Explore the latest advancements in precision medicine with this STAT e-book. Discover how cutting-edge technologies like genetic sequencing, new diagnostics, and AI are driving personalized health ...

Last week I began a discussion on the impact of technology on health care. I will continue on that topic this week. Wearable heart monitors have been around at least since the 1980s. However, due to ...

The healthcare industry is in the middle of a technology revolution, and at the same time, rising health care costs and an aging population are straining the world’s health care infrastructure. To ...

Matthew Herper covers medical innovation — both its promise and its perils. It’s easy to forget that we live in an age of medical wonders. Cancer tumors can be slowed or shrunk in ways previous ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists are tapping the power of artificial intelligence to enhance and accelerate treatment for glioblastoma, the deadliest brain cancer. UVA researcher ...

The field of precision medicine, especially in the context of cancer immunotherapy, has seen significant advancements in recent years. Precision medicine tailors treatment to the unique genetic and ...

Advances in nuclear medicine are transforming patient care by making diagnoses faster and treatments more personalized. Many patients now experience shorter scan times, clearer imaging, and therapies ...

After nearly doubling over the 20th century, the rate of increase in life expectancy has slowed considerably in the last three decades, according to a new study. We've seen dramatic increases in life ...

Initial shock centered on incurability, but longitudinal coping reframed prognosis toward iterative management rather than a fixed survival horizon. Active surveillance (“watch and wait”) functioned ...

Thanks to advances in medicine, transplants are common. But when a patient needs four new organs at the same time, the ...