Emerging Tech
This Inventor May Have Cured Motion Sickness Without Drugs. And That Could Mean a Lot to the U.S. Military
One manufacturer of virtual-reality trainers has already begun including the devices in its simulators.
Digital Government
GAO: CMS Doesn't Know if It's Receiving Accurate Medicaid Data
The agency needs to better guide states to ensure the nationwide data is reliable, the congressional watchdog said.
Digital Government
How Wearables Could Help NIH Fight Cancer
The agency aims to better monitor and personalize treatments for chronic conditions using the health data the gadgets collect.
Emerging Tech
The First Smartphone App to Detect Actual Heart Attacks Probably Won’t Be Apple’s
This app could detect a type of heart attack caused by complete blockage of an artery.
Emerging Tech
Your Google Data Could Pinpoint Where You Got Food Poisoning
Your search history reveals a lot.
Emerging Tech
CDC is Testing Blockchain to Monitor the Country's Health in Real Time
The system would allow the agency to quickly respond to health crises as they unfold.
Emerging Tech
A Smart City Is an Accessible City
A new breed of accessibility apps can make life easier for people with disabilities. They can also make it harder.
Emerging Tech
Cell-Phone Radiation Can Cause Cancer in Rats. The Next Question: What Does it Mean For Humans?
The studies were nearly two decades in the making.
Modernization
Report: Management Drama Threatens to Derail VA’s Health Records Overhaul
The vendor’s software is also falling short of the department’s requirements, according to ProPublica.
Modernization
Pentagon's Health Record Platform Shows Progress After Initial Setbacks
The system has decreased emergency room wait times and increased the number of patients facilities are able to treat, the vendor reports.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Breach Healthcare.gov
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services acknowledged 75,000 people's records were accessed but haven’t disclosed who might be behind it.
Modernization
Pentagon, VA Leaders Commit to Boosting Accountability in Health Record Overhaul
Both secretaries pledged to re-examine the multibillion-dollar program’s organization structure and timelines.
Modernization
24 Companies Join VA’s Health Record Modernization Team
Cerner Corp. announces a lengthy list of subcontractors for the multi-billion dollar project.
Emerging Tech
Why You’re Probably Getting a Microchip Implant Someday
Microchip implants are going from tech-geek novelty to genuine health tool—and you might be running out of good reasons to say no.
Digital Government
DHS Needs More Data to Help Stop Bioterrorism
The agency is looking for nationwide information on medical interventions, food safety, wildlife health, travel itineraries and other health-related topics.
Modernization
Congress Doesn’t Know Who’s in Charge of VA’s $10 Billion Health Records Overhaul
Lawmakers are trying to figure out what to do about the lack of accountability within the program’s leadership.
Digital Government
The New Apple Watch Is Going to Have More of Your Health Data Than Your Doctor
Owners of the watch can get hospital-grade heart monitoring in 30 seconds.
Emerging Tech
New Device From AT&T Could Help People With Prosthetic Limbs
The wearable device collects troves of data.
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