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Getting Giggly to Address a Serious Health Care Concern
Nathan Littauer Hospital in upstate New York uses silly pint glasses, puzzles to help improve colon cancer mortality rates
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Articles by Matt O'Connor
FDA Approves First Commercial Zika Virus Test
Quest Diagnostics will make the test available to physicians the week of May 2, according to a release.
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Trending at H&HN
Polypharmacy Is Counting Your Pills; Researchers Find a Biological Source of Happiness
Plus, patients get involved in emergency department treatment; California may lose more physicians and more in this week's health care roundup
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Medical Marvels
Handheld Device Fights Concussions; Brushing Your Allergies Away
Plus, new methods in studying DNA; smart pill tech offers friendly reminders and more in health care tech.
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New Survey Shows Zika-Prone States Underprepared for Health Emergency
The 2016 National Health Security Preparedness Index shows gaps in health readiness among states.
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Weekly Reading
Amazon Tests Out Health Care; A Cautionary Tale for Health Systems
Plus, a return policy for unhappy patients; SNL spoofs opioids; CMS delays hospital "star ratings" in health care this week.
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Medical Marvels: Thoughts Move Once Paralyzed Limbs; Rx Bottles Prevent Drug Abuse
Plus, wearable patches packed with tech; Vermont experiments with app to track patients.
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Weekly Reading: Is Retail the Answer? Former Facebook Exec Funds Cancer Research
Also, docs warn about trusting health apps; and discovering the brain through LSD research, in this week's health news roundup.
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5 Things You Should Know About Zika
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recent confirmation of Zika as a cause of microcephaly, here is pertinent information about the virus, as well as facts and guidelines from the CDC and the World Health Organization.
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Throwback Thursday
In the 1930s, Ether Was Advertised as the Safest Choice in Anesthesia
In this installment of Throwback Thursday, we examine a time — the mid-19th century — when ether was among the most trusted and used forms of anesthetics.
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Medical Marvels: Lab-grown Skin Could Revolutionize Grafts; Machine Mass Produces Medications
Plus, the power of X-ray vision; diagnosing ear infections with a smartphone and more in the wild world of health tech.
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Weekly Reading: Patient-reported Outcomes Gain Attention; Drone-delivered Care; Pfizer, Allergan Toss Deal
Also, will Yelp be a factor in hospital ratings? What are the health care costs of air pollution?
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Medical Marvels: Mosquito-tech Fights Disease; 3-D Printed Pills Are Personalizing Medicine
Plus, germ-zapping in patient rooms and more in the world of health care technology.
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Weekly Reading: Anti-Vax Film Pulled from Festival; Creating Complex Care Clinics for Children; Zika Vaccine Update
Also, solving the antibiotic overprescribing problem, and "health hubs" change hospital design in our weekly roundup of health care news
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Medical Marvels: A Fitbit to Help Addicts; A Magic Wand Connects Medical Devices
Our new blog focuses on the innovative and sometimes quirky field of health care technology.
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Weekly Reading
New Opioid Warning; Cancer Treating Saunas? FDA Bans Powdered Gloves
Plus, the South struggles with heart disease; a bra that detects cancer, and more health care news from this week.
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Throwback Thursday: The Veteran's Administration and the Rise of Wheelchair Basketball
This week, in the midst of the March Madness obsession, we throw it back to the beginnings of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association.
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Maryland Health System Partners With Uber to Transport Patients
Uber and Lyft help 'take the hassle out of health care'
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Weekly Reading
Superbugs in Hospitals; Prescriptions Go Digital; Making Health Care More Diverse
Hospitals struggle to keep up with drug hikes; superbugs are found on patient hands, and more news in health care this week.
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Throwback Thursday: The Beginning of a Partnership Between Kaiser and IBM
Looking back to 1943, when IBM and Kaiser Permanente partnered to process payroll.
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