Precision Medicine

Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.
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Using EMRs to improve monitoring of long-term clinical trial outcomes

Researchers from Swansea University Medical School and the College of Human and Health Sciences have used electronic medical records (EMRs) to improve clinical trials by expanding remote monitoring. Findings were published May 16 in Scientific Reports.

May 17, 2018

AI, wearable technology collaborate to predict health problems

Researchers from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, have developed artificial intelligence (AI) capable of using wearable-collected data to predict the onset of health problems. Findings were published Feb. 23 in the Journal of Applied Physiology.

May 16, 2018

mHealth perceived as useful in treating gestational diabetes

Mobile health (mHealth) applications are seen as useful tools by physicians treating women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to a study published May 14 in JMIR mHealth and uHealth.

May 16, 2018

California’s aid-in-dying law overturned in court

A judge in Riverside County, California, ruled the state legislature violated the law by passing the state’s aid-in-dying act during a special session limited to healthcare funding, giving the state’s attorney general five days to respond or else it would again be illegal for terminal patients to be given life-ending drugs by physicians.

May 16, 2018

App connects elderly patients to 'grandkids-on-demand'

To meet the needs of the increasing number of elderly patients, one man developed an app connecting college students to seniors.

May 15, 2018

Teledermatology cuts time to clinical resolution by 26 days

Teledermatology for suspected skin cancer costs more than usual care—but it speeds up the time to clinical resolution by nearly a month, according to a study published online May 9 in JAMA Dermatology.

May 15, 2018

Wearable sleep technology has merits—but a lack of evidence hinders clinical growth

Consumer sleep technologies like wearables and mobile apps are adept at collecting patient-generated health data, but lacking validation data and FDA clearance are hindering utilization, according to a position statement published in the May 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

May 14, 2018

Vermont’s statewide ACO-like system closely watched by state policymakers

The “zero year” of the OneCare Vermont system, operated much like an accountable care organization (ACO) on a statewide level, saw the program come within 1 percent of its financial target. With the model now expanded to cover about 18 percent of the state’s residents, other states are watching closely to see if it could be implemented elsewhere in the U.S.

May 14, 2018