Healthcare

Along with Big Data, 3D printing has been one of the hottest technology topics for years. But what can it actually do? And what are the applications for healthcare? As it turns out, 3D printing already...

A new study reinforced the hypothesis that the proximity of a smartphone owner’s mobile device can affect his or her cognitive ability. Marketing and management researchers from the University of California-San Diego, the University of...

World AIDS Day lands on Dec. 1 each year. It's an ideal time to evaluate the state of HIV/AIDS research, treatment and prevention on a world-wide scale. This year, just ahead of World AIDS Day,...

A late night of high political drama on the floor of the U.S. Senate ended with Senate Republicans feeling frustrated that their effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was thwarted by three...

Under the Affordable Care Act, many changes are taking place in the field of health care. The shift in the health care system has prompted several states to engage in creative advertising encouraging citizens...

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...

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...

World Health Organization (WHO) officials have confirmed over 20 new cases of polio in an emerging outbreak taking place in the Syrian Arab Republic (Syria). Syria has not had an active polio case since...

Increased medical school admissions bring challenges and opportunities to prospective students.

Healthcare workers are increasingly confident that they chose the right career path with job security, according to a new poll. Respondents posted a confidence level of nearly 60% in the third quarter of 2013, the...