The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is planning to replace the basic electronic healthcare records of its inmates with a new electronic health record system. The main purpose behind the initiative is having an advanced system with capabilities such as clinical … Continue reading
Read MoreAs a wearable device with the capability to take pictures and videos and access the Internet using voice commands, Google Glass is considered to be an effective tool in the healthcare field. It was reported this March that the Rhode … Continue reading
Read MoreIt’s summer season and both allergists and primary care physicians may be busy treating allergy symptoms caused by pollen, mold or insect stings. With allergy skin test, they can identify the exact allergen that causes the symptoms and decide on … Continue reading
Read MoreThe emergency room is a high stress area for physicians, nurses and other medical professionals. The priority here is to save lives, and procedural but legally obligatory tasks can increase the confusion. When stress and confusion rise there are bound to be mistakes and consequently big trouble for the healthcare practice. Continue reading
Read MoreAntipsychotic medications and mood stabilizing drugs are typically prescribed for patients with psychiatric disorders to ameliorate symptoms, decrease the potential for a relapse and avoid the need for hospitalization. Now, a group of researchers in the UK and Sweden have … Continue reading
Read MoreThe officials from the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and the Florida Department of Health have confirmed on May 12, 2014, the second imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the United States. The second U.S. … Continue reading
Read MoreIn May 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of Omidria™ (phenylephrine and ketorolac injection) 1%/0.3%, a product from Omeros Corporation during cataract surgery or intraocular lens replacement (ILR) in order to maintain pupil size by … Continue reading
Read MoreA recent report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that infectious diseases (ID) still remain a threat to U.S. public health despite the control measures taken. Several measures were taken by the CDC as a … Continue reading
Read MoreCan the vast range of our facial expressions be recorded for the computer to understand? Well, researchers are trying for sure and they could be nearly there. A Ohio State University research team has apparently managed to teach computers to … Continue reading
Read MoreAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO) childhood tuberculosis (TB) constitutes 6% to 10% of all TB cases in the world every year. It is also estimated that more than 74,000 children die due to this disease in each year. … Continue reading
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