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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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MAY 05, 2016Neuroscience
Bipolar disorder is a serious brain illness. Classified as a mood disorder, it can wreak havoc on those who have it and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 03, 2016Cardiology
Including a small amount of chocolate in your daily diet might help prevent diabetes and insulin resistance—and, a ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 28, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
To track cells, new lab-on-a-chip technology is borrowing a technique used by cellular networks to track phones. The dev ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 27, 2016Immunology
Originally developed as an anesthetic in 1926, phencyclidine (PCP), also known as “angel dust,” was disconti ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 27, 2016Cancer
Statins are often prescribed to help lower cholesterol levels, especially for patients at high risk for coronary heart d ...APR 26, 2016Cardiology
Right now, in any US hospital, about half of the patients have a prescription for an acid-reducing drug to reduce h ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 26, 2016Neuroscience
While most people have used over the counter sleep aids or cold medications, some caution might be advisable for certain ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have uncovered a new mechanism of bone erosion—and a possible biomarker—for rheumatoid arthritis ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 14, 2016Health & Medicine
Linoleic acid, the primary component of many vegetable oils, has long been thought to be more heart healthy than butter ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Since 2010 scientists have known that people of Eurasian origin have inherited anywhere from 1 to 4 percent of their DNA ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 08, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The stethoscope – the most used and recognized symbol of medicine – is getting a modern, digital makeover. W ...APR 07, 2016Health & Medicine
How much medication should you be prescribed? Everyone is born with a different body, so how much and what kind of medic ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAPR 06, 2016Neuroscience
In the United States, the use of medications to control acid reflux and the resulting heartburn it can cause has risen d ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 05, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A recent study found that treating osteoporosis brought on by hyperparathyroidism with conventional drugs could actually ...APR 05, 2016Neuroscience
Exercise! Get on up, get to the gym, go to a Zumba class or just go for a walk but make sure you exercise. It’s no ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 31, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday updated its guidelines for the prescription and use of Mifeprex, making ...MAR 30, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
To help treat pancreatic cancer, scientists are taking a step back to diagnose the disease before it becomes lethal. In ...MAR 30, 2016Neuroscience
Patients who have experienced certain cardiac conditions or blood clots often are placed on blood thinners to avoid furt ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 23, 2016Health & Medicine
Over one thousand DNA variations in the human genome are associated with both increased susceptibility to systemic lupus ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 23, 2016Neuroscience
While the subject of brain injuries, concussion and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) have swirled around the NFL f ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 16, 2016Cancer
As the patent protection on the blockbuster anticancer drug Gleevec expired earlier this year, the now available ...MAR 16, 2016Neuroscience
Recent news about a scientific breakthrough that could allow skills to be uploaded directly to the brain, like in the hi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 15, 2016Videos
New information released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that approximately one-third o ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 15, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Wearable technologies are getting smarter everyday, incorporating biometrics about our bodies in new and unexpected ways ...
MAY 05, 2016
Neuroscience
Bipolar disorder is a serious brain illness. Classified as a mood disorder, it can wreak havoc on those who have it and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 03, 2016
Cardiology
Including a small amount of chocolate in your daily diet might help prevent diabetes and insulin resistance—and, a
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 28, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
To track cells, new lab-on-a-chip technology is borrowing a technique used by cellular networks to track phones. The dev
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 27, 2016
Immunology
Originally developed as an anesthetic in 1926, phencyclidine (PCP), also known as “angel dust,” was disconti
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 27, 2016
Cancer
Statins are often prescribed to help lower cholesterol levels, especially for patients at high risk for coronary heart d
...
APR 26, 2016
Cardiology
Right now, in any US hospital, about half of the patients have a prescription for an acid-reducing drug to reduce h
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 26, 2016
Neuroscience
While most people have used over the counter sleep aids or cold medications, some caution might be advisable for certain
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have uncovered a new mechanism of bone erosion—and a possible biomarker—for rheumatoid arthritis
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 14, 2016
Health & Medicine
Linoleic acid, the primary component of many vegetable oils, has long been thought to be more heart healthy than butter
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Since 2010 scientists have known that people of Eurasian origin have inherited anywhere from 1 to 4 percent of their DNA
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 08, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The stethoscope – the most used and recognized symbol of medicine – is getting a modern, digital makeover. W
...
APR 07, 2016
Health & Medicine
How much medication should you be prescribed? Everyone is born with a different body, so how much and what kind of medic
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 06, 2016
Neuroscience
In the United States, the use of medications to control acid reflux and the resulting heartburn it can cause has risen d
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A recent study found that treating osteoporosis brought on by hyperparathyroidism with conventional drugs could actually
...
APR 05, 2016
Neuroscience
Exercise! Get on up, get to the gym, go to a Zumba class or just go for a walk but make sure you exercise. It’s no
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 31, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday updated its guidelines for the prescription and use of Mifeprex, making
...
MAR 30, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
To help treat pancreatic cancer, scientists are taking a step back to diagnose the disease before it becomes lethal. In
...
MAR 30, 2016
Neuroscience
Patients who have experienced certain cardiac conditions or blood clots often are placed on blood thinners to avoid furt
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 23, 2016
Health & Medicine
Over one thousand DNA variations in the human genome are associated with both increased susceptibility to systemic lupus
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 23, 2016
Neuroscience
While the subject of brain injuries, concussion and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) have swirled around the NFL f
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 16, 2016
Cancer
As the patent protection on the blockbuster anticancer drug Gleevec expired earlier this year, the now available
...
MAR 16, 2016
Neuroscience
Recent news about a scientific breakthrough that could allow skills to be uploaded directly to the brain, like in the hi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 15, 2016
Videos
New information released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that approximately one-third o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 15, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Wearable technologies are getting smarter everyday, incorporating biometrics about our bodies in new and unexpected ways
...