New prognostic tool helps leukemia patients plan for cancer treatment
A new prognostic tool predicts how long someone diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) will be able to wait before
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Seattle Children's Hospital's chief data officer explains the 11 mindsets for innovation
Four years ago, Seattle Children’s Hospital began its journey revamping its analytics system. The system originally went from a relatively
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Adding social workers to care teams can cut hospital admissions for veterans
(HealthDay)—An initiative to add social workers to rural primary care teams increases social work encounters among veterans and reduces hospital
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For addicts in recovery, technology preserves bonds despite COVID-19 crisis
(HealthDay)—Recovering alcoholic Catherine Collins normally attends five to seven face-to-face program meetings a week. Collins still attends meetings, but now
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‘Smart toilet’ monitors for signs of disease
There’s a new disease-detecting technology in the lab of Sanjiv “Sam” Gambhir, MD Ph.D., and its No. 1 source of
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COVID-19: Increased risk for those with CVD and stroke survivors
COVID-19 is prompting widespread questions and concerns about the heightened risk for those with heart disease and stroke survivors. The
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Managing our need for control during COVID-19
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has created disruptions to our lives in ways unforeseen just a few weeks ago.
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FDA changes boost alcohol for sanitizer from ethanol makers
The Food and Drug Administration has relaxed regulations on the types of alcohol that can be used to make hand
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Autophagy: Scientists discover novel role for self-recycling process in the brain
Scientists from the laboratory of Dr. Natalia Kononenko at the CECAD Center of Excellence in Aging Research at the University
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Discovery of new biomarker in blood could lead to early test for Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at the University of California San Diego discovered that high blood levels of RNA produced by the PHGDH gene
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