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Study shows reduction in medication errors using health IT startup’s software

Elise Reuter — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 15:30:37 +0000

The study estimated 68.2 percent of errors generated by MedAware’s system would not have been detected by existing clinical decision support systems.

Harvard Medical School offers 10-week online courses for $800 a pop

Erin Dietsche — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 16:35:48 +0000

Harvard Medical School is giving students of all stripes a way to learn about medicine and healthcare through its HMX Fundamentals program.

How effective is genetic testing if doctors aren’t always sure how to interpret it?

Nicole Oran — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:08:14 +0000

“Our ability to sequence genes has gotten ahead of our ability to know what it means,” said Eric P. Winer, the director of the breast oncology program at Harvard’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

25% of kids and teens ages 6 to 19 say they don’t ever drink water

Nicole Oran — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 17:25:52 +0000

Many American kids drink too many sugary beverages. But the amount of water they drink, or lack there of, is startling.

Hospital board members can (and should) affect patient care as much as physicians do

Nicole Oran — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 14:20:24 +0000

When we think about life or death moments for patients in a hospital, doctors and […]

Do insurers still discriminate against sick people despite the ACA?

Nicole Oran — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 20:25:27 +0000

One of the most notable aspects of the Affordable Care Act was that insurance companies […]

A next-gen antibody drug conjugate: Blend rakes in $21M for new anticancer platform

Meghana Keshavan — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:57:52 +0000

Massachusetts biotech Blend Therapeutics just raked in $21 million to advance its a new, and […]

Leftie or Rightie? Your dominant hand could determine your income

Nicole Oran — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 21:27:13 +0000

Left-handed people probably shouldn’t compare their pay checks to their right-handed colleagues – unless they […]

Mouse skin cell conversion could mean treatment for those in chronic pain

Nicole Oran — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:20:23 +0000

You wouldn’t necessarily think that converting mouse and human skill cells into pain sensing nerves […]

Toxins could be lowering your child’s IQ

Nicole Oran — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:21:23 +0000

We are all exposed to a variety of toxins in our everyday lives, whether it […]

Which healthcare startups did Harvard shortlist for finals in acceleration contest? (video)

Stephanie Baum — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 11:00:14 +0000

A Harvard Healthcare Acceleration Challenge launched a competition in October to speed up availability of […]

Lost in translation: Why big data didn’t catch the early signs of Ebola

Meghana Keshavan — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 00:01:38 +0000

Big data can offer early insight into the spread of an epidemic like Ebola, but […]

Medical equipment, pharma top most uncertain industries

Dan Verel — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 10:00:44 +0000

The only certainty in life is…uncertainty. That’s especially true these days in many corners of […]

How to really measure the value in health care

Vivian S. Lee M.B.A., M.D., Ph.D. — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 11:00:36 +0000

Nearly two years ago, we embarked on journey into uncharted waters. We were at a […]

Harvard Business Review: Patients may want fewer healthcare options, not more

Lindsey Alexander — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 18:44:35 +0000

Armed with 18 months of research confirming the suspicions of anyone who’s gone to the […]

Harvard gets $5.6M to use organ-on-a-chip tech to test radiation sickness treatment

Stephanie Baum — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:14:19 +0000

Developing medical countermeasures to deal with an unexpected nuclear event from a meltdown to terrorism […]

Pitch-o-matic: Harvard Business School will help you craft your elevator speech

Deanna Pogorelc — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:03:56 +0000

A great two-minute pitch can win a startup some significant cash these days, from elevator […]