Eli Lilly and Sigilon Therapeutics have announced a collaboration to develop encapsulated cell therapies for the treatment of type 1 diabetes.

A survey from Black Book Research found when healthcare organizations don’t have a master patient database across various departments, match rates when exchanging records with other health systems are much lower.

Fish oil supplements shouldn’t be considered equivalent to omega-3 products that have undergone strict clinical testing and FDA oversight, said biochemist Preston Mason, PhD. The first group of products could be harmful to patients with cardiovascular disease, while more refined compounds might help.

What impact could telehealth have on overall spending? In an "Ideas and Opinions piece" published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, experts examine the growing interest in telehealth and outline the possible implications regarding overall spending.

The implementation of an iPad application for colon cancer screening doubled the number of patients who underwent testing, according to a study published March 13 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

A new option for training interventional radiologists in noninvasive procedures allows physicians to replicate patients’ blood vessels in a 3D-printed model, researchers announced at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s annual meeting in Los Angeles.

Scientists from the University of Bath in the U.K. have developed a non-invasive, adhesive patch capable of accurately measuring glucose levels through the skin without a blood test, according to a study published April 9 in Nature Nanotechnology.

Researchers at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have uncovered the efficacy of an already-FDA-approved dye in achieving short-wave infrared imaging, according to a report issued this month.

Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia, Georgia, serves a “very rural” area, according to president and CEO Alan Kent, DHA, just the kind of facility that has often been scooped up by larger systems in recent years. Staying independent meant the hospital needed to drive through a series of management-led initiatives on quality, patient growth and staffing levels.

Agfa announced Tuesday, April 10, its plan to join Hitachi Healthcare Americas at the American Alliance of Orthopaedic Executives (AAOE) annual conference in Orlando April 14-16.