Search results for "New Technology"
Big data and the bog of information
In other cases, though, recreational devices can provide the first alert to an undiagnosed condition, said David Slotwiner, MD, chief of the division of cardiology at New York-Presbyterian Queens. ... At this point, the heart monitoring data produced by
September 2018
Department of really cool ideas
Here's the new approach. The investigators created new, living conduction tissue, the rough equivalent of biological wires, which they termed “engineered electrical conduction tracts” or EECTs. ... They were able to show that these EECTs could create
May 2022
Nonspecific symptoms may have a very specific cause
However, a new technology trend, virtual visits, allows patients to pay for an instant Internet consult with a physician they have never met in person, or often at all. ... New antibiotics may help, too, the experts said. Check out our coverage to learn
November 2014
QD: News Every Day--State medical boards adopt telemedicine guidelines
Representatives of the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) approved updated guidelines to help ensure the safety and quality of telemedicine technology. ... Dr. Chaudhry noted that the new guidelines are designed to provide flexibility in the use
May 2022
Healing and human touch
Human beings generate electromagnetic fields as well. This is not conjecture; technology exists to image these fields.
May 2022
Editor's Note: Small-practice series highlights day-to-day struggles
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2008/06/two.htm. Small-practice series highlights day-to-day stuggles. Small medical practices, like all small businesses, struggle with staffing issues, adapting to new technology ... Stacey Butterfield kicks off a new
June 2008
QD: News Every Day--Smartphone app may support post-treatment recovery for alcohol misuse
A smartphone application appears to help patients with alcohol use disorder reduce risky drinking days compared to patients who received usu...
May 2022
Variety of coding changes loom for 2013
The partial freeze would incrementally phase out the ICD-9 annual updates, so that future changes will reflect only new technology and diseases. ... On Oct. 1, 2015, regular updates to ICD-10 will begin. New care management codes will be introduced
November 2012
Speaking freely of guns
Our species invented its approach to talking before the advent of any technology. ... Read the text here, and see the difference for yourself. Whether or not Congress is obligated under the Constitution to remove all barriers to everyone for every new
May 2022
QD: News Every Day--The poor die from cancer; the rich, with it
New technology makes it easier to link patient addresses with neighborhood characteristics, therefore making it possible to incorporate socioeconomic status into cancer surveillance, and this study shows the importance of including
May 2022