Research

Genomic urine test detects bladder cancer from DNA

A new genomic urine test can help doctors accurately predict bladder cancer as many as 12 years before clinical signs and symptoms emerge and long before a diagnosis can be made with cystoscopy, the most common method of detection, according to a new...

87% of people living in Canada want universal mental healthcare

People living in Canada believe that we are in a mental health crisis and that governments are not doing enough about it. A recent survey conducted by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) found that almost nine in ten agree that people...

96% of CISOs struggle to get the support required to be resilient against cyberattacks

Trellix has released its latest report, The Mind of the CISO. The research is the result of a survey of global Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) across every major industry and reveals how they work amidst a tumultuous threat landscape, which...

VR training launched for professionals to develop their SDM skills

The Personalised Care Institute (PCI) has launched lifelike Virtual Reality training on shared decision-making (SDM) for health and care professionals – after research found that nearly half (46%) report gaps in their knowledge and most (70%) would...

Medical costs for employer-sponsored plans this year have yet to fully adjust for inflation

The impact of inflation is not yet fully reflected in medical trend factors, according to Buck. The findings were released in Buck’s 44th National Healthcare Trend Survey, a report that identifies trend factors that are used to project...

UMGCC joins the Caris Precision Oncology Alliance

Caris Life Sciences (Caris), a leading molecular science and technology company actively developing and delivering innovative solutions to revolutionise healthcare, has announced that the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum...

Sentry announces innovative tool to help improve compensation claim outcomes

Sentry, a leading workers’ compensation insurer, has launched its Injured Employee Complexity Factor Models (IECF Models), which will help identify injured individuals with early factors such as chronic pain and psychosocial risks that can prolong and...

Research finds issues in clinical productivity due to a lack of investment in technology

New research from Extreme Networks, entitled Emerging from the COVID Pandemic, conducted in partnership with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), uncovered that several of the major challenges impacting clinical...

Study finds that technical debt and skills shortages threaten to stifle innovation

Technology leaders still have work to do when it comes to balancing their ambitious innovation strategies with organisational priorities and a host of business challenges, according to a new Protiviti survey of more than 1,000 CIOs, CTOs, CISOs...

Report identifies trends in gene therapy poised to impact healthcare stakeholders

Clarivate, a global leader in connecting people and organisations to intelligence they can trust to transform their world, has announced the release of its new report, Making gene therapy work for patients, payers, regulators and developers: Five key...

The healthcare cybersecurity priorities for 2023

Richard Barretto, Chief Information Security Officer, Progress, speaks to us about the priorities healthcare organisations should be addressing in 2023. Cybercriminals are primarily hunting for sensitive data and the healthcare industry is the second most...

Clinical trial finds ultrasound stimulation of the spleen reduces inflammation in humans

Researchers at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, in collaboration with GE Research, have harnessed ultrasound technology to non-invasively reduce inflammation in the body. Results from human studies, published in the Brain...