
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) dedicated his latest "Ask Peter" video to warning viewers about the impact the medical device tax could have on jobs in Illinois and asking viewers to make their voices heard through emails, calls and letters to his office.
(Thanks to ChicagoNow.com for picking up this video.)
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Digital health records make things easier for thieves
The proliferation of digital and electronic health records has the unintended effect of making personal and medical information much easier to steal.
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Children’s Healthcare and Georgia Tech launch $20M research partnership
Children’s Healthcare and Georgia Tech launched a $20 million research partnership to develop health information technology programs aimed at pediatric care.
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Cleveland Clinic researchers find "chemo-brain"
Cleveland Clinic researchers detected the physiological evidence behind a common side effect reported by many patients undergoing chemotherapy which has been dubbed "chemo-brain."
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New smartphone app for asthma patients
iSonea launched a new smartphone app for asthma patients aimed at providing management tools such as active reminders and asthma attack alerts.
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