Creating an Infrastructure of Health Data to Support Amazon’s Leap into Healthcare

By CLAUDIA WILLIAMS  Amazon has transformed the way we read books, shop online, host websites, do cloud computing, and watch TV. Can they apply their successes in all these other areas to healthcare? Just last week, Amazon announced Comprehend Medical, machine learning software that digitizes and processes medical records. “The process of developing clinical trials… Read More »

Ever Wonder What Prince Harry's Job Actually Is? Perfect, Here's Your Answer

Getty ImagesBen A. Pruchnie Prince Harry—adorable ginger, husband to Meghan Markle, stealer of hearts—keeps himself pretty damn busy on a day-to-day basis. Being a member of the royal family comes with tons of responsibilities, and though he’s not destined to be King of England like his older brother William, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t still… Read More »

US Health Care Was Shaped By Sen. Orrin Hatch's Sometimes Controversial Moves : Shots – Health News – NPR

Though his politics are right of center and he lobbied hard against the Affordable Care Act, Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch also has been key to passing several landmark health laws with bipartisan support. Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Getty Images Sen. Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican retiring from 42 years in the Senate as… Read More »

Medical News Today: Diabetes and erectile dysfunction may be genetically linked

New research, published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, suggests that a genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes may be a cause of erectile dysfunction. New research finds evidence that erectile dysfunction and type 2 diabetes are genetically linked. Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects approximately 30 million adults in the United States. There are several… Read More »