To explore the increasingly dynamic intersection of biology and the physical sciences, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently created their new Biological Technologies Office (BTO). …Continue reading
Coordinating Care on the Rise
Telehealth is enabling improved patient care transitions, care coordination, and chronic disease management to take place in many communities. This can take place when a patient leaves the hospital to go home or to a skilled nursing facility and sometimes even back to the hospital. Poorly managed transitions can affect the patient’s health and at the same time increase costs that can result in billions of dollars in wasteful spending. …Continue reading
Cancer Diagnosis at the POC
The cancer Kaposi sarcoma is especially prevalent in countries suffering from AIDS, countries with very little infrastructure, and countries where citizens have limited access to healthcare. Although Kaposi sarcoma can be deadly, it can be treated if caught early. …Continue reading
Tackling Challenging Problems
“We need to rethink the role of government in these challenging times”, according to Keynoter Aneesh Chopra, Co-Founder and Executive VP at Hunch Analytics and former U.S. Chief Technology Officer, speaking at The Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center Summit 2014 held March 31-April 1 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. …Continue reading
FDA Approves Hand-Held Device
Prescription drug overdose deaths are now the leading cause of injury death in the U.S even surpassing motor vehicle crashes. FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg reports “FDA is working to strengthen prescription drug surveillance efforts to actively monitor the changing nature of prescription opioid abuse and identify emerging issues related to abuse. …Continue reading
Telehealth Progress in Oregon
In the 2014 Oregon legislature, SB 1560 was introduced in the State Senate Health and Human Services Committee by ZoomCare with support from the Telehealth Alliance of Oregon (TAO) www.ortelehealth.org. …Continue reading
Samsung and UCSF Partnering
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and the University of California San Francisco have developed a partnership to accelerate validation and commercialization of promising new sensors, algorithms, and digital health technologies for preventive health solutions. …Continue reading