industries, there’s a potential for a new era in healthcare data. CVS’s nearly 10,000 retail locations coupled with Aetna’s insurance records could mean a powerful new data bank for CVS partners, Epic Systems. Patients could see better services in their own…
WATCH: Medicaid Program Looks to Negotiate Rising Drug Prices
Federal data reveals Medicaid spending on prescription drugs rose 25% in 2014 and an additional 14% in 2015, marking a sharp increase. At present, Medicaid is required to cover any FDA-approved drugs, including drugs with similar purposes. Massachusetts is looking to bring the price back down by picking and choosing which drugs they are required…
Intel Seizes Opportunities in the AI Market
Intel is determined not to be left behind in the tech boom of Artificial Intelligence. In a blog post by CEO Brian Krzanich this week, the company announced that they would “ship the industry’s first silicon for neural network processing, the Intel® Nervana™ Neural Network Processor (NNP), before the end of this year.” Intel acquired…
A Majority Of States Are Now Buying Into Value-Based Care
Healthcare is one of the most divisive topics amongst the public. Single-payer? Universal? The fight continues but A majority of states are now buying into value-based care. A study done by Change Healthcare and reported by Healthcare IT News states The study found that more than 40 states are pursuing value-based payment programs, with…
AI’s Advances in Healthcare Can Save Lives and Money
In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) technology has emerged as a sort of boogeyman in countless fields. While prominent voices promise that AI will kill jobs across the board, AI has been quietly and effectively becoming an integral part of the healthcare system. The US healthcare system is in crisis, and AI seems to have…
Virtual Reality Helping Up-And-Coming Surgeons
The Healthcare industry is always changing, and always trying to find better ways to educate patients. They are also trying to find the best ways to educate potential doctors, surgeons, nurses, and other medical professionals.
Air Quality Solutions In The Residential & Commercial Space
Today, we had the chance to chat with the VP of Marketing for Dynamic Air Quality Systems, Rob Goodfellow. Not only did he patiently answer our questions, but he told us a fascinating story about controlling air quality in metropolitan art museums.
Technology can make scarce medical resources go further
At the end of a long row of benches where young mothers wearily try to soothe their squirming babies is a clue to both the enormous challenge involved in reducing infant mortality in Africa and the huge potential for doing so. Perched on the edge of an examination table in the only clinic offering care…
Portal Instruments and Takeda Partner Together for Needle-Free Drug Delivery Device
Takeda Pharmaceutical and Portal Instruments are partnering together to develop a needle-free drug delivery device for Takeda’s biologic medicines. Portal will provide a reusable, needle-free device that will administer Takeda’s drug for ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease that is currently administered via intravenous infusion. “This partnership allows us to work collaboratively with Takeda’s highly experienced R&D…
Online Game Could Be Helping Diabetes Patients
Researchers are always trying to find better care for those inflicted by disease. Whether it be through more effective treatments, different types of treatments altogether, or even self-care. One study has shed light on diabetes, and how maybe an online game could be helping patients. Be sure to follow us on Twitter @HealthMarketNow for…
Gut Bacteria Could Be Helping With Cancer Treatments
Researchers may have found a link between the organisms in your body, and how you react to cancer treatments. Be sure to follow us on Twitter @HealthMarketNow for daily news updates!
Research Team Creates Virtual Reality Surgical Simulator
In a world filled with video games, smartphones, and tablets, one research group is finding a way to use technology to solve real-world problems. Cornell College senior Nicholas Bieno is teaming up with Professor of Engineering Brian Johns to create a virtual reality surgical simulator for a procedure that repairs hip fractures. Follow us…
The Future of Hospitals Is Here—In Smart Hospitals
The use of digital data is not enough to make a smart hospital. The smart hospital has to do more. It must integrate data using artificial intelligence, implement cloud computing, and use the internet of things to create new data not otherwise available to doctors and nurses. Smart hospitals will be less likely to have…
Trump’s Latest Gambit Rattles An Already Shaky Healthcare Industry
The healthcare industry, already in a state of uncertainty due to Congress’s failed efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, received another jolt last week after President Donald Trump cut off federal payments to insurers. The subsidies allowed insurance companies to offer more affordable insurance coverage to millions of low- and middle-income earners, who now…
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