Researchers in the College of Engineering and Computer Science have developed a material—a new kind of shape memory polymer (SMP)—that could have major implications for health care. SMPs are... Read more
It’s difficult to express how important and worthwhile analysis this is. Chris Tolles points us to what I have to say is an absolute must read piece by Jim Manzi (who I haven’t a... Read more
Johns Hopkins bioethicists lead a call to reform the ethical foundation of the changing American healthcare system In what they acknowledge as a seismic shift in the ethical foundation of me... Read more
“Devote 1 percent of health care expenditures to evaluating what the other 99 percent is buying” BY 1990, many doctors were recommending hormone replacement therapy to healthy mi... Read more
The health app startup is attempting to use technology to make you better understand what your body is saying to you. In the future, founder Aza Raskin hopes your phone will tell you you’re... Read more
Watson could, for example, provide a list of likely diagnoses, or a list of potential treatments IBM’s Watson frequently had the right answer when the supercomputer competed on Jeopardy last... Read more
The health and wellness industry is in serious need of disruptive innovation Recently, we saw a huge reaction to the story of how a patent lawsuit was threatening to silence a little girl by... Read more
The best way to transform a “broken” healthcare system During this year’s SXSW Festival, StartUp Health, a hybrid entrepreneurial incubator and academy focused on reforming the healthcare in... Read more
We are in the midst of the single biggest global epidemic of chronic disease in the history of human species. We will spend 47 trillion dollars over the next 20 years dealing with it. 90 per... Read more
There are four ingredients that make India a special spot to innovate The countries most primed for innovation have a mix of factors–including diversity and resource scarcity–tha... Read more
GPs could soon offer their patients free smartphone apps to help with managing health conditions The Department of Health says its initiative is the “next step” in the drive to g... Read more
“A good scalpel makes a better surgeon. Good communication makes a better doctor.” – Dr. Josh Umbehr The future of medicine in the U.S. is clear. The days of the “do more, bill more” m... Read more
Dentists could double as front line healthcare practitioners What about eye doctors, dermatologists etc. . . . ? A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health release... Read more
Chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and other recurring conditions top the list of health threats that impact the greatest number of people and contribute to high healthcare exp... Read more
Currently in the prototype stage, the microscope fits in the palm of the hand While financial contributions are certainly a great help to health care practitioners in developing nations, one... Read more