Taking time to drive to the doctor’s office, wait for the doctor to see you, have the appointment and drive home is a lot to ask of someone who just had surgery. Having a checkup after a minor surgery shouldn’t always be so complicated, and that’s where telephone postoperative clinics at Veterans Affairs facilities are changing.

In a study conducted by the National Institutes of Health to determine how people felt about the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) Cohort Program, results showed an overwhelming interest in the research program.

We live in an age where young skin is revered, tan is in and sun safe behavior is at an all-time low. Researchers from the University of Surrey have conducted a study on which method promotes young women to protect their skin from the sun and ultimately, skin cancer.

AT&T may already be providing your cellphone service, but now it’s delivering connectivity for wearable medical devices as well. A new partnership between Biotricity, a medical diagnostic and consumer healthcare tech company, and AT&T means that the service provider is now responsible for granting “near real-time connectivity for [Biotricity devices’] data transmission.”

A medical study might be envisioned, executed and published during one PhD candidate’s advanced degree study course. But that’s not the best way to actually learn new things related to science and medicine, according to The Atlantic. 

Kentucky has filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson’s medical device unit, Ethicon, alleging it concealed and purposely misrepresented the risks involved in its surgical transvaginal mesh products to physicians and patients.

In the annual Surescripts national report, the results for the use of technology in healthcare shows that interoperability continues its growth trend.

Erik Gerard, an IT and communications systems expert, has more than 20 years of experience helping healthcare organizations transition into the advanced technological era. In an exclusive interview with Clinical Innovation & Technology, Gerard discusses the influence IT and communication advancements has had on the healthcare space, while also offering advice on taking on these new technologies.