Meet JoJo, the Only Dental Comfort Dog Assistant
There’s a reason kids are excited for dental appointments in Northbrook, Illinois. The most popular employee at Pediatric Dentistry doesn’t have a D.D.S. She’s not a trained dentist, she’s never worn a pair of rubber...
Outpatient Care, Home Care Services, Hospitals Drive Healthcare Job Growth
The United States healthcare sector added 16,700 jobs in July, according to the monthly Employment Situation Summary released Friday morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That increase in healthcare jobs accounted for 10.6...
Low B12 Levels in Brains of Those with Autism, Schizophrenia
Vitamin B12 shortfalls in the brain may be a contributing factor in autism and schizophrenia, as well as old-age dementia, according to research published in the journal PLOS ONE. Brain levels of vitamin B12 tend...
Oral Insulin Trial Succeeds in Type 2 Diabetes Test
An Israeli drug maker says trials on its experimental oral insulin have proven effective in markedly reducing night-time blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. Oramed Pharmaceuticals conducted a 28-day study of 180...
5 Health Benefits of Pets (Plus: What’s Your Spirit Animal?)
Saturday is International Homeless Animals Day. We thought you should know that. We thought you’d like to be aware that the third Saturday in August is the day designated back in 1992 by the International...
New Kidney Transplant Procedure Allows for Any Donor
The stark reality for many people waiting to receive an organ transplant is that they just might die before a compatible donor is found. But a new procedure for kidney transplants recently detailed in The...
10 Healthcare Technology Trends of 2015
The healthcare industry has seen its fair share of advances and reform in the last decade. Health information exchanges (HIEs) have taken center stage. Wearable technology is generating patient-created data at alarming rates, medical...
Robotic Surgeries Could Transform Healthcare as we Know it
It might sound like the stuff of science fiction, but scientists and doctors are working to develop a fully autonomous robotic surgeon that operates without human assistance. While robotic surgery has become more common, the...
IBM Watson and American Cancer Society Team up to Create Virtual Cancer Health Advisor
The American Cancer Society and IBM are developing the first virtual cancer health advisor, which is designed to assist patients, survivors, caregivers and advocates with a cutting-edge resource. The virtual advisor will anticipate the needs...
World Health Day 2016: Diabetes
Someone’s birthday is coming up. Forty-eight years ago, diplomats from the United Nations got together and founded a global health organization. They called it the World Health Organization, founded it on April 7, 1968, and...