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Healthwise, Aravind, healthcare, spirituality, nonprofits and missions

In the last two weeks , I have come across two remarkable organizations in the healthcare space . They are located at diametrically opposite ends of the world, but they are uncannily similar ! One is Aravind , the world’s largest eyecare organization, located in Madurai in south India ; and the other...

Posted to News on Fri, Apr 19 2013
Filed under: India, DNA, Healthwise, Boise Idaho, United State, Madurai, Nonprofit organization, Aravind

Screening Blood Samples for Cancer-driving Mutations More Comprehensive Than Analyzing Traditional Tumor Biopsy

Sophisticated test of DNA in blood yielded a more informative summary of cancer mutations. Testing blood provided a more complete picture than probing tumor samples from the same patient. Blood-based summary of mutations could help tailor targeted treatments. Test has the potential to become standard...

Posted to News on Sat, Apr 6 2013
Filed under: Press Releases, DNA, Media Materials, AACR, American Association for Cancer Research, Molecular Targets, Dr. George D. Demetri, GIST, 2013 Annual Meeting, Annual Meeting 2013, targeted therapy, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, BEAMing technology, PDGFRA, regorafenib, KIT, blood-based screening, Phase III

Is IMSI better than ICSI ?

Human sperm stained for semen quality testing in the clinical laboratory. Myth : IMSI is better than ICSI Fact : This is another unproven claim in the field of ART , another logical fallacy ! A sperm is the smallest cell in a human body and an egg the largest. The union of the sperm and the egg brings...

Posted to News on Mon, Dec 17 2012
Filed under: Infertility, DNA, Intracytoplasmic sperm injection, Reproductive Health, World Health Organization, Semen, France, Spermatozoon

Eric Topol’s tech tools: what it would take for this doc to use

Posted to News on Mon, Nov 12 2012
Filed under: EHR, electronic health records, FDA, Geriatrics, Pharmacy and pharmaceuticals, Medical research, DNA, People in healthcare, Doctor-patient relationship, personalized medicine, Health care professionals, Eric Topol MD, iPhone ECG, Technology in healthcare, Innovation/innovative companies, Payment, 23andme, big data, Health care & health policy, Politics & public policy, Aging, anti-aging & longevity, pharmacy, Creative Destruction of Medicine, Genes & genomics, genomics, health outcomes, Point of Care, behavior, Excessive Health Care, vulnerable populations, primary care physicians, Thomas Goetz, Genomic Health, health cost savings, peer-reviewed research, technology in medicine, smart phone apps, smartphone apps, elderly, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Wired magazine, home ultrasound, workflow management, Leslie Kernisan, GeriTech, blood glucose control

Patrice Milos, Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Helicos Biosciences - Interview

From the blog, an interview with Dr. Milo about genomics and personalized medicine...(let me know how I did) This was an invitation extended to me for the post from Helios. Helicos BiosSciences and Personalized Medicine - Featured Interview with Dr. Patrice Milos This week I had the opportunity to talk...

Posted to Medical by Ducknet on Fri, Aug 15 2008