By Houda Hachad – Cancer care is undergoing a structural transformation. Advances in early detection, targeted therapies, and immunotherapies have improved outcomes. According to the American Cancer Society, the five-year survival rate for all cancers combined has now reached 70%, reflecting meaningful progress in treatment and care delivery.
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By Kevin Ritter – Despite near-universal EHR adoption, healthcare still operates as if patient data were scarce, fragmented and unreliable. The issue isn’t access, it’s trust. And without trust, data can’t drive decisions, outcomes or value.
By Amy Maxmen – Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted online its first large tranche of advanced genetic data from measles viruses spreading last year. Scientists with knowledge of the operation expect the agency to post heaps more in weeks to come, revealing whether the U.S. has lost its hard-won measles elimination status.
By Thomas Kluz – The discovery of Yamanaka factors by Nobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka, which can reprogram adult cells into induced pluripotent stem cells, ignited serious scientific interest in whether aging might be partially reversible.
By Ben Crocker MD – The debate over the return on investment (ROI) of ambient AI clinical documentation has reached a critical juncture. What began as a narrow question – Do AI scribes increase productivity enough to justify their cost? – has turned into something more revealing: a broader reckoning with how health systems define value in the clinical AI era.
By Gil Bashe – India is fast evolving from an investment market into a strategic partner where policy, digital infrastructure and scientific scale reshape the global geography of health innovation.
By Stacy Pur MBA BSN RN – Despite widespread technology advances, the majority of healthcare providers still rely on manual processes and outdated platforms to exchange medical information, and imaging centers are no exception. At least 75% of patient records and referrals are still sent via fax between health systems or shared in non-digital forms, requiring…
By Vallikranth Ayyagari – In today’s healthcare information technology landscape, achieving true interoperability remains a persistent hurdle, often leading to fragmented data and inefficient workflows. The Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard from HL7 offers a practical pathway forward, enabling smoother data exchange.
By Jen McCormick and David Ostrowsky – Prior. Authorization. Lumped together, the two words have long been the bane of patients’ experience in navigating an often-byzantine healthcare system. Whether you’re a patient with diabetes waiting ever-so patiently for insulin or one suffering from multiple sclerosis and in dire need of…