Amazon’s Virtual Health Clinic Raises Patient Privacy Issues
How the retail giant will use the sensitive medical data it collects is among the concerns.
How the retail giant will use the sensitive medical data it collects is among the concerns.
Physician retirements and challenges in recruiting and retaining staff are among the reasons medical practices are struggling with staff shortages.
Annual pay, growth potential, cost of living are among the important considerations.
The FBI and other federal agencies have issued warnings about a ransomware and data extortion group called the Daixin Team.
In a study of patients who had ever been diagnosed with kidney cancer, those who reported exercise or physical activity in the past 30 days had reduced likelihood of reporting worse physical and mental health.
Investigators characterized the toxicity of stereotactic body radiotherapy for oligometastases from predominantly prostate, colorectal, breast, and lung cancer.
An ultrasound monitor that can stick to the skin and provides sharp images of blood vessels and internal organs is among the latest medical remote monitoring technologies under development.
Each 10% increase in PSA screening rates was significantly associated with a 9% decrease in the metastatic prostate cancer rates, according to a study of VA medical centers.
HIPAA protects patients from unauthorized disclosure of personal information by covered entities such as medical practices and hospitals, but out from under the HIPAA umbrella, patients are mostly on their own, according to the authors of a recent report.
Clinicians need to be aware of their assumptions about patients based on age.