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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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JAN 23, 2016Health & Medicine
Fried foods are widely regarded to be terrible for your health. However, researchers recently found that frying raw vege ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 19, 2016Cancer
A thin, stretchable film that coils light waves like a Slinky could one day lead to more precise, less expensive monitor ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 19, 2016Health & Medicine
Nearly 40 percent of children in New York City are overweight or obese. To combat the issue, the city enacted policies i ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study by the National Institute of Health reported that a potato-rich diet pre-pregnancy may significantly increas ...JAN 12, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Men who are taking (or looking to take) over-the-counter sexual supplements may want to reconsider, says a new study pub ...JAN 10, 2016Health & Medicine
A new study finds that the quantity and the quality of our personal relationships, at different points of our lives, imp ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 10, 2016Videos
Antidepressants are the most commonly prescribed class of medication, second only to antibiotics. That's because depress ...DEC 31, 2015Health & Medicine
Our genes make us. They decide our height, the sound of our voice, and even how athletic we are. We’ll alwa ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetDEC 23, 2015Cardiology
Recent data from the American Heart Association (AHA) confirmed cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death in ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 21, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
A portable, wearable heart defibrillator was recently approved for use in children at risk for sudden cardiac arrest. &n ...DEC 20, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Could being bilingual actually provide a protective effect for cognition after a stroke? A recent study was condu ...DEC 18, 2015Immunology
The art of diagnosis will soon be fine-tuned; Stanford scientists identified a specific pattern of gene expression that ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 18, 2015Health & Medicine
An emergency room resident was suffering from depression. She hadn’t spoken to many people about it, but it finall ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetDEC 14, 2015Health & Medicine
Six to ten percent of pregnant women are currently being treated for depression with antidepressants. Women who stop tak ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetDEC 11, 2015Health & Medicine
A new study shows non-medical use of prescription opioids contributes to teens trying heroin. Heroin use among teens has ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetDEC 10, 2015Videos
A meta analysis study where thousands of medical records were reviewed suggests that prostate cancer patients who are tr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 09, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
In a move towards objectivity and higher precision, researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a number of ...DEC 09, 2015Health & Medicine
Many of us dread going to the dentist, fearing we might have to endure the painful drilling and filling that comes with ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 30, 2015Neuroscience
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is a disorder of the brain that affects approximately 6.4 million child ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 29, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute announced the discovery of a new anti-cancer compound, ...NOV 25, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
To predict breast cancer progression, doctors have turned to mathematics and computer programming. Using these unconvent ...NOV 24, 2015Health & Medicine
Being alone isn’t the same thing as being lonely. Many people who enjoy being alone don't grapple with lo ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 19, 2015Health & Medicine
Obese women have a higher risk of complications during pregnancy, such as preeclampsia, hypertension, and postpartum wei ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetOCT 19, 2015Neuroscience
While doctors, scientists and medical researchers have good imaging tools to see blood, bones and muscle, seeing what ha ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 23, 2016
Health & Medicine
Fried foods are widely regarded to be terrible for your health. However, researchers recently found that frying raw vege
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 19, 2016
Cancer
A thin, stretchable film that coils light waves like a Slinky could one day lead to more precise, less expensive monitor
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 19, 2016
Health & Medicine
Nearly 40 percent of children in New York City are overweight or obese. To combat the issue, the city enacted policies i
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study by the National Institute of Health reported that a potato-rich diet pre-pregnancy may significantly increas
...
JAN 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Men who are taking (or looking to take) over-the-counter sexual supplements may want to reconsider, says a new study pub
...
JAN 10, 2016
Health & Medicine
A new study finds that the quantity and the quality of our personal relationships, at different points of our lives, imp
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 10, 2016
Videos
Antidepressants are the most commonly prescribed class of medication, second only to antibiotics. That's because depress
...
DEC 31, 2015
Health & Medicine
Our genes make us. They decide our height, the sound of our voice, and even how athletic we are. We’ll alwa
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 23, 2015
Cardiology
Recent data from the American Heart Association (AHA) confirmed cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 21, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
A portable, wearable heart defibrillator was recently approved for use in children at risk for sudden cardiac arrest. &n
...
DEC 20, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Could being bilingual actually provide a protective effect for cognition after a stroke? A recent study was condu
...
DEC 18, 2015
Immunology
The art of diagnosis will soon be fine-tuned; Stanford scientists identified a specific pattern of gene expression that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 18, 2015
Health & Medicine
An emergency room resident was suffering from depression. She hadn’t spoken to many people about it, but it finall
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 14, 2015
Health & Medicine
Six to ten percent of pregnant women are currently being treated for depression with antidepressants. Women who stop tak
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 11, 2015
Health & Medicine
A new study shows non-medical use of prescription opioids contributes to teens trying heroin. Heroin use among teens has
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 10, 2015
Videos
A meta analysis study where thousands of medical records were reviewed suggests that prostate cancer patients who are tr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 09, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a move towards objectivity and higher precision, researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a number of
...
DEC 09, 2015
Health & Medicine
Many of us dread going to the dentist, fearing we might have to endure the painful drilling and filling that comes with
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 30, 2015
Neuroscience
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is a disorder of the brain that affects approximately 6.4 million child
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 29, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute announced the discovery of a new anti-cancer compound,
...
NOV 25, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
To predict breast cancer progression, doctors have turned to mathematics and computer programming. Using these unconvent
...
NOV 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
Being alone isn’t the same thing as being lonely. Many people who enjoy being alone don't grapple with lo
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 19, 2015
Health & Medicine
Obese women have a higher risk of complications during pregnancy, such as preeclampsia, hypertension, and postpartum wei
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
OCT 19, 2015
Neuroscience
While doctors, scientists and medical researchers have good imaging tools to see blood, bones and muscle, seeing what ha
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim