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Concerns Raised Over Health System Offering DNA Tests
Palomar Pomerado Health in Southern California is offering gene testing kits from 23andMe. A health system official...
Polypill 'could become a reality'
New reasearch suggests that a five-in-one polypill could guard against heart attacks and strokes for those over 55...
Bacteria-fighting film models shark scale pattern
Sharklet Technologies has developed a silicon film that copies the shape and pattern of shark scales, preventing...
UT Southwestern plans biotech park to capitalize on research
UT Southwestern Medical Center plans to build a biotech park to develop and make money from medical discoveries. To be...
Bayer HealthCare acquires German DIREVO Biotech AG
Bayer HealthCare AG has acquired DIREVO Biotech AG, a German biotech company, strengthening its "research...
Harvard medical researchers to pool work
Under a new program, the fiercely competitive Harvard teaching hospitals have agreed to pool some of their research...
Brazil court rules in favor of stem cell research
Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that scientists can conduct embryonic stem cell research, which holds the promise of...
Stolen government laptop held patient data
A government laptop computer containing sensitive medical information on 2,500 patients enrolled in a National...
Magazine: Reporter's Desktop
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Paperless patients
A patient walks into a doctor’s office for the first time and immediately is handed a clipboard holding a form...