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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Saying 1,000 words: 'Selfies' could to improve medication adherence

Monitoring medication adherence may take a step forward with smartphone apps that require patients to snap 'selfies' before and after they take medication.

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Remote monitoring can reduce hassle for expecting mothers in low-risk pregnancies

A woman going through pregnancy shouldn’t actively avoid going to the doctor—but Allison Matthews, considered at low risk for certain complications like preeclampsia during her first pregnancy, didn’t see much benefit in shuffling to and from physicians’ offices.

Philips, IIT partner to offer tele-ultrasound

Royal Philips and Innovative Imaging Technologies (IIT) have announced a partnership to integrate Philips’ Lumify portable ultrasound system and IIT’s Reacts collaborative platform for a comprehensive tele-ultrasound solution.

New Novartis CEO pushes for AI, telemedicine

The new CEO of Novartis, Vas Narasimhan, is pushing the drug company to embrace artificial intelligence, telemedicine and automation as keys to its future.

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Visor wearable detects stroke with 92% accuracy

A device worn like a visor can detect emergent large-vessel occlusion in patients with a suspected stroke with 92 percent accuracy, according to a study published March 6 in the Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery.

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Seton Hall, Hackensack Meridian aim to stop med student ‘talent drain’ from NJ

Applications are now open for the new medical school run as a joint venture between Seton Hall University and Hackensack Meridian Health in New Jersey, with the goal of stopping new physicians from exiting the state after graduation.

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Tufts researchers develop wearable tooth sensor for nutrition monitoring

Researchers at Tufts University School of Engineering have developed a wearable sensor, placed on a tooth, to monitor what patients eat by collecting data on glucose, salt and alcohol intake. A study examining the development of the sensor is set to be published in Advanced Materials.

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Intermountain Healthcare asks for consumers' genetic data to build global DNA database

Intermountain Healthcare is asking adults who have purchased direct-to-consumer DNA tests like AncestryDNA, MyHeritage or 23andMe to upload their genetic results data or genotypes to build a global DNA registry.