The Power of Prevention: Transforming Healthcare for a Healthier Future
Rutgers University is exploring a cutting-edge healthcare model that places a greater emphasis on primary care and preventive measures rather than emergency care in underserved…
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Healthcare refers to the organized provision of medical services to individuals or communities to maintain, manage, or improve their health. This broad field encompasses various types of care and services, including preventive, curative, palliative, and rehabilitative interventions. Healthcare can be delivered through a variety of settings, from hospitals and clinics to long-term care facilities and community-based environments, and involves professionals from multiple disciplines, including doctors, nurses, therapists, and pharmacists. The quality, accessibility, and affordability of healthcare vary widely around the world, influenced by economic, social, and political factors. Effective healthcare systems are crucial for the overall well-being of a population, reducing disease burden, improving life expectancy, and enhancing the quality of life.
Autistic Individuals Have Worryingly High Rates of Chronic Health Conditions
New study reveals autistic people have worse health and healthcare According to a recent University of Cambridge study, autistic people are more likely to experience…
The US Spends $200 Billion Each Year on Cancer Care – We Might Not Be Getting Our Money’s Worth
The high cost of cancer treatment in the US does not lower fatality rates According to a recent study by researchers at Yale University and…
Prices Paid to Hospitals by Private Insurers Were 224% of What Medicare Would Pay in 2020
Prices paid to hospitals during 2020 by employers and private insurers for both inpatient and outpatient services averaged 224% of what Medicare would have paid,…
Obama Administration Pumped $27 Billion Into Electronic Health Records – Doctors Give an ‘F’
The transition to electronic health records (EHRs) was supposed to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare for doctors and patients alike — but these…
New Nanofiber Dressings Dramatically Accelerate Healing and Tissue Regeneration
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have developed new…
Biostasis Program Slows Biological Time to Extend Lifesaving Treatment
When a Service member suffers a traumatic injury or acute infection, the time from event to first medical treatment is usually the single most significant…
MIT Spinout PlenOptika Develops Portable Device for Corrective Lens Prescriptions
Vision impairment is a major global issue. More than 2 billion people worldwide don’t have access to corrective lenses. Getting eyeglasses prescriptions is especially difficult…
MIT Spinout Develops Smart Needle-Free Drug Injector
MIT spinout Portal Instruments has landed a commercialization deal for a smart, needle-free injection device that could reduce the pain and anxiety associated with needle…
Researchers Combine Nanoparticles and Machines To Improve Transplant Outcomes
By combining the use of drug-carrying nanoparticles with an organ-preserving machine, Yale researchers have developed a procedure that could help improve long-term outcomes for transplant…
New Microfluidic Device Isolates Plasma Cells from Blood Instead of Bone Marrow
A team of scientists at MIT has developed a microfluidic device that isolates plasma cells from blood rather than from bone marrow. The new technique…
Hospital Price Study Reveals ‘Mind-Boggling’ Variation Across USA
A new study from Yale University economists reveals that the prices hospitals negotiate with health insurance companies vary enormously within and across geographic regions in…
Pharmaceutical Firms “Underinvest” in Long-Term Cancer Research
A newly published study from MIT and the University of Chicago reveals that pharmaceutical firms “underinvest” in long-term research to develop new cancer-fighting drugs due…
Overuse of Medical Services Increases Healthcare Costs
Are doctors running the bill up on you? A new study from Yale University shows that a key factor to increased healthcare costs is overuse…