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Online databases display cancer cells' sensitivities to drugs
Personalized cancer care received another shot in the arm this week when researchers published free online databases outlining potential cancer vulnerabilities to various drugs. The databases were
Personalized medicine helps researcher discover, tackle diabetes
In an extended look at the impact of personalized medicine, a Stanford University genetics professor was able to uncover a genetic predisposition to diabetes, then--after potential turned into
Hospital tests genomic tech to speed cancer treatment
The Greenville (S.C.) Hospital System's University Medical Center will be among the first to test Life Technologies' Ion Torrent system, a next-generation gene sequencer, according to a GHS
Patient-centered care 'flawed' with consumer focus
Despite the trend in the catchphrase, "patient-centered care" is a flawed way of putting it, wrote Charles L. Bardes of New York's Weill Cornell Medical College in a New England Journal of Medicine
Patients would consider additional tests for new cancer treatment
Surveyed cancer patients indicated that they would be willing to undergo additional medical tests, imaging studies, and biopsies as part of new advanced experimental treatments in early-stage
Future medical innovation may flourish offshore
While the U.S. continues to be a worldwide leader in producing innovative medical technology, innovators increasingly are going outside its borders to countries such as China, India, Brazil, or "to
Data mining looks for clues to prevention, treatment of depression
Business intelligence specialists in Australia are examining how to mine patient data and clinician notes in search of better ways to diagnose and treat depression, a condition not linked to specific
HHS agenda looks to IT for self-management, patient engagement
HHS' newest 10-year health goals for the country, Healthy People 2020, focus on prevention, shared decisionmaking between patients and providers, personalized self-management of health conditions
IBM to commit $100M, hire clinicians in health IT innovation plan
IBM is committing $100 million and many of its own scientists and technologists over the next three years to develop innovations that help healthcare professionals and insurance companies deliver
HIMSS10: Medical banking, personalized medicine join the schedule
Like most kinds of technology, health IT evolves and changes. Likewise for the HIMSS conference. This year, it's fairly clear what the central theme is going to be: meaningful use. Still, there are
