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It started with a basic soft drink cooler, a need for easier management of tuberculosis and $150,000 in innovation support.
A big challenge in managing... Read More »
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Richard HaldermannHaven't you heard of an absorption refrigerator? They have used them for the past 50 years for refrigerators in recreational vehicles. They're not very expensive and all they need is a tank of propane, no electricity or batteries needed.
Jun 4, 2012
Valerie ClarkThe major thing to note with this cooler is not the ability to keep medicines cool, although that is a definite part of the solution, but the cooler's ability to record and transmit data whenever the device is opened to dispense a dose. Still, it's a simple innovation with a big impact on the success of treating tuberculosis.
Jun 5, 2012
In a recent article published on the open e-print service arXiv, the role of biophotons in cell communication was analyzed by researchers looking for clues from fish... Read More »
Mobile health apps are developing quickly, and they aim to replace and/or complement treatments prescribed by doctors. The newest app on the block is Happitique. This ... Read More »
The most recent research coming out of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reported that one in six cancers worldwide are caused by infections... Read More »
The buzz words of 2012 are officially “collaborative innovation.” A 3-second Google search yields more than 3 million results containing these... Read More »
International pharmaceutical giant Novartis is suing the United Kingdom's national health system (NHS) for using a cheaper, unlicensed drug instead of... Read More »
Experts say the medical industry drives innovation; perhaps it does, because the need for advanced medical care is constant in a changing world. We’ve... Read More »
Evidence-based treatment for medical conditions is the goal of any health-care oriented operation, or at least it should be. Over the years, there has been a lot of... Read More »
Ever wonder what happens to medical hazardous waste? When research and health care facilities dispose of hazardous waste, there are certain guidelines --... Read More »
If you haven’t seen the words “health care” in news headlines lately, you must be living under a rock. Health care reform, health care spending... Read More »
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Valerie ClarkI appreciate your feedback, and encourage you to view the full study here: http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/307/10/1037.short. Also, this article provides a great synopsis of what was evaluated and what wasn't: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/03/13/hospital-spending.html
Apr 2, 2012
Robert BarryI don't like the mental leap that you have made. You don't look at the amount of care that was received, just the spending rates of the facilities, and not the compensation paid to the facility (which the RBRVS measures for Medicaid and Medicare patients in the U.S.). You also didn't talk about patient mix. More well-financed facilities may see healthier individuals. There are a lot of confounding variables that you didn't consider. Still, an interesting change from the previous study.
Apr 2, 2012
When you’re trained to be a scientist, you learn the fundamental process of experimentation: The scientific method. New-generation scientists see enormous... Read More »
There has been an explosion of news suggesting a bioethical scandal in recent days. A quick Google search for “CellTex scandal” will produce over 7,000... Read More »
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Rich VNatural Embryonic or adult stem cells are not a drug and cannot be patented, but once they are manipulated they can be patented and sold. Big bucks for the companies and more power to a very corrupt FDA.
There are people on their deathbed that would be willing to take a chance with embryonic cells but the government can’t let that happen because if it works those patented stem cells would be worth nothing. It’s all about the money, and that’s it.
I know of a patient that was killed the night before he was to be transferred to a university hospital back in 2005 to have the procedure done – Of course the report said natural circumstances.
It’s bad enough that the lawyers are crooks but now the FDA and some doctors have become murderers.
There are people on their deathbed that would be willing to take a chance with embryonic cells but the government can’t let that happen because if it works those patented stem cells would be worth nothing. It’s all about the money, and that’s it.
I know of a patient that was killed the night before he was to be transferred to a university hospital back in 2005 to have the procedure done – Of course the report said natural circumstances.
It’s bad enough that the lawyers are crooks but now the FDA and some doctors have become murderers.
Aug 7, 2012
Competing medical device manufacturers are racing to get an artificial pancreas to the market. The FDA has yet to approve specific artificial pancreas... Read More »
For medical uses, the only FDA-approved radio frequency identification (RFID) chip is the one made by VeriChip Corp, a division of Applied Digital Solutions... Read More »
Recent news reports attacking the US drug approval process are not considering all the facts. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been under fire for several... Read More »
Biological pharmaceuticals are therapeutic drugs made from human or animal materials rather than chemicals, often indicated for immune system-related deficiencies... Read More »
Whenever someone is diagnosed with cancer or some other life-threatening disease, the logic of decision-making begins to change. Doctors will deliver toxic... Read More »
Transparency Life Sciences, LLC (TLS), a new drug development company, has launched a thoroughly innovative platform for clinical studies, with an objective of... Read More »
Talks about universal patient identification (UPI) numbers have been gracing news headlines recently as the debate about privacy and health care continues... Read More »
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Charlie BucknerNot to take the issue lightly, but it would be less of a hassle going to a new doctor, since you won't be filling out the long paper work that you get on your first visit.
Jan 27, 2012
Ann ConkleVery interesting thoughts on this. It's such an important issue.
Jan 27, 2012
Innovations in the area of genome sequencing and individualized health care go hand-in-hand. As we learn more about the human genome, the more we understand about... Read More »
