Sometimes our technological advances can be our undoing as a society. For the last several decades, medicine has become increasingly for-profit, moving further away from the not-for-profit model of ...

If your doctor told you she was going to give you a pill camera to swallow so she could see inside your intestines, would you be afraid? Already by 2008 pill cameras had been used in more than two ...

Asked in a recent Medscape survey to evaluate primary care medicine in the US, practitioners more often gave D’s or F’s than ...

For the biggest-picture analysis of global medicine trends, there’s no better place to look than The Global Use of Medicine in 2019 and Outlook to 2023 report by the IQVIA Institute. Among the ...

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Thirty cents of every dollar spent on U.S. health care - a total of $750 billion - was wasted in 2009 on unnecessary services, excessive administrative costs, fraud and other problems, according to ...

In a recently published Medscape report, 26% of American physicians said they were considering a career away from practicing medicine, for various reasons. Becoming a teacher was one of the ...

A coronavirus has been commanding the headlines for months, but strains of influenza and paramyxovirus are extremely dangerous pathogens that could spark outbreaks. The COVID-19 pandemic is sparking ...

Infographic describing clinical genomic sequencing in pediatric oncology. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

Discover the similarities and differences between whole-genome sequencing (WGS), whole-exome sequencing (WES) and SNP genotyping for precision medicine applications. From the pros and cons to their ...

In the demanding environment of laboratory work, burnout is a common issue. Explore how cutting-edge lab solutions can streamline processes, improve consistency and provide the support your lab ...

Bone stress injuries (BSIs) are common overuse injuries affecting an athlete’s ability to participate in sport. Advancements in understanding the pathophysiology, risk factors and management ...