Anti-vaccine rant exposes conflict over hospitals' embrace of alternative medicine | STAT News
In the span of a few days, the anti-vaccine screed of a Cleveland Clinic doctor prompted a social media firestorm, an apparent retraction from the physician, and promises of disciplinary action by administrators of his prestigious hospital system.
Obamacare Boosts Breast Cancer Screening, Study Finds | U.S. News & World Report
Americans with lower levels of income are less likely to get recommended cancer screenings, but legislation waiving out-of-pocket costs appears to narrow the prevention gap -- for mammograms, at least.
IBM Watson, Illumina partner to deliver precision oncology on a large scale | Healthcare IT News
IBM will integrate its cognitive computing platform Watson for Genomics into San Francisco-based biotech company Illumina's tumor sequencing technology. Executives announced what they called a "groundbreaking partnership" Jan. 9 at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.
Electronic Health Records May Help Customize Medical Treatments | NPR
Medical records don't simply store facts about an individual's health. There's a big potential for a database of medical records to be mined to help shape an individual's treatment.
