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Health systems, also known as healthcare systems, are large organized groups of doctors, nurses, healthcare professionals, institutions, and resources. These entities work together to deliver health care services to a community. Effective health systems aim to improve the patients experience, enhance the health of the community, and reduce healthcare costs.
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OCT 16, 2018Cardiology
The surgeons of today need to rethink their relationship with robots. This is because the field of surgery is rapidly ad ...Written By: Abbie ArceOCT 15, 2018Microbiology
Is it a sick visitor, a dirty hospital gown, or the unwashed hands of a clinician? No, the infection is coming from insi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2018Technology
According to a study published in Nature Medicine, researchers at Northwestern University and Washington University Scho ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 14, 2018Immunology
Red blood cells infected with malaria will secrete small vesicles that activate pathogen receptorsWritten By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 14, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Anyone that has had a sunburn knows that even a light brush against the skin, like that from putting on clothes, can bec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2018Microbiology
The more they look, the more connections researchers find between our microbiome and our health.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2018Earth & The Environment
Hurricane Michael has brought devastation to the Florida panhandle and other parts of the southeastern US. At least 14 p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 11, 2018Microbiology
In Africa, Lassa fever is a significant threat to public health. It is a member of the same family of viruses as Ebola.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers want to enhance our natural defenses to fight a variety of health problems more effectively.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have used a mouse model to show that it's possible to treat an illness before sickness occurs.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2018Immunology
Additional roles to complement protein C3 have been described in work performed by a team of researchers at the Lund Uni ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 09, 2018Immunology
Are the regulations for packaged foods strong enough? A recent investigation suggests allergens are not properly identif ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 08, 2018Microbiology
Sometime in 2014, the CDC began to get reports of a mysterious illness that was affecting children. More cases have appe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2018Immunology
A team of researchers has published their work in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine describing techniques with PET imaging ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 07, 2018Neuroscience
Like many neurotransmitters in the brain (dopamine, serotonin, etc.) the when and the where they are released in the bra ...Written By: Amy LoriauxOCT 07, 2018Technology
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation consists of electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength shorter in length than the visible regi ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 07, 2018Technology
Developers at the University of Texas at Arlington have recently patented a smart seat cushion that utilizes changes in ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 05, 2018Earth & The Environment
Air quality is largely invisible. But what if you could see it? I’m not talking about air pollution that’s s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 04, 2018Microbiology
Artificial sweeteners have been used in foods for decades. While they seem safe for us, they may not be for bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2018Cardiology
Medical tourism is a booming industry with the more popular surgery destinations reporting revenues into the billions. T ...Written By: Abbie ArceOCT 03, 2018Immunology
Two laureates receive Nobel Prize for their work regarding immune checkpoint therapyWritten By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 02, 2018Videos
We play host to a huge number of microbes, and all the chemicals that they produce.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
For many, Alzheimer's disease is just a fact of old age; around 50 percent of people that live to age 85 will get the di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2018Health & Medicine
Just as recently as a few decades ago, many common health screenings were not readily available. Mammography, for b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 16, 2018
Cardiology
The surgeons of today need to rethink their relationship with robots. This is because the field of surgery is rapidly ad
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
OCT 15, 2018
Microbiology
Is it a sick visitor, a dirty hospital gown, or the unwashed hands of a clinician? No, the infection is coming from insi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2018
Technology
According to a study published in Nature Medicine, researchers at Northwestern University and Washington University Scho
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 14, 2018
Immunology
Red blood cells infected with malaria will secrete small vesicles that activate pathogen receptors
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 14, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Anyone that has had a sunburn knows that even a light brush against the skin, like that from putting on clothes, can bec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2018
Microbiology
The more they look, the more connections researchers find between our microbiome and our health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Hurricane Michael has brought devastation to the Florida panhandle and other parts of the southeastern US. At least 14 p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 11, 2018
Microbiology
In Africa, Lassa fever is a significant threat to public health. It is a member of the same family of viruses as Ebola.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers want to enhance our natural defenses to fight a variety of health problems more effectively.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have used a mouse model to show that it's possible to treat an illness before sickness occurs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2018
Immunology
Additional roles to complement protein C3 have been described in work performed by a team of researchers at the Lund Uni
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 09, 2018
Immunology
Are the regulations for packaged foods strong enough? A recent investigation suggests allergens are not properly identif
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 08, 2018
Microbiology
Sometime in 2014, the CDC began to get reports of a mysterious illness that was affecting children. More cases have appe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2018
Immunology
A team of researchers has published their work in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine describing techniques with PET imaging
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 07, 2018
Neuroscience
Like many neurotransmitters in the brain (dopamine, serotonin, etc.) the when and the where they are released in the bra
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
OCT 07, 2018
Technology
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation consists of electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength shorter in length than the visible regi
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 07, 2018
Technology
Developers at the University of Texas at Arlington have recently patented a smart seat cushion that utilizes changes in
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 05, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Air quality is largely invisible. But what if you could see it? I’m not talking about air pollution that’s s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 04, 2018
Microbiology
Artificial sweeteners have been used in foods for decades. While they seem safe for us, they may not be for bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2018
Cardiology
Medical tourism is a booming industry with the more popular surgery destinations reporting revenues into the billions. T
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
OCT 03, 2018
Immunology
Two laureates receive Nobel Prize for their work regarding immune checkpoint therapy
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 02, 2018
Videos
We play host to a huge number of microbes, and all the chemicals that they produce.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many, Alzheimer's disease is just a fact of old age; around 50 percent of people that live to age 85 will get the di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2018
Health & Medicine
Just as recently as a few decades ago, many common health screenings were not readily available. Mammography, for b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim