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Medical data is personal information related to the diagnosis, treatment, and overall healthcare of a patient and can include details like demographic details, drugs prescribed, laboratory tests, and health insurance. Medial data is sometimes referred to as an electronic medical record (EMR) and it is protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
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SEP 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The underappreciated sense of smell is making headlines in the world of diagnostics. In a recent study, researchers link ...SEP 06, 2017Neuroscience
The expression, "It's no day at the beach" is sometimes used to describe an experience that is unpleasant ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 04, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have identified a gene involved in the complex relationship between our circadian rhythm, our metabolism, an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2017Space & Astronomy
Three NASA astronauts made a bittersweet departure from the International Space Station over the weekend to return to th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Around one in every 68 children in the United States is affected by autism spectrum disorder. The etiology of the diseas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
An epidemiological study was paired with laboratory results to find what might have been the cause of this effect.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2017Cancer
Steve Jobs, the late co-founder and CEO of Apple, would have been intrigued by a new app that researchers say can detect ...AUG 24, 2017Microbiology
Scientists are learning more about the specialized microbiomes of elite athletes.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A good night’s rest is essential for our general health and well-being. But for millions of Americans, the night&r ...AUG 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a new study, being “fat but fit” is still far from reality. In fact, those who are overweight o ...AUG 13, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists are illustrating the power of a low coronary artery calcium (CAC) score in the context of heart disease in a ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 12, 2017Microbiology
Study indicates the efficacy of the rotavirus vaccine - it likely resulted in 380,000 fewer hospitalizations of young ki ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2017Cardiology
The idea that aspirin, prescribed as a blood-thinning drug, may be dangerous for people with heart failure isn’t n ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
"There are no rains," says a young farmer from Tamil Nadu. "Even for drinking, we get water only once in ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 31, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
After developing new techniques, researchers find that what we have assumed about DNA organization may be wrong.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
If there’s one thing that doctors can agree on, it’s that negligent prescription and use of antibiotics can ...JUL 25, 2017Cancer
This year, an estimated 246,660 women in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer. The disease currently ranks as one ...JUL 25, 2017Neuroscience
Crossword puzzles are a good way to pass the time and people who enjoy them are often wordsmiths who read a lot and have ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 22, 2017Microbiology
As regions warm, bugs move into new habitats, sometimes bringing health problems with them.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2017Cardiology
Artificial sweeteners, praised for making your favorite beverage sweeter without adding a single calorie, are actually l ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 18, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
An old antibiotic that’s been around since the 1970s could be repurposed to be a new antidepressant. So far, resea ...JUL 13, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Americans are making themselves sick by taking the wrong medications at home, a new study reports. We all have to medica ...JUL 12, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a new study, men and women have different immune responses to bipolar disorder. The findings have big ...JUL 08, 2017Microbiology
Doctors and researchers have been sounding the alarm about drug-resistant gonorrhea, and it is spreading around the worl ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The underappreciated sense of smell is making headlines in the world of diagnostics. In a recent study, researchers link
...
SEP 06, 2017
Neuroscience
The expression, "It's no day at the beach" is sometimes used to describe an experience that is unpleasant
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 04, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have identified a gene involved in the complex relationship between our circadian rhythm, our metabolism, an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Three NASA astronauts made a bittersweet departure from the International Space Station over the weekend to return to th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Around one in every 68 children in the United States is affected by autism spectrum disorder. The etiology of the diseas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
An epidemiological study was paired with laboratory results to find what might have been the cause of this effect.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2017
Cancer
Steve Jobs, the late co-founder and CEO of Apple, would have been intrigued by a new app that researchers say can detect
...
AUG 24, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists are learning more about the specialized microbiomes of elite athletes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A good night’s rest is essential for our general health and well-being. But for millions of Americans, the night&r
...
AUG 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a new study, being “fat but fit” is still far from reality. In fact, those who are overweight o
...
AUG 13, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists are illustrating the power of a low coronary artery calcium (CAC) score in the context of heart disease in a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 12, 2017
Microbiology
Study indicates the efficacy of the rotavirus vaccine - it likely resulted in 380,000 fewer hospitalizations of young ki
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2017
Cardiology
The idea that aspirin, prescribed as a blood-thinning drug, may be dangerous for people with heart failure isn’t n
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
"There are no rains," says a young farmer from Tamil Nadu. "Even for drinking, we get water only once in
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 31, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
After developing new techniques, researchers find that what we have assumed about DNA organization may be wrong.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
If there’s one thing that doctors can agree on, it’s that negligent prescription and use of antibiotics can
...
JUL 25, 2017
Cancer
This year, an estimated 246,660 women in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer. The disease currently ranks as one
...
JUL 25, 2017
Neuroscience
Crossword puzzles are a good way to pass the time and people who enjoy them are often wordsmiths who read a lot and have
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 22, 2017
Microbiology
As regions warm, bugs move into new habitats, sometimes bringing health problems with them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2017
Cardiology
Artificial sweeteners, praised for making your favorite beverage sweeter without adding a single calorie, are actually l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 18, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
An old antibiotic that’s been around since the 1970s could be repurposed to be a new antidepressant. So far, resea
...
JUL 13, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Americans are making themselves sick by taking the wrong medications at home, a new study reports. We all have to medica
...
JUL 12, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a new study, men and women have different immune responses to bipolar disorder. The findings have big
...
JUL 08, 2017
Microbiology
Doctors and researchers have been sounding the alarm about drug-resistant gonorrhea, and it is spreading around the worl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch