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> Physicians who are part of Palo Alto, California-based online healthcare platform HealthTap will be able to prescribe lab tests offered by Quest Diagnostics to patients thanks to a new partnership, according to Fortune. What's more, the article notes, test results will automatically be sent to both the doctor and the patient. Article
> Scientists at the University of Vermont have created a new tool that can discover dangerous drug interactions by scanning relevant tweets on Twitter about the names of drugs and medicines and then building a map of their connections, the school announced this week. According to computer scientist Ahmed Abeen Hamed, who led creation of the algorithm, the tool could generate public alerts prior to clinical investigations. Announcement
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> Less than 6 percent of people who experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital survive, while less than a quarter of hospital cardiac arrest patients survive, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Post
> While the clinical benefits of early palliative care are well known, new research in the Journal of Clinical Oncology also indicates the programs can reduce both hospital costs and lengths of stay. Article
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> The Affordable Care Act still isn't winning the favor of all doctors in its fifth year, but more are at least willing to give it a passing grade, according to new data from the Medicus Firm. Article
And Finally... Evil Knievel he is not. Article