OpenMRS®, a free and open source health IT software platform built by volunteers around the world, is marking the start of its second decade by releasing its second annual report, for 2016. The document highlights the achievements of the open source community in the past year, improvements to the OpenMRS software, and lays out the strategic goals for 2017. For over 10 years, people around the world have leveraged OpenMRS to improve health status and achieve health equity through the use of health information technology. OpenMRS is a global leader in open technologies and open standards in healthcare...
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Open Source EHR Generator Delivers Healthcare Big Data with FHIR
Jennifer Bresnick | Health IT Analytics | September 8, 2017
Healthcare data analysts frustrated by the lack of access to large volumes of clean, trusted, and complete patient data can now take advantage of an open source EHR data generator platform called Synthea. One million synthetic patient records are currently available within the free online system, which uses HL7 FHIR to allow access to standardized datasets that mimic real electronic health records...
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OpenMRS Releases 2016 Annual Report - Shows Explosive Growth of Open Source EHR
Press Release |
OpenMRS |
March 23, 2017
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Print Me a New Arm, Please - Bionics and 3D Printing add to a Revolution in Medicine
By Kim Bellard | April 6, 2016
I just realized that I hadn't ever really written about two hot trends in health care: bionics and 3D printing. I better get to it before they become mainstream, or are superseded by something even newer. Let start with bionics. According to Merriam-Webster, bionic means "having normal biological capability or performance enhanced by or as if by electronic or electromechancial devices." Bionics is the science of this...Bionics is estimated to be an $8b market (2014), with a projected 13.2% CAGR that would bring it to $20.5b by 2020. The artificial kidney market is said to account for some 60% of the market, with livers expected to be the fastest growing segment over the period.
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South Africa’s Quadruple Burden of Disease
By Pooja Yerramilli | March 28, 2015
Three years ago, I found myself on a bus in South Africa, with fifteen of my college classmates. We were on our way to Kruger National Park, after a week of volunteering and researching in Cape Town. As I stared out the window, appreciating rural South Africa’s beauty, a large billboard, seemingly in the middle of nowhere, caught my attention. “Relay for Life: A Fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.” This poster piqued my curiosity. I had always associated South Africa with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. In fact, I had documented a handful of posters in Cape Town that aimed to combat HIV/AIDS by reducing stigma and encouraging testing...
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Study Shows Lifestyle Change Works In A Large National Healthcare System
Press Release |
EMORY News Center, Atlanta Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center |
June 25, 2013
A study conducted by researchers at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center and Emory University demonstrates that lifestyle change can be achieved in a large-scale healthcare setting and could be a model strategy for fighting diabetes nationally. [...] Read More »
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Sugar Industry's Secret Documents Echo Tobacco Tactics
Kelly Crowe | CBC News | March 8, 2013
When Cristin Couzens went on the hunt for evidence that Big Sugar had manipulated public opinion, she had no idea what she was doing. She was a dentist, not an investigative reporter. But she couldn't let go of the nagging suspicion that something was amiss. Read More »
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Sugar: Killing Us Sweetly. Staggering Health Consequences Of Sugar On Health of Americans
Gary Null | Global Research | February 3, 2014
In September 2013, a bombshell report from Credit Suisse’s Research Institute brought into sharp focus the staggering health consequences of sugar on the health of Americans. The group revealed that approximately “30%–40% of healthcare expenditures in the USA go to help address issues that are closely tied to the excess consumption of sugar.” [...] Read More »
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Tax 'Toxic' Sugar, Doctors Urge
Staff Writer | CBC News | February 1, 2014
Sugar is so toxic that it should be taxed and slapped with regulations like alcohol, some U.S. researchers argue. Read More »
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Telemedicine Doubles Screening Rates For Retinopathy
Dan Bowman | FierceHealthIT | October 4, 2012
The use of telemedicine helped a primary care clinic more than double the percentage of diabetic patients undergoing screening for retinopathy over the course of a year, according to a research letter published this month in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Read More »
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The Holy Grail Of New Drug Development
Rishikesha T. Krishnan | The Hindu Business Line | July 4, 2013
The announcement by Zydus Cadila in early June that their new drug to treat diabetics who also suffer from high cholesterol has passed all stages of clinical trials is an important landmark for the Indian pharmaceutical industry. [...] Read More »
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The Lonely Universe Of Autoimmune Diseases
Bonnie Feldman | Rock Health | April 10, 2014
How would you feel if, after years of searching for a diagnosis you finally found out you have an autoimmune disease, and then you realize that your doctors will have to experiment on you to find the right treatment? That’s the state of the art today in autoimmune diseases like Crohn’s, lupus, and MS.
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The Storm Has Passed, But Puerto Rico’s Health Faces Prolonged Recovery
Carmen Heredia Rodriguez and Rachel Bluth | Kaiser Health News | October 16, 2017
As President Donald Trump signals impatience to wind down emergency aid to Puerto Rico, the challenges wrought by Hurricane Maria to the health of Puerto Ricans and the island’s fragile health system are in many ways just beginning. Three weeks after that direct hit, nearly four dozen deaths are associated with the storm. But the true toll on Puerto Rico’s 3.4 million residents is likely to involve sickness and loss of life that will only become apparent in the coming months and in indirect ways...
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The World’s Fattest Major Country Consumes An Astounding Amount Of Coca-Cola Products
Roberto A. Ferdman and Matt Phillips | Quartz | November 5, 2013
Mexico has approved both a soda tax and a junk food tax, which it expects to generate some $16 billion annually. But there’s a deeper reason why the taxes, like large swaths of the Mexican populace, are so hefty: Something has to be done about Mexico’s eating habits. Read More »
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U.S. and India Colaborate on Science & Biotechnology
U.S. State Department | News Room America | June 24, 2013
The United States and India and enjoy robust bilateral science and technology cooperation. This collaboration has been vital in achieving a broad range of shared goals, including sustaining economic growth and job creation; allowing our citizens to live longer, healthier lives; developing clean sources of energy; and protecting our environment for future generations. Read More »
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US Lags Behind Wealthy Nations On Improving Health Outcomes
Alicia Caramenico | FierceHealthcare | July 11, 2013
Raising questions about whether higher healthcare spending means better health outcomes, a new study shows the United States has high expenditures and mediocre population health at the national level. Read More »
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