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Millennial Patients: How Your Practice Will Change as You Prepare to Care for the Next Generation of Patients

April 2nd 2008

Modern medicine has adopted technology and pushed the boundaries of science in impressive ways.

3D Mammography: Advances in Breast Cancer Screening

March 12th 2008

An improved mammography system currently in clinical trials at Emory Universitys Breast Imaging Center in Atlanta is showing dramatic improvements in both early detection of suspicious lesions and reductions in false-positive readings.

3 Questions with... Nathan Zankman, MD, Verilogue Research Program

March 6th 2008

Dr. Zankman discusses his involvement in a research project that requires participating physicians to digitally record patient visits for uploading to a national databank.

The Physician Office of the Future: 2020

March 6th 2008

The Physician Office of the Future: 2020

Do We Need a New Internet?

March 6th 2008

Groups of researchers are working on a big fix for the Internet. But some want to replace it entirely. If you think it doesn't make sense, think again. It could reshape the way the healthcare industry conducts its e-business.

The Benefits of Next-Generation Health Care Connectivity: March 6, 2008

March 6th 2008

Healthcare is undergoing a transformation that is placing more responsibility and decision-making in the hands of patients. In this new healthcare world, physicians need tools that improve the...

Last Writes: It's Nearly Spring... Time for Skiing!

March 6th 2008

Here in the Northeast, March is a month of anticipated change. After the short, cold, and dark days of February, March means still having some daylight left as we leave the office, the occasional spring tease of a mild day, and often the first signs of spring growth on the trees.

My Virtual Office of the Future

March 6th 2008

When speculating about what my practice might look like 20 years from now, I of course immediately imagined a healthcare utopia untainted by health insurance companies and medical malpractice lawyers.

Nanomedicine Researchers Use Invisible Materials to 'Cloak' Implants

March 6th 2008

Nanomedicine researchers from UCLA and Northwestern University have teamed up to develop nanoscale polymer thin films that provide efficient localized drug delivery to cloak implants, rendering them invisible to the bodys immune system.

Robots: They're Everywhere!

March 6th 2008

Science fiction stories about robots usually fall into one of two categories: good robots or bad robots. In the future, we are told, the machines will either be our obsequious servants, quietly following our orders according to an ingrained code of ethics, or our malevolent adversaries, hell-bent on eradicating humankind.

7 Questions... With Dr. Robert Kolodner

February 25th 2008

...with Dr. Robert Kolodner. Before becoming interim National Coordinator, Dr. Kolodner was the chief health informatics officer of the Veterans Health Administration.

The Remote Presence Robotic System

February 25th 2008

We profile InTouch Technologies' Remote Presence (RP) robotic system, a modern-day "Rosie" from the Jetsons...is it for you?

GlaxoSmithKline

February 25th 2008

What's in the pipeline as far as new technologies for pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline? We investigate...

NextMail/SkyMail

February 25th 2008

We profile two innovative mobile dictation and documentation solutions that are sure to keep doctors connected to their office and patients.

So You Wanna Be a...Flight Surgeon

February 25th 2008

We talk to Dr. Kenneth R. Harman, Chief, Health Services Division, US Coast Guard Air Station, Cape Cod, MA; flight surgeon for Coast Guard District I, which extends from the Maine-Canada border to NJ

Talking Texas Hold Em

February 21st 2008

Whether you're looking to walk the walk, talk the talk, or just learn a little bit about Texas Hold 'em poker, this month's Downtime will surely get you started. Shuffle up and deal!

Hardware - HDTV Defined

February 21st 2008

You're an MD. You dig tech. You dig HDTV and want to get a new tube, but you already deal with enough complex terms in your practice, so you just don't have the time to deal with 3,000 more...

ARCHOS 604-WiFi Portable Media Player

February 21st 2008

With this new portable media player, physicians and administrators can both capture and access patient files and records with a few clicks, and view, listen, and record content with ease.

Split Personalities: The Amazing Dr. Z

February 21st 2008

Steven Zuckerman, MD, aka "The Amazing Dr. Z," is a solo-practice neurologist and amateur magician in Baton Rogue, LA. We spoke with Steve to learn how he maintains his medical practice -- and magic!

So You Wanna Be a...Medical Ethicist

February 21st 2008

We talk ethics with Joel Frader, MD, MA, Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Medical Humanities and Bioethics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.