Healthcare

An electronic medical record (EMR) is a digital version of a paper chart that contains all of a patient’s medical history. They are used by healthcare providers to diagnose and treat patients more efficiently,...

Innovative genetic research is changing the way doctors are treating their patients, especially in the fight against cancer. It is now possible for doctors to look at cancer cases individually by looking at the...

In an effort to keep the American people safe this holiday season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released a number of holiday health tips using various forms of media. The CDC...

Nursing ranks as one of the largest professions in the United States, with more than 2.7 million people working in the field. That number is expected to rise to more than 3 million by 2024, according...

Healthcare careers are soaring in popularity and are expected to continue adding new positions at a rapid clip through the end of the decade. The number of available healthcare and social assistance positions, from higher-level...

A team of developers at non-profit based RTI International has developed a new way to view census data. Their product consists of a map that shows different demographic patterns in an interactive format. The...

Health professionals attempting to encourage patients to eat more healthfully have help from a recent Harvard Medical School article which suggests that small changes made over time can have a big impact on overall...

Dgital health records can reduce healthcare spending

Researchers from Columbia University report that children with elevated levels of BPA in their bodies at an early age have an increased occurrence of asthma by age 12. Even at low doses of BPA,...

A decade ago, a drug sold as Proscar by Merck & Co. (and in generic form as Finasteride) was found to cut the risk of prostate cancer, but researchers also noted a slight increase...