TechnologyApril 12, 2010
Researchers aim to prevent identity theft from medical records
Modernizing Medicine: Health Care in the Information Age
As medical records are digitized and information technology becomes more sophisticated, physicians and hospitals face a rapid transformation in the way they treat patients and track diseases
April 12, 2010
The Future of Your Medical Data
How health data is becoming better connected, a la Facebook, changing the way patients, doctors and institutions interact
ElectronicsApril 12, 2010
Medicine goes mobile: iPhone apps take vitals, track viruses
HealthApril 12, 2010
iRegulate: Should Medical Apps Face Government Oversight?
With medical applications for smart phones becoming a more prominent part of doctors' diagnostic tool kits, the FDA is considering how it should regulate the market--if at all
February 6, 2010
Moving forward with electronic health records
HealthDecember 10, 2009
New journal aims to reframe doctor-patient collaborations in health care
HealthDecember 1, 2009
Will Electronic Medical Records Improve Health Care?
Some see electronic health records as little more than disjointed data, whereas others see potential to improve health care, identify trends and stop outbreaks
September 18, 2009
Medical Monitoring Networks Get Personal
The FCC is considering a request to allocate spectrum bandwidth for medical body area networks that wirelessly monitor one's health
TechnologyFebruary 20, 2009
Hospital Workers Sharing Music? They May Also Be Sharing Your Medical Records
Health care workers using Gnutella or other peer-to-peer (P2P) networks to share music and video, may be putting you at risk for medical identity theft, Dartmouth researchers find
HealthJanuary 27, 2009
Fewer deaths in hospitals with computerized records
HealthJanuary 20, 2009
Is Obama right that technology can lower health care costs?
TechnologyNovember 12, 2008
RFID in the hospital: Not so private eyes are watching you
HealthAugust 19, 2008
Who's Keeping an Eye on Your Online Health Records?
Google, Microsoft and other providers of Web-based services for managing health care information promise to keep it secure, but privacy policies vary from site to site
TechnologyMarch 14, 2008
Heart-Stopper: Could Hackers Hit Pacemakers, Other Medical Implants?
Researchers warn that implantable medical devices could be vulnerable to cyber strikes
HealthDecember 13, 2007
3-D Mammography Adds New Dimension to Breast Cancer Screening
Stereo image technology allows doctors to view two digital mammograms as one 3-D picture, and promises to help them spot hard-to-detect tumors
TechnologySeptember 13, 2007
HDTV and Digital Cinema Chip Powers Medical Imaging Innovations
Digital light processing technology celebrates its 20th anniversary but its inventor has his eye on the future
The SciencesOctober 16, 2006
Hospital Choice Can Be a Life-and-Death Decision
A study of Medicare patient outcomes reveals a wide chasm in mortality rates between the best hospitals and average or poor ones. www.healthgrades.com
The SciencesMay 1, 2000
Physician, Heal Thyself
Disagreement swirls around a plan to prevent errors in hospitals