Computer Modeling Helps Uncover Possible Alternative for Diabetes Treatment
How sophisticated simulations brought researchers to a critical chemical.
Beyeonics Raises $11.5M to Develop AR and VR for Eye Surgeons
Last summer, its parent company trademarked a wordmark that reads “The Future of Surgery.”
Will the Apple Watch Get a Blood Pressure Monitor?
The company has been flirting with the medical device field for longer than some may realize.
mHealth Might Solve Our Prisons' Mental Health Problem
Too many incarcerated patients go untreated, but a new wave of tech is on the horizon.
FDA Approves Wearable to Combat Opioid Withdrawals
DyAnsys says it will help patients who are battling symptoms without narcotics.
Who's Itching to Increase Interoperability?
Healthcare is far from achieving a universal approach to connecting its disparate systems, but many bright minds are making strides.
The mHealth App Cutting Through the Herbal Supplement Hype
The NIH’s HerbList provides users with research-backed facts on popular herbs.
FDA Announces New Device Guidance, Enhanced Patient Input Program
Value-based care at the heart of new guidances, and, as usual, they came with Gottlieb tweets.
Video Counseling Can "Upskill" PCPs, Bringing Specialty Knowledge to Rural Patients
Not all telehealth is direct-to-patient. Video counseling for providers can be a force multiplier...and potentially, a life-saver.
An Algorithm to Detect Low Blood Pressure During Surgery
"It could lead to a whole new field of investigation in clinical and physiological sciences and reshape our understanding of human physiology."
AMA, AHIP, and Others Unite to Form Healthcare Transformation Organization
The new Partnership for America’s Health Care Future has enormous reach. But what it will do remains unknown.
Chinese Pharma, Tech Giant Throws Support Behind Insilico Medicine
The new partnership also calls for closer drug discovery collaboration between WuXi AppTec and Insilico Medicine.
WannaCry, NotPetya, and Cyberwarfare's Threat to Healthcare
One year after 2 devastating cyberattacks, healthcare is still grappling with a jarring new threat.
A Half-Dozen Hot Health-Tech Takes From This Week
Ethics, interoperability, and the wearables revolution dominated our reading (and listening) this week.
Europe Pushing to Keep Pace With US and Asia in AI Race
European leaders are investing in AI in an effort to catch up with the US and Asia.
Our Top 5 Health-Tech Stories This Week: A Hacker, A GAO Report, an mHealth App
Head still spinning from the Apple API news? Can’t quite keep up with the latest in health-tech studies? HCA News is here for you.
Healthcare, Wearables, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
How wearable devices (and the data they churn out) could revolutionize medicine.
Negative Social Media Interactions Associated with Depressive Symptoms
It remains unknown whether the sour web experiences cause depressive symtpoms or are appealing to those already suffering them.
Podcast: Should Cops Have Access to Consumer DNA?
The capture of the alleged Golden State Killer might lead to justice for his victims and families. But many question the ethics of the measures police used to identify and put him behind bars.
A Smart, Small, Familial Approach to Population Health
How did Wyoming, of all places, build an all-encompassing app that’s already improving care?
It Turns Out Clinical Trial Participants Aren't That Worried About Data Sharing
A new study out of Stanford found that patients might not have the concerns that experts think they do.
mHealth Apps: Trust the Studies, Not the Stars
A best-selling health app held a 4.8-star rating, but that meant nothing once researchers found its metrics to be highly inaccurate.
More Physicians Are Learning About Genetics, But That Doesn't Mean They're Confident
Genetic tests are booming, but can primary care providers keep up?
Searching for Value-based Care Solutions in Rural Pennsylvania
A CMMI-backed program transitions rural hospitals to a value-based, global budgeting model to evaluate outcomes and cost savings.
nference Scores $11M to Strengthen AI for Life Sciences
How the start-up hopes its software platform will transform R&D.
Penn Researchers Continue to Beat the Drum for Bundled Payments
Mandatory bundled payments, in particular—which they say hold greater potential for research and savings.
Medicare Substance Abuse Data Redacted for 4 Years, Fueling Flawed Research
It led to “missed opportunities” during the ACA rollout and a key time in the opioid epidemic.
MyHeritage Data Breach: 4 Fast Facts
92 million accounts may have been exposed in a recent cybersecurity incident. Actually, 92,283,889, to be exact.
Teladoc Goes Global with Massive Advance Medical Purchase
The combined company will now offer services in more than 20 languages and reach well over half of the countries in the world.
How Apple's API Fits Into Its Burgeoning Healthcare Stack
One by one, the company has been adding pieces to what could be a very disruptive suite of healthcare technologies.
