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Web-Based Counseling -- Telepsychiatry -- is Taking Off

Telemedicine has been around since the 1990s, but psychiatrists say it's increasingly used to treat remote patients as technology and security improves, and prices drop. Full Story »
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Social Media Fuels Planned Parenthood Backers in Komen Protest

Fueled by a firestorm of outrage on Twitter and Facebook, the people behind the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Friday backed off their decision to cut funding of Planned Parenthood programs.

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Location-Based App for CPR Responders Spreads to Second City

A location-based phone application that alerts people trained in CPR when someone nearby is having a heart attack will be spreading from San Ramon, California, to San Jose by mid-February, according to San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District Chief Richard Price.

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IBM's Watson Advises At Cancer Center

The Watson supercomputer is about to begin evaluating cancer treatment options that can be delivered to physicians in a matter of seconds.

Advice & Opinion

Is the 'Quantified Self' Movement Just a Fad?

The quantified-self movement appears to be going mainstream, but are these people who measure everything they eat and monitor every step they take any happier or healthier than the rest of us?

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Smartphones Stress Users with 'Phantom' Text Messages

Stress levels in smartphone users can become so pronounced some start experiencing the "phantom vibrations" of non-existent test messages, new research has suggested.

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10 Questions for Pure Bioscience CFO Craig Johnson

Pure Bioscience CFO Craig Johnson discusses his management style, what he looks for in job candidates, and more.

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UK E-Health System Could Cost CSC US$1.5B Writeoff

In an SEC filing Tuesday the company warned that it might have to write off the value of the deal

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IBM's Watson Shows Up for Work At Cedars-Sinai's Cancer Center

IBM's Watson supercomputer is about to begun work evaluating evidence-based cancer treatment options that can be delivered to the physician in a matter of seconds for assessment.

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IBM Tracks Pork Chops From Pig to Plate

IBM is deploying technology that allows meat suppliers to track a single pig all the way from farm animal to pork chop.

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Putting a Lock on Password Management

A cancer diagnostics firm is using a single sign-on service to secure a growing pool of SaaS subscriptions.

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Seattle Hospital Finds Zero Clients Means Better Care, Lower Costs

Seattle Children's Hospital has installed 2,600 zero client devices in four locations, many connected with a wireless LAN that helps doctors and nurses access patient data at the bedside within seconds.

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Hospital Turns Away Patients After "Virus" Disrupts Network

A US hospital had to turn away patients last week after being hit by a "virus" infection that downed the institution's network and sent staff back to using paper records.

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In Search of an Android Mobile Strategy

Challenged by HIPAA privacy requirements and mobile-device limitations, United Orthopedic looks for a device- and hardware-independent mobile strategy

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Microsoft, GE Forming Healthcare Joint Venture

Microsoft will contribute some of its intellectual property to the joint venture

 
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