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WHAT WILL YOUR RESPONSE BE TO WORKPLACE VIOLENCE EVENTS

Dr. Lewis J. Kaplan discusses workplace violence at the Critical Care Congress. EDITOR’s NOTE: This article was written by Andrew D. Bowser of Frontline Medical News at the Critical Care Congress and published March 7 by CHEST…

ELON MUSK: I AM REALLY VERY CLOSE TO CUTTING-AGE AI AND IT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME

Artificial intelligence is the hottest healthcare buzzword these days but a foremost tech executive warned Sunday that AI improves exponentially and there are real perils if allowed to advance unfettered. “Fools,” declared Elon Musk of self-avowed AI experts who…

MERKEL CELL CARCINOMA IS ON THE RISE

In the world of skin cancer, melanoma tends to be the scariest word you can hear and with good reason — it is often deadly. But another, potentially more dangerous, type of skin cancer is on the rise and…

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ROCHE WILL BUY FLATIRON HEALTH FOR $1.9 BILLION

Pharmaceutical giant Roche will buy New York City-based Flatiron Health. The Swiss company will pay $1.9 billion for Flatiron, adding to its existing stake of 12.6 percent in the startup. That makes the whole shebang worth about $2.1 billion. Officials…

AMAZON PREPARING TO ENTER MEDICAL SUPPLIES BUSINESS

Amazon is looking to increase its medical supplies business and turn the unit into a major supplier to U.S. hospitals and clinics, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The online mega retailer has initiated a trial of a new system…

JACKSON HEALTHCARE PUTS DR. TOM PRICE ON ADVISORY BOARD

Tom Price, MD, who resigned in September as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has been named to the advisory board of an Atlanta-based staffing firm. Dr. Price, a former orthopedic surgeon and congressman, stepped down from…

SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES ALEX AZAR TO HEAD HHS

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee voted 15-12 to approve the nomination of Alex Azar to be the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Jan. 17. Only one Democrat, Tom Carper of Delaware, assented to Azar’s…

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3D-PRINTED LIVING BIOINK CAN FORM “LIVING TATTOOS”

Researchers at MIT have developed a living bioink for 3D printing that consists of genetically-modified bacteria and a synthetic hydrogel. The material can be printed in a variety of shapes, including as patches or “tattoos” for the skin, and…

CENTERLINE BIOMEDICAL COMPLETES FIFTH STUDY ON IOPS SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM AT CLEVELAND CLINI

Endovascular navigation startup Centerline Biomedical has successfully completed a fifth preclinical study at Cleveland Clinic facilities to see how its surgical navigation system, the Intra-Operative Positioning System (IOPS), will perform in the marketplace. The study demonstrated its ability to track IOPS…