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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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DEC 05, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Nature Medicine, scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have determined that a small piece ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been thought that some types of epilepsy medications taken by pregnant women are potentially dangerous to the fet ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2016Neuroscience
According to new research, the incidence of depression is on the rise among teenagers. While it’s common for teens ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 30, 2016Neuroscience
Strokes can be devastating to those who suffer from them. In the United States approximately 795,000 people will h ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 28, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For patients with diabetes, managing their blood sugar levels requires constant care and vigilance. Now, researcher ...NOV 28, 2016Cardiology
Image Credit: Getty Images Heart surgery patients’ chances of survival depends in part on the overall level of tea ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)NOV 22, 2016Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – November 22, 2016 – Anyone who has drifted into a fuzzy-headed stupor after a large holiday me ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
By Judy O’Rourke RECAPPING HISTORY BEFORE MAKING SOME It may seem like just yesterday, OK it was around 199 ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeNOV 16, 2016Neuroscience
All of science involves research but finding just the right information can be a daunting task when it means having to c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 08, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Despite public awareness on breast cancer, researchers say women may still be misinformed about the signs and symptoms o ...NOV 03, 2016Microbiology
LA JOLLA, CA – November 3, 2016 – A new study co-led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 03, 2016Neuroscience
There have been numerous studies showing that exposure to violence, in movies or video games, desensitizes humans to vio ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 02, 2016Cardiology
Severe obesity by itself leaves a person at significantly higher risk for heart failure, whether or not that person also ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)NOV 01, 2016Neuroscience
While some might still consider it a deliberate choice or a character flaw, the best available scientific research says ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 26, 2016Neuroscience
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been the focus of mental health professionals and researchers for quite some t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 24, 2016Cancer
In the world of drug development, finding new uses for old drugs seems like the ideal situation. But the road to repurpo ...OCT 20, 2016Cancer
Could a compound found in common cold medicine stop the spread of bladder cancer? It sounds sensational, but that’ ...OCT 20, 2016Neuroscience
When it comes to stroke, time is brain; this is a well-known medical fact. Getting the correct treatment immediately is ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 12, 2016Cardiology
Calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart damage and plaque buildup in arteries, even though a diet high in cal ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)OCT 12, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Findings Could Help Living Relatives Understand Their Own Risk LA JOLLA, CA – October 11, 2016 – Sudden deat ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)OCT 11, 2016Neuroscience
In most countries, it’s illegal to advertise prescription drugs directly to consumers. No slick magazine adverts a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 10, 2016Neuroscience
The increase in heroin addiction and overdoses is an issue that is detailed every day in news reports, magazines and med ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 06, 2016Cardiology
Warfarin is a blood-thinning drug that requires continuous blood tests to ensure its efficacy and safety, and there are ...Written By: Kara Marker
DEC 05, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Nature Medicine, scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have determined that a small piece
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been thought that some types of epilepsy medications taken by pregnant women are potentially dangerous to the fet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2016
Neuroscience
According to new research, the incidence of depression is on the rise among teenagers. While it’s common for teens
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 30, 2016
Neuroscience
Strokes can be devastating to those who suffer from them. In the United States approximately 795,000 people will h
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 28, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For patients with diabetes, managing their blood sugar levels requires constant care and vigilance. Now, researcher
...
NOV 28, 2016
Cardiology
Image Credit: Getty Images Heart surgery patients’ chances of survival depends in part on the overall level of tea
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
NOV 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – November 22, 2016 – Anyone who has drifted into a fuzzy-headed stupor after a large holiday me
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
By Judy O’Rourke RECAPPING HISTORY BEFORE MAKING SOME It may seem like just yesterday, OK it was around 199
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
NOV 16, 2016
Neuroscience
All of science involves research but finding just the right information can be a daunting task when it means having to c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 08, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Despite public awareness on breast cancer, researchers say women may still be misinformed about the signs and symptoms o
...
NOV 03, 2016
Microbiology
LA JOLLA, CA – November 3, 2016 – A new study co-led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 03, 2016
Neuroscience
There have been numerous studies showing that exposure to violence, in movies or video games, desensitizes humans to vio
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 02, 2016
Cardiology
Severe obesity by itself leaves a person at significantly higher risk for heart failure, whether or not that person also
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
NOV 01, 2016
Neuroscience
While some might still consider it a deliberate choice or a character flaw, the best available scientific research says
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 26, 2016
Neuroscience
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been the focus of mental health professionals and researchers for quite some t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 24, 2016
Cancer
In the world of drug development, finding new uses for old drugs seems like the ideal situation. But the road to repurpo
...
OCT 20, 2016
Cancer
Could a compound found in common cold medicine stop the spread of bladder cancer? It sounds sensational, but that’
...
OCT 20, 2016
Neuroscience
When it comes to stroke, time is brain; this is a well-known medical fact. Getting the correct treatment immediately is
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 12, 2016
Cardiology
Calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart damage and plaque buildup in arteries, even though a diet high in cal
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
OCT 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Findings Could Help Living Relatives Understand Their Own Risk LA JOLLA, CA – October 11, 2016 – Sudden deat
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
OCT 11, 2016
Neuroscience
In most countries, it’s illegal to advertise prescription drugs directly to consumers. No slick magazine adverts a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 10, 2016
Neuroscience
The increase in heroin addiction and overdoses is an issue that is detailed every day in news reports, magazines and med
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 06, 2016
Cardiology
Warfarin is a blood-thinning drug that requires continuous blood tests to ensure its efficacy and safety, and there are
...
Written By:
Kara Marker