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The whole genome sequence has been discovered to isolate the specific strain of bacteria causing an outbreak, according to Medical Xpress.

A recent study in The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons called opioid addiction an epidemic, and outlined the unintended consequences of over prescription of opioids for pain management. AAOS is not the only organization that feels opioids…

Healthcare providers can diminish the impact of Dengue virus if they are able to forecast the epidemic before it spreads, according to Infection Control Today.

Healthcare technology solutions company CitiusTech launched its cloud-hosted clinical quality analytics platform, CQ-IQ, to enable healthcare organizations leverage advanced clinical quality measure computation capabilities within a HIPAA-compliant cloud.

A small but serious invasive meningococcal disease outbreak has been declared by the Chicago Department of Health.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an official health advisory Tuesday on bird infections with highly-pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N2), (H5N8), and (H5N11), viruses.

Press Ganey launched the Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Early Adopter Program, which expands the company's CAHPS solutions.

Medical practice acquisition and integration is becoming commonplace in healthcare. Independent physicians, faced with regulatory changes, find advantages in joining a larger group or becoming employed by the hospital.

The vizHOME is a virtual re-creation of a home, where the visitor uses "active stereo glasses" allowing one to see the home in 3-D. Housed in a small room in the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, the recreation is a very…

Although everyone from Terry Jones, the Lewin Group and Charles Krauthammer have been pessimistic about issues such as the Affordable Care Act and EHRs, Dan Diamond, contributor for Forbes, argues that the real reason physicians are quitting is because of…