Why Cancer Screening is Vital and How Often Should You Have Them?
Cancer is a condition that occurs as a result of uncontrolled multiplication of cells, which have the potential of inflating and destroying normal healthy cells. The life choices people make concerning their eating habits, exercise, and other habits play a significant...
What Patients Can Do to Lower Their Healthcare Costs
An unexpected injury or illness can lead to undue financial hardship on top of the stress that dealing with our health can cause. Many people don't realize that they may be able to lower healthcare costs. In fact, some of these methods may promote good health overall....
Urgent Care or the Emergency Room: Where to Go When You Need Care
Both urgent care and emergency care offer medical treatment for conditions that need attention within 24 hours. Both provide medical care during the hours when most doctors’ offices are closed. The most significant difference between the two is that urgent care...
Using AI to Detect and Treat Sepsis
Sepsis is life-threatening and claims the lives of more than 250,000 people each year. When a simple infection develops, chemical compounds are released that initiate an inflammatory response. White blood cells then rush to the scene. If the infection progresses, the...
Five Ways Patients Can Keep Their Healthcare Documents Secure
Every year, nearly $260 million is spent in healthcare in the departments of fraud and waste. Personal Health Information (PHI) falls under that category, and there are things you can do to ensure that your PHI isn’t being leaked. Don’t Share Your Insurance...
4 Major Digital Trends in the Healthcare Sector
Every industry is changing in response to improvements in digital technology. The healthcare industry is using that technology to make things more convenient for patients, improve transparency, and to streamline inefficient processes. The innovations are spreading...
How Predictive Analytics Is Impacting Patient Care
Healthcare is a hot button issue in society today; from politicians discussing availability to the never-ending negotiations between providers and insurance companies concerning reimbursement rates, treatment plans are at the forefront of much of what is going on...
Melanoma and Nanomedicine
One of the biggest advancements in healthcare right now is nanomedicine. The word sounds intimidating, but it merely refers to medicine that uses nanotechnology. Nanomedicine works on a very small scale. With this technology, it's possible to target specific cells in...
Career Options in Health Informatics
As a new and rapidly growing field, health informatics careers are in high demand. This discipline involves aspects of both health care and information science. Individuals entering the field of medical informatics must be well educated in both information science and...
Are U.S. Hospitals Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks?
To sustain a fully functional and civil society, we need hospitals that are prepared and ready for the most extreme emergency. We rely heavily on hospitals to keep us safe and treat us when we are in need. Unfortunately, just like any business or organization,...