Recent changes to Google’s search algorithms and advertising policies have radically reshaped the flow of online information about holistic medical alternatives. The moves raise profound questions about the social and economic roles of massive media conglomerates, and pit fundamental American principles against each other.
The next wave of healthcare reform won’t be coming from the federal government, the insurance industry, the hospital systems, or medical academia. In fact, the driving forces already reshaping healthcare aren’t coming from within healthcare at all, but from the world’s biggest tech and finance companies on one side, and good old-fashioned grass-roots consumerism on the other.
Despite all the scientific excitement about genomics—and all the colorful marketing of genetic test systems—holistic physicians have been slow to embrace the personalized medicine revolution. Fear of being deluged with too much useless information is a major reason for the reluctance.
Earlier this month, federal agents took action against Proove Biosciences, the maker and marketer of an opioid addiction genetic test, alleging that company is perpetrating healthcare fraud. On June 7, agents from the US Attorney’s office in Southern California arrived at the headquarters of the Irvine-based company, whose Opioid Risk Profile is marketed as a […]
Some patients are more likely than others to develop an addiction to opioid drugs. According to the makers of a new addiction assessment tool, that susceptibility has a basis in genetics.
For all its high-tech tools and trappings, American medicine is still stuck in the 19th century. The Medicine X conference–a healthcare transformation think-tank bringing together technologists, administrators, entrepreneurs, practitioners, and most importantly, patients–hopes to change that.
The annual Medicine X conference is a great place to learn about potentially transformative new medical technology. Here are a few that captured our attention this year.
You do not have to become a gene wizard overnight to begin interpreting personal genetic data. Becoming familiar with a few key SNPs will give you points of entry into the fascinating world of genomics.
An online drug safety information resource called CredibleMeds is an important tool for helping physicians and other healthcare practitioners reduce the risks associated with prescription medications, particularly antibiotics.
ph360 is a new algorithm for determining phenotypes and epigenetic profiles, and then figuring out custom-tailored exercise, and lifestyle plans. “The real key to our health is written in our body’s unique code. And we’ve cracked it,” says company founder Matt Riemann. HPC’s Dr. Madiha Saeed test-drives the system with her patients and shares her experience.
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