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Employing telehealth to ease the hospice transition for kids with cancer

mHealthIntelligence Hospice plays a critical role in providing care and comfort to patients at the end of their life. A challenging time for patients and their loved ones, hospice care relies on coordinated efforts from various experts, including physicians,...

Discovering 6 applications of bioinformatics in drug repurposing

PharmaNewsIntelligence Northeastern University defines bioinformatics as a combination of computer programming, big data, and biology that can be applied to identify and understand sequences or patterns in healthcare. According to the National Human Genome...

Exploring 10 ethical considerations in genome editing

LifeSciencesIntelligence Genome editing has become a vital healthcare tool for modifying genetic information in living organisms. With a high and proven potential for healthcare innovation, genome editing has garnered attention from researchers, innovators, and...

What are patient decision aids in shared decision-making?

PatientEngagementHIT Healthcare professionals practicing shared decision-making with their patients may want to consider using patient decision aids (PDAs) to support that work. This is because shared decision-making relies on strong patient education and...

Evaluating the safety profile of mifepristone

PharmaNewsIntelligence Mifepristone, commonly known as the abortion pill, is a medication used primarily for medically induced abortions as well as the management of Cushing's syndrome and uterine leiomyomas. Since its approval in 2000, mifepristone has been...

Heart devices linked to injuries, deaths receive FDA’s most serious recall

PharmaNewsIntelligence In a recent announcement, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed that a pair of heart devices, the HeartMate II and HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS), has received the agency's most serious recall classification...

Using telehealth to provide timely mental healthcare in rural Illinois

mHealthIntelligence Various factors are driving the mental healthcare crisis in America, not least of which is the rising demand for services and the concurrent dwindling supply of mental health professionals. As a result, Americans with pressing mental...

Paving the way to a diverse medical workforce starts with med schools

PatientEngagementHIT When the medical workforce is reflective of the patients it treats, everyone wins. But getting there isn’t going to be an overnight process; instead, leaders in medical education need to start focusing on creating pathways to a career...

Exploring 3 common types of viral hepatitis: hepatitis A, B, C

LifeSciencesIntelligence New York University Langone Health defines hepatitis as an inflammation of the liver often caused by a viral infection, commonly hepatitis A, B, and C viruses. A recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that there are...

Exploring 5 types of intellectual property protections in pharma

PharmaNewsIntelligence The Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology & Research defines intellectual property as “any original creation of the human intellect such as artistic, literary, technical, or scientific creation.” Intellectual...

Exploring digital stethoscope technology for improved diagnostics

LifeSciencesIntelligence By combining advanced digital capabilities with traditional auscultation techniques, advanced digital stethoscope technology has transformed how healthcare professionals detect and monitor cardiopulmonary diseases.   In an...

What the House subcommittee hearing tells us about telehealth’s future

mHealthIntelligence Jeanette Ashlock was only 30, fresh off her honeymoon, when she first started experiencing multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms. “My muscles and body started locking up,” the National Multiple Sclerosis Society patient advocate told...

How Health First navigated incident response for Change Healthcare cyberattack

HealthITSecurity Few US healthcare organizations were left unscathed when Change Healthcare fell victim to a cyberattack in late February. After all, Change Healthcare, which is part of Optum and owned by UnitedHealth Group (UHG), processes 15 billion...

How patient experience data prompted patient engagement improvements

PatientEngagementHIT Ensuring an optimal patient experience might be a personal and professional passion for Shanna McCann, a senior experience coach at Children’s Minnesota Pediatric Hospital, but she knows making those improvements relies on cold, hard...

Understanding the environmental impact of the pharmaceutical industry

PharmaNewsIntelligence The pharmaceutical industry is crucial in improving global health by developing and manufacturing life-saving medications. However, it also has a significant environmental impact that cannot be ignored.   The Pharmaceutical...

Common remote patient monitoring tools

mHealthIntelligence Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is a valuable healthcare delivery mechanism. RPM allows healthcare providers to continuously track patient health metrics over time, giving them a comprehensive view of the patient’s condition and how...

Exploring RNA-based therapeutics beyond mRNA vaccines

LifeSciencesIntelligence RNA therapeutics have emerged as a critical tool for the healthcare industry. In recent years, mRNA vaccines have been one of the most notable RNA therapeutics, which played a crucial role in curbing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic....

Strategies for engaging, managing KOLs in the pharma industry

PharmaNewsIntelligence Key opinion leaders (KOLs) are healthcare providers (HCPs) and industry leaders who play a critical role in the healthcare industry, acting as vital stakeholders for the sector, including life sciences and pharmaceutical companies....

Assessing the impacts of noncontinuous digital diabetes solutions

LifeSciencesIntelligence In a recent health technology assessment conducted by the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI), the clinical and economic impact of noncontinuous digital diabetes management solutions for adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) has been...