(MedPage Today) — As a trauma surgeon, I witness the daily toll of community gun violence, a relentless crisis overshadowed by high-profile mass shootings. Over the last several years, increased federal funding to reduce community violence gave… Powered by WPeMatico
FDA granted three new color additive petitions that will expand the palette of available colors from natural sources for manufacturers to safely use in food. Powered by WPeMatico
Clinical decision support technology has enabled automatic inclusion of risk results in the health system’s reports. Among many other improvements, the ability to stratify patients earlier and more accurately allows staff to provide additional care before cancer is detected. Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — In late February, the Secretary of Health and Human Services sat in the White House cabinet room and downplayed a measles outbreak in Texas — referring to the then-146 cases and the first death in a decade as “not unusual… Powered by WPeMatico
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says the agencies will devise a data use agreement that assures secure access to certain Medicare and Medicaid data with the aim of uncovering root causes of autism. Powered by WPeMatico
Berkeley Research Group’s new research shows providers considering deal activity to address challenges and opportunities with AI, cybersecurity and digitization. James McHugh, managing director of the research and consulting firm, offers a deep dive. Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — “The art of association then becomes, as I said above, the mother science; everyone studies it and applies it … [and] after disturbing the State for a time, liberty of association strengthens it.” — Alexis de Tocqueville… Powered by WPeMatico