Future of Healthcare. Healthcare as an industry is changing through technology, medical and research innovations, physician reform and hospital re-organizations. Dr. David Samadi will explore long term issues, debates innovations directly influencing the healthcare industry and what both healthcare professionals and patients need to know.
Freshwater-dwelling amoeba strikes again. Two cases of infection with “brain-eating” parasite have already been reported in the U.S. Responsible amoeba. What is it?
Ebola returns to Liberia — three new cases reported this week in the previously Ebola-free country. People are questioning whether Liberia was really free of the disease to begin with. Liberian health officials reported the death of a 17-year-old boy from Ebola on Sunday, and two other cases of Ebola in people who were with the boy when he died. Liberia is now monitoring more than 100 people who had contact with the boy who died, and this number is expected to increase.
Read MorePeople with light-colored eyes may have a higher risk of alcoholism than people with dark-brown eyes, new research suggests. In the study, researchers looked at 1,263 Americans of European ancestry, including 992 people who were diagnosed with alcohol dependence and 271 people who were not diagnosed with alcohol dependence.
Read MoreA new heart-failure drug from the drug maker Novartis, has received FDA approved. The company claims that this drug helps reduce death and hospitalizations from heart failure. A lot of excitement has been building up in regards to this drug, Entresto, since the results of a large clinical trial showed a 20% reduction in the risk of death from cardiovascular disease or hospitalization from a worsening heart failure.
Read MoreOutbreaks in pools, hot tubs and other recreational and municipal locations can be dangerous according to a report released late last week. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that over 90 outbreaks between 2011 and 2012 results in almost 1800 illnesses and 95 hospitalizations. The outbreaks even caused one death.
Read MoreA new hand-hygiene compliance system from the company Hill-Rom has reported an analysis of more than 20 million instances of hand washing dramatically increased the hand washing among hospital staff using the system. Hospitals using Hill-Rom's Hand Hygiene Compliance Solution achieved an average 226% improvement in compliance, with some hospitals showing compliance by caregivers nearly tripled.
Read MoreAs you can imagine, medicine in space is completely different than it is here on earth. Our bodies operate in many different in zero gravity. One would not want to get sick in space. Zero-gravity plays a lot of games with our bones, muscles, organs, eyeballs and the brain itself. There's also infectious risks on a spacecraft which stems from sealing multiple people inside a self-contained vessel. Virus or bacteria could simply circulate around from person to person throughout an entire mission.
Read MoreRecent article from Korea says listening to the sound of running water can help improve urinary flow in elderly, which was published in PLOS ONE. Researchers hypothesize that the sound of running water may be effective in the elderly with urination problems. Running water often used to toilet train toddlers.
Read MoreResearchers at Johns Hopkins University may have found alternative for people trying to quit smoking unsuccessfully. Psilocybin, the active chemical in magic mushrooms, had double the success rate of other methods. 1950s/60s research involving psilocybin and LSD to treat addiction showed promise. Drugs were criminalized and research was halted. Recently, research has started to reopen with regards to hallucinogens. Notable success with smoking-cessation program.
Read MoreResearchers from Harvard Medical School (HMS), Partners In Health, and Boston Children’s Hospital. New test for Ebola, successful in field trial. Published in The Lancet, this could be a game-changer for treatment, containment.
Read MoreAs of July, Medicare turns 50, In the journal Generations, “A Prescription for the Next Fifty Years of Medicare." Dean of Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health writes an article describing a prescription for the future of Medicare. States that Medicare must evolve to improve senior health in the future. When Medicare bill was passed 50 years ago: millions of older adults in the US benefited.
Read MoreHospitals are a major entity throughout the healthcare industry. The hospital as a place, is a critical point in a patient's case where what happens in the hospitals, and the care a patient receives, is crucial to their particular health issue.
Read MorePersonalization is threaded into the social fabric of America. Innovation is rooted in customizing and personalizing even the smallest parts of our lives, stemming from technology and retail to travel, media and wellness. The future continues to promise even smarter applications where personalization fits, but what about our health?
Read MoreAt the University of Bristol, researchers have engineered a type of "scaffold" technology, which allows them to grow larger pieces of tissue in the lab.
Read MoreAn international debate has sparked among experts regarding the long-term health effects of patients taking antidepressants. Here's what you need to know.
Read MoreAre we taking too many over-the-counter drugs in America? And do we even pay attention to the health risks or warnings? You may be surprise to find that it's quite possible to overdose on these types of medications, especially if you're not educated on the proper dosage. Here's what you need to know.
Read MoreAmericans are getting bigger and in this case bigger is not better. New research from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed staggering data of the realities of weight in America. Here are some of the key findings.
Read MoreLife expectancy is a statistical measure of how long a person or organism may live, based on the year of their birth, their current age and other demographic factors including gender.
Read MoreSouth Korean officials announced three more deaths in the country's MERS outbreak Tuesday, raising the total death toll to 19. Here's what you need to know.
Read MoreA new study Published in journal Addiction found that in England, children's exposure to second-hand smoke has declined by ~ 80% since 1998.
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