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.
A new Harvard study suggests that a new diagnostic tool can detect every virus you have ever been exposed to. The new tool is a simple blood test that takes just a single drop of blood. From this single drop of blood, doctors can analyze and reveal every virus a person has had throughout the course of their life.
Read MoreIn the latest experiment, scientists analyzed mice to understand what happens to lost memories. The question: Are they wiped out permanently or still there? We explore.
Read MoreA new study has proven that chimpanzees actually have the mental capacity to cook. The study conducted by a pair of scientists out of Harvard and Yale actually found that chimps and humans share some of the basic brain skills needed for cooking. This finding could actually explain a turning point in the story of man kind.
Read MoreResearchers have analyzed oxytocin, nicknamed the 'love hormone' and how it reacts when mixed with alcohol, revealing a darker side to this happy chemical.
Read MoreThe goal of this report from the American Fitness Index is to provide communities and residents with resources that help them assess, respond and achieve a better, healthier life. Wondering where the healthiest place to live is? We explore.
Read MoreNew research has been released exploring the connection between cold temperatures and hot temperatures, taking a deeper look at which are responsible for more premature deaths. Their findings are quite interesting. We explore.
Read MoreThe FDA will ask a group of outside medical experts next month to evaluate a much-debated experimental drug designed to boost sexual desire in women. The meeting comes after the ongoing debate over flibanserin, a proposed female libido pill which the FDA has already twice declined to approve.
Read MoreThe U.S. is on the verge of receiving an important vaccine for lung cancer from, of all places, Cuba. The close American ties with one of the world's major cigar exporters could actually be good news in the fight against lung cancer.
Read MoreNew implantable device, smaller than your index finger, may be able to deliver medicine one molecule at a time. It's a pinpoint-accurate implantable drug pump that could be used to treat fractured spine, pinched nerve, or neurological disorders like epilepsy.
Read MoreResearchers in Taiwan have discovered a way to create artificial muscles from the skin of onions. Too crazy to be true? We explore.
Read MoreLiberian officials have declared that with 42 days free of Ebola, that the country may be rid of this disease. However, scientists and health officials are monitoring any effect that may spark a relapse. New findings support that the ebola virus may be living in semen for many days after.
Read MoreRubella affected between 15,000 - 20,000 people in the Americas each year. Now, officials are saying this disease is completely wiped out from the Americas.
Read More3D Printing continues to show promise throughout healthcare. Read this amazing story that actually saved a life.
Read MoreScientists are highly concerned about the possibiltiy of genetically modified embryos. Here's why.
Read MoreA new study shows that hospitals are experiencing bigger drug shortages than previously thought. This is an issue in medicine in terms of the care patient's receive. Here's what you need to know.
Read MoreLet's just say this year will be a learning experience for consumers and the government. President Obama's Health Law is set to effect tax refunds. Here's what you need to know.
Read MoreAngeline Jolie had everyone talking a few weeks ago when she announced the removal of her ovaries. Many wondered how she came to understand her aggressive family history of Cancer so well. Personal genome sequencing. Not sure what that is? We explore for you.
Read MoreThe 'SuperBug" infection in California has worried many people. Here's what you need to know.
Read MoreResearchers found that at least one in 20 adults who seek medical care in an emergency room setting may be receiving the wrong diagnosis. The study also states that about 6 million, or half of the patients reviewed had a serious medical problem.
Read MoreWhen an experimental treatment proves ineffective, researchers must re-evaluate their methods and try something slightly different, or even start from scratch. On the other hand, when it’s successful, it’s big news in the medical community, and provides promise for people afflicted with the condition it’s aimed at treating.
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