IBM TO BUY MERGE HEALTHCARE IN $1 BILLION DEAL

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IBM TO BUY MERGE HEALTHCARE IN $1 BILLION DEAL

IBM Corp said it would buy medical image company Merge Healthcare Inc. in a $1 billion deal and combine it with its newly formed health analytics unit. IBM plans to combine data and images from Merge Healthcare's medical imaging management platform with Watson's cloud-based healthcare computing system. The system analyzes high volumes of data, understands complex questions posed in natural language and proposes evidence-based answers.

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Orbital Medicine: Exploring Health in Space

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Orbital Medicine: Exploring Health in Space

As you can imagine, medicine in space is completely different than it is here on earth. Our bodies operate in many different in zero gravity. One would not want to get sick in space. Zero-gravity plays a lot of games with our bones, muscles, organs, eyeballs and the brain itself. There's also infectious risks on a spacecraft which stems from sealing multiple people inside a self-contained vessel. Virus or bacteria could simply circulate around from person to person throughout an entire mission.

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Precision Medicine is the Future of Treating Cancer

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Precision Medicine is the Future of Treating Cancer

Personalization is threaded into the social fabric of America. Innovation is rooted in customizing and personalizing even the smallest parts of our lives, stemming from technology and retail to travel, media and wellness. The future continues to promise even smarter applications where personalization fits, but what about our health? 

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95% of world's population is "unhealthy"

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95% of world's population is "unhealthy"

A new study shows that 95% of the world's population has at least 1 or more health condition. Researchers deemed 1 in 20 people worldwide are deemed unhealthy in some form or another. We explore.

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Hospitals Experiencing Anti-Bacterial Drug Shortage

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Hospitals Experiencing Anti-Bacterial Drug Shortage

A new study shows that hospitals are experiencing bigger drug shortages than previously thought. This is an issue in medicine in terms of the care patient's receive. Here's what you need to know.

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Tax Refunds: Some Take Hit or Get Bump from Health Law

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Tax Refunds: Some Take Hit or Get Bump from Health Law

Let's just say this year will be a learning experience for consumers and the government. President Obama's Health Law is set to effect tax refunds. Here's what you need to know. 

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Medical mistakes: Should you be worried?

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Medical mistakes: Should you be worried?

According to a recent study published in the journal BMJ Quality and Safety, medical mistakes affect about 12 million patients in the United States each year.   

Researchers found that at least one in 20 adults who seek medical care in an emergency room setting may be receiving the wrong diagnosis. The study also states that about 6 million, or half of the patients reviewed had a serious medical problem.  

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Medical breakthroughs on the horizon for 2013

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Medical breakthroughs on the horizon for 2013

Medical research is an ongoing, ever-challenging process, filled with endless peaks and valleys of success and failure.  

When an experimental treatment proves ineffective, researchers must re-evaluate their methods and try something slightly different, or even start from scratch.  On the other hand, when it’s successful, it’s big news in the medical community, and provides promise for people afflicted with the condition it’s aimed at treating.  

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