American Heroin Part 3: Hope and Recovery
As perceptions among lawmakers and medical professionals shift toward seeing the current heroin epidemic as a public health crisis, policies are slowly falling into place that are aimed at saving lives. But despite these...
Combining Technology Leads to Imaging Muscles and Better Diagnosis
It is an exciting time to embark on a career in health care. The rapid evolution of technological applications in medicine is astounding. For instance, more responsive technology, highly skilled experts and human innovation...
Investing in Research Could End Income-based Health Inequalities
Global investments in research, vaccines and new medicines to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria can reduce the health gap between rich and poor nations within the next generation, according to 25 health and economic...
Health Care Technology: Patients Ready to Use Mobile Apps
Health care technology leads to useful mobile apps for patients
Research Shows Autism May be Passed to Grandchildren through Germ Line Cells
From 2000 to 2008, the frequency of autism-related U.S. births rose from 1 in 150 to 1 in every 88 live births. Most researchers attribute the recent increase in cases to better early detection...
EMT and Paramedic Job Description, Salary, and Training
Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics work on the frontlines of healthcare, providing lifesaving treatment under demanding conditions. These professionals typically thrive on intensity and know how to make good decisions in pressure-filled situations....
American Heroin: Medicine, Crisis, Epidemic – Part 2: Needles in the Haystack
From heroin’s origins to the pathways it takes to enter the country and the effect it has on cities and states around the U.S., this map is intended to give a broad stroke...
New Treatment for Ebola Virus Proves Effective
A research team led by Gary Kobinger from the Special Pathogen Program at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba has developed a new antibody cocktail treatment that has proven effective in reducing the...
A Doctor’s Best Friend – How Dogs are being Trained to Help Diagnose Illness
McBaine is a one-year-old Springer Spaniel with floppy ears, a sweet face and maybe, the ability to sniff out cancer. This puppy is part of the Penn Vet Working Dog Center at the University of...
The CDC Issues Medical Alert following Acute Hepatitis Cases Linked to Supplements
Working in conjunction with the Hawaii Department of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health warning regarding a dietary supplement marketed for muscle gain and weight loss. In early...