Congressman Michael C. Burgess M.D. Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade along with Co-Sponsor Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) have introduced the “Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act” (H.R. 292). (more…)
Twitter Can Track Mental Illness
According to an article in the “Nevada Daily Situation Report”, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) www.jhu.edu computer scientists are using Twitter posts to track flu cases. They say their techniques show promise for using Twitter as a tool to gather important information on some common mental illnesses. (more…)
Evaluating Cardiac Care Systems
As reported by the American Heart Association www.heart.org in the U.S., 359,400 cardiac arrests occur outside of a hospital annually with a survival rate of 9.5 percent. Life sustaining circulation can be created by using effective and uninterrupted chest compressions. (more…)
NIH Developing GRDR Program
NIH’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) www.ncats.nih.gov is developing the Global Rare Diseases Patient Registry (GRDR) https://grdr.ncats.nih.gov. The plan is to develop a web-based resource to aggregate, secure, and store de-identified patient information available from many different registries for rare diseases. (more…)
Researchers Studying Patient Safety
A serious discussion took place on December 2, 2014 at the “Zero Harm: Charting a New Course for Patient Safety in our Commonwealth” http://chiamass.gov/betsy-lehman-center event held in Boston presented by the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction. (more…)
Inhaler Records Time & Location
An inhaler made by Propeller Health www.popscoi.com used for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, records the time and location each time a patient takes a puff of medication. The inhaler’s sensor uses Bluetooth to connect to a smartphone or to a data hub. (more…)
USDA Issues Grant Notice
USDA’s Community Connect Grant Program serves rural communities where broadband service is least likely to be available but where it can make a tremendous difference in the quality of life. On January 7, 2015, USDA posted a grants notice seeking applications from rural communities. (more…)