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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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MAR 12, 2016Immunology
A new study of gut bacteria in premature infants highlights the problem of antibiotic resistance and stresses how extrem ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 11, 2016Cardiology
Nearly 75 percent of children grow up in an area where rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is endemic, meaning the disease is ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 10, 2016Cardiology
Women cardiologists often earn less than men—even when taking into account the different types of work they do&mda ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 09, 2016Health & Medicine
Dr Frances Henson is a Research Fellow in the Division of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Addensb ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 08, 2016Health & Medicine
About 12 million Americans have obstructive sleep apnea (NIH). Yet, 85 percent of obstructive sleep apnea cases go undia ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 07, 2016Cancer
Once you’ve made it through lung cancer treatment, you want to make sure you catch it early if it comes back again ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 03, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
When one of the country’s top groups representing the interests of women’s health care physicians puts out a ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 29, 2016Space & Astronomy
After a long 340-day stay aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will be returning to Earth ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Tissue bioengineering is rapidly expanding as the demand for lab-grown tissues grows steadily due to shortages in donate ...FEB 19, 2016Cardiology
At the recent International Stroke Conference of 2016, researchers presented a study that connected untreated high blood ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing for BRCA1/2 mutations is on the rise in young women diagnosed with breast cancer. Researchers documented ...FEB 17, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In the fight against childhood leukemia, small variables can have big effects in the successful outcomes for patients&rs ...FEB 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recently revised and updated its recommendations for cerv ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 15, 2016Technology
Scientists have designed a new wearable monitor that keeps track of your health by measuring chemicals in your sweat. Wh ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 10, 2016Neuroscience
Eat fish, it’s good for you, it’s brain food. Don’t eat fish, it has mercury in it, it’s bad for ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 04, 2016Health & Medicine
Besides having on average larger feet than short people, a new study shows tall people are also more at risk for getting ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 02, 2016Neuroscience
Approximately 65 million people worldwide live with epilepsy, 3 million of those in the United States. Statistics from t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 31, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
No, you can’t catch Alzheimer’s like you could a cold. But new evidence suggests Alzheimer’s may be tr ...JAN 30, 2016Cardiology
Anticoagulant drugs thin the blood (I.E. “blood thinners”) to prevent dangerous clotting in the vessels. Peo ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 29, 2016Cardiology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in the United States, and a recent study has ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 28, 2016Neuroscience
When a patient suffers a stroke, the key factor is time. Neurologists call it a Golden Window where “time is brain ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 27, 2016Neuroscience
Babies born in the United States are routinely screened for lead levels and have been for decades. It’s well docum ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 26, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A group at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City recently published a very interesting and exciti ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJAN 26, 2016Neuroscience
How much can the human brain hold, in terms of memory? Turns out, it can hold way more than researchers originally thoug ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 12, 2016
Immunology
A new study of gut bacteria in premature infants highlights the problem of antibiotic resistance and stresses how extrem
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 11, 2016
Cardiology
Nearly 75 percent of children grow up in an area where rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is endemic, meaning the disease is
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 10, 2016
Cardiology
Women cardiologists often earn less than men—even when taking into account the different types of work they do&mda
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 09, 2016
Health & Medicine
Dr Frances Henson is a Research Fellow in the Division of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Addensb
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
About 12 million Americans have obstructive sleep apnea (NIH). Yet, 85 percent of obstructive sleep apnea cases go undia
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 07, 2016
Cancer
Once you’ve made it through lung cancer treatment, you want to make sure you catch it early if it comes back again
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 03, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
When one of the country’s top groups representing the interests of women’s health care physicians puts out a
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 29, 2016
Space & Astronomy
After a long 340-day stay aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will be returning to Earth
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tissue bioengineering is rapidly expanding as the demand for lab-grown tissues grows steadily due to shortages in donate
...
FEB 19, 2016
Cardiology
At the recent International Stroke Conference of 2016, researchers presented a study that connected untreated high blood
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing for BRCA1/2 mutations is on the rise in young women diagnosed with breast cancer. Researchers documented
...
FEB 17, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the fight against childhood leukemia, small variables can have big effects in the successful outcomes for patients&rs
...
FEB 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recently revised and updated its recommendations for cerv
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 15, 2016
Technology
Scientists have designed a new wearable monitor that keeps track of your health by measuring chemicals in your sweat. Wh
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 10, 2016
Neuroscience
Eat fish, it’s good for you, it’s brain food. Don’t eat fish, it has mercury in it, it’s bad for
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 04, 2016
Health & Medicine
Besides having on average larger feet than short people, a new study shows tall people are also more at risk for getting
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 02, 2016
Neuroscience
Approximately 65 million people worldwide live with epilepsy, 3 million of those in the United States. Statistics from t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 31, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
No, you can’t catch Alzheimer’s like you could a cold. But new evidence suggests Alzheimer’s may be tr
...
JAN 30, 2016
Cardiology
Anticoagulant drugs thin the blood (I.E. “blood thinners”) to prevent dangerous clotting in the vessels. Peo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 29, 2016
Cardiology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in the United States, and a recent study has
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 28, 2016
Neuroscience
When a patient suffers a stroke, the key factor is time. Neurologists call it a Golden Window where “time is brain
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 27, 2016
Neuroscience
Babies born in the United States are routinely screened for lead levels and have been for decades. It’s well docum
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 26, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A group at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City recently published a very interesting and exciti
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JAN 26, 2016
Neuroscience
How much can the human brain hold, in terms of memory? Turns out, it can hold way more than researchers originally thoug
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim