Electronic Health Records are intended to streamline and improve access to information – and have…
Weaponizing Oxygen to Kill Infections and Disease
The life-threatening bacteria called MRSA can cripple a hospital since it spreads quickly and is resistant to treatment. But scientists report that they are now making advances in a new technique that…
The Environmental Cost of Contact Lenses
Many people rely on contact lenses to improve their vision. But these sight-correcting devices don’t last forever — some are intended for a single day’s use — and they are eventually disposed…
Wage Gap Between Hospital Executives and Doctors Is Widening, Study Finds
Over the past decade, salaries for hospital CEOs have risen much faster than for surgeons, physicians, and nurses, reports a study in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® (CORR®), a publication of The Association of Bone and…
Medicaid Expansion States See Rise in Coverage for Low Income Adults with Substance Use Disorders
The percentage of low-income Americans with substance use disorders who were uninsured declined more sharply in states that chose to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act versus states that did not,…
Drug Repurposing Study Sheds Light on Heart Disease Risk
A team led by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital has developed a computational technique to reveal the unknown side effects – both good and bad – of hundreds of drugs. That…
