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Preventive care
Preventative care is a type of healthcare focusing on preventing the onset of diseases or identify disease as early as possible when treatment is most feasible. Preventative healthcare can include interventions such as vaccines, screening tests, or regular physical examinations. Effective preventative care will minimize damage caused by illnesses to an individual and can also limit costs associated with medical treatment.
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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 26, 2016Cardiology
Basketball players have the highest incidence of sudden cardiac death, most commonly caused by a heart defect called hyp ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 24, 2016Health & Medicine
Scientists in the U.S. and Bangladesh claim to have found a link between excessive bacterial growth in the small intesti ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 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 10, 2016Immunology
C-sections come with a significant risk for infection, but a new study shows changing skin-prep procedures could lower t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 08, 2016Health & Medicine
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives—a stark reminder of the lack of effect ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 05, 2016Cardiology
Scientists often see differences in disease prevalence between the male and female population, but now scientists are lo ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 01, 2016Microbiology
To most of us “virulent” means “aggressive,” or just plain “bad,” but to a microbiol ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 22, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Traumatic brain injuries kill about 50,000 Americans every year. To minimize mortality risks and speed up recovery time, ...JAN 07, 2016Earth & The Environment
England is proposing a new system for dealing with town flooding that would involve making use of farmers’ land to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 04, 2016Immunology
The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway, discovered in 2008 to promote type 1 interferon production in respon ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 29, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study may open the door for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) drug treatment. Researchers from the University of ...DEC 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 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 25, 2015Neuroscience
A fruit fly is a pretty tiny bug. They buzz around old bananas making a buzzing pest of themselves and don’t offer ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 05, 2015Cancer
A 41-year old man based out of Columbia has reportedly died of a strange type of cancer that doctors had a lot of troubl ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 04, 2015Neuroscience
Video games, online role-playing games and even just some of the board game apps on a smartphone are played by millions ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 27, 2015Neuroscience
Energy drinks like Red Bull and mini shots like Five Hour Energy are attractive to teenagers. They promise a quick ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 03, 2015Genetics & Genomics
For the first time a synthetic DNA vaccine can induce protective immunity against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ( ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 26, 2015Plants & Animals
It was just a few days ago that it made headlines when Mei Xiang, the giant panda from National Zoo, gave birth to two h ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 22, 2015Infographics
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a severe, often fatal disease in humans and primates such as monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanze ...AUG 05, 2015Health & Medicine
Human norovirus is a member of the Caliciviridae family of viruses which are single-stranded RNA nonenveloped viruses th ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 01, 2015Neuroscience
American seniors are getting attention for mental health issues - but maybe too much of the wrong kind. According to a U ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 01, 2015Neuroscience
It could cost as much as $268 billion to care for all Americans with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) this year. In 10 yea ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
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 26, 2016
Cardiology
Basketball players have the highest incidence of sudden cardiac death, most commonly caused by a heart defect called hyp
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 24, 2016
Health & Medicine
Scientists in the U.S. and Bangladesh claim to have found a link between excessive bacterial growth in the small intesti
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
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 10, 2016
Immunology
C-sections come with a significant risk for infection, but a new study shows changing skin-prep procedures could lower t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,300 lives—a stark reminder of the lack of effect
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 05, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists often see differences in disease prevalence between the male and female population, but now scientists are lo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 01, 2016
Microbiology
To most of us “virulent” means “aggressive,” or just plain “bad,” but to a microbiol
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 22, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Traumatic brain injuries kill about 50,000 Americans every year. To minimize mortality risks and speed up recovery time,
...
JAN 07, 2016
Earth & The Environment
England is proposing a new system for dealing with town flooding that would involve making use of farmers’ land to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 04, 2016
Immunology
The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway, discovered in 2008 to promote type 1 interferon production in respon
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 29, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study may open the door for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) drug treatment. Researchers from the University of
...
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 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 25, 2015
Neuroscience
A fruit fly is a pretty tiny bug. They buzz around old bananas making a buzzing pest of themselves and don’t offer
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 05, 2015
Cancer
A 41-year old man based out of Columbia has reportedly died of a strange type of cancer that doctors had a lot of troubl
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 04, 2015
Neuroscience
Video games, online role-playing games and even just some of the board game apps on a smartphone are played by millions
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 27, 2015
Neuroscience
Energy drinks like Red Bull and mini shots like Five Hour Energy are attractive to teenagers. They promise a quick
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 03, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time a synthetic DNA vaccine can induce protective immunity against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 26, 2015
Plants & Animals
It was just a few days ago that it made headlines when Mei Xiang, the giant panda from National Zoo, gave birth to two h
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 22, 2015
Infographics
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a severe, often fatal disease in humans and primates such as monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanze
...
AUG 05, 2015
Health & Medicine
Human norovirus is a member of the Caliciviridae family of viruses which are single-stranded RNA nonenveloped viruses th
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
AUG 01, 2015
Neuroscience
American seniors are getting attention for mental health issues - but maybe too much of the wrong kind. According to a U
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 01, 2015
Neuroscience
It could cost as much as $268 billion to care for all Americans with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) this year. In 10 yea
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider