The woman filled the neti pot with tap water, doctors said. (iStock) A Seattle, Washington woman whose brain was partly a “ball of bloody mush” after rare brain-eating amoebas infected her likely contracted the organisms after she used a neti pot full of tap water to clear her sinuses, according to a report. The woman,… Read More »
The federally mandated study was supposed to come out in December but was released by the Trump administration on Friday, at a time when many Americans are on a long holiday weekend, distracted by family and shopping. David Easterling, director of the Technical Support Unit at the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, emphasized that… Read More »
U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of best hospitals and specialties is closely watched by the industry, and as the sector evolves, the magazine updates its methodology to keep up. Ben Harder, chief of health analysis for publication, outlined the changes coming to the annual list and what may show up later down the… Read More »
Blockchain is poised to go big in healthcare soon, according to a new study from CB Insights. The cryptographic digital ledger technology is highly secure and resilient, and while industries such as banking or retail are bullish on it, and already building on it in myriad ways, CBI finds that “still very early days for… Read More »
You’ve probably heard of Bitcoin, but we doubt you’ve heard of Dentacoin, MedTokens, or Curecoin. These are healthcare specific cryptocurrencies born from Initial Coin Offerings or ICOs. In this article, we’ll briefly recap the trend of ICOs (aka token offerings) and provide you with a summary financial analysis of how this trend has played out… Read More »