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FridayAug 25, 2023 10:32 am

Blockchain Could Help Improve Security, Transparency in Healthcare eCommerce

The past couple of years has seen major e-commerce companies such as Amazon, Walgreens and Walmart make inroads into the healthcare sector. Healthcare adopted e-commerce features in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic to limit contact with the public and reduce the rate of infection. Features such as virtual doctor appointments, examinations, medication purchases and home deliveries have become more commonplace over the past few years due to the convenience and expanded access they offer to customers. Retail giant Amazon cemented its entry into the healthcare industry with its $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical, a primary care provider with…

ThursdayAug 24, 2023 2:05 pm

Australia Brings New HIV Infections to Near Zero

Central districts in the Australian city of Sydney may soon break HIV infection records by becoming the first places in the world to achieve the United Nation’s target for eliminating HIV transmission. Researchers note that several Sydney districts are close to hitting UN targets for HIV infection, putting the country on track to achieving a 90% drop in new HIV cases by 2030. Several decades ago Sydney was in the grip of an HIV pandemic that took thousands of gay men's lives between the 1980s and 1990s. Between 2010–2022, however, new cases among gay men in the city went down…

WednesdayAug 23, 2023 2:04 pm

Canadian Researchers Design Powerful Imaging Tech to Boost Cancer Fight

Canadian researchers have developed a powerful imaging technique that would aid physicians in their fight against cancer. The team from the School of Biomedical Engineering at Dalhousie University in Canada has designed a high-resolution endoscopic surgical and imaging probe, the very first in the world capable of allowing surgeons to see brain tumors in 10 times more resolution than traditional imaging technologies such as CT and MRI scans. Brain cancers are among the most debilitating types of cancer, affecting tens of thousands of Americans each year, and are forecast to take close to 20,000 lives in 2023. Tumors of the…

TuesdayAug 22, 2023 4:04 pm

How Allergy Sufferers Can Benefit from Immunotherapy

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that close to one in three adults and more than one in every four children in America have a food allergy, seasonal allergy or eczema. Close to 6% of children and adults in the country have a food allergy and 25.7% of U.S. adults have a seasonal allergy, 7.3% have eczema, and 6.2% report having a food allergy. Common allergy treatment approaches include medications to minimize immune system reaction and alleviate symptoms, epinephrine in emergencies and immunotherapy for severe cases. Immunotherapy is the preferred treatment option for people with allergies that…

MondayAug 21, 2023 1:33 pm

Insider Intelligence Data Projects Health, Personal Care, Beauty eCommerce to Grow Fastest

Recent analysis by market research firm Insider Intelligence has revealed that the fastest-growing sales category in e-commerce is foods and drinks. The market researcher predicts that the food and drink e-commerce segment will expand by 20% in 2023 to reach $99.70 billion in sales and account for 8.8% of total e-commerce sales in the United States. According to Insider Intelligence, the food and drinks segment will comprise up to 10% of America’s total e-commerce sales by the year 2026. Insider Intelligence forecasting analyst Whitney Birdsall explains that inflation is partly responsible for the growth of the food and drinks sales…

FridayAug 18, 2023 1:01 pm

Analyzing Link Between Hormonal Contraceptives, Autoimmunity

Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system mistakes healthy tissues for harmful bacteria, viruses, or infections and starts to attack the body. Referred to as autoimmunity, this phenomenon causes significant damage to healthy tissues and results in more than 100 autoimmune conditions. Data has consistently shown that women are four times more likely to develop autoimmune diseases compared to men. While some researchers have posited that the X chromosome may increase the risk of autoimmunity in women because it is more likely to cause a higher number of mutations, we still don’t know why autoimmune diseases affect women at much…

ThursdayAug 17, 2023 1:44 pm

Researchers Develop Novel Way to Detect Pediatric Brain-Cancer Mutations

Uppsala University researchers have created a novel method for detecting brain-cancer mutations in children, granting scientists an unprecedented glimpse into the inner workings of pediatric brain tumors. The novel technique allowed the researchers to determine that the mutations they saw changed how tumor cells interact with cancer drugs, potentially opening the door for the development of better means of diagnosing pediatric brain cancer and building personalized treatment plans. Medulloblastoma, a type of brain tumor that originates in the cerebellum, is the most common type of brain cancer in children. It has a 70% survival rate after five years if treatment…

WednesdayAug 16, 2023 3:26 pm

Amazon Clinic Becomes Available Nationwide as Company Expands Footprint

Retail e-commerce giant Amazon recently announced that Americans in all 50 states as well as Washington, D.C., can now access its virtual clinic. Amazon launched Amazon Clinic in November 2022 following its February purchase of healthcare provider One Medical with the aim of providing customers with direct access to third-party healthcare providers via its mobile app and website. Customers can use either option to book online appointments and seek treatment for a myriad of common medical conditions, including hair loss, urinary tract infections, pink eye, asthma, seasonal allergies, high blood pressure and migraines. According to a recent statement from Amazon,…

TuesdayAug 15, 2023 2:43 pm

Stem Cell Transplants Followed by Immunotherapy Show Efficacy Against Pediatric Nerve Tumors

A new cancer treatment protocol that involves transplanting stem cells into cancer patients and then taking them through immunotherapy has proven to be quite effective at treating pediatric nerve tumors. Researchers from the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen and St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute found that harvesting stem cells from the parents of children with pediatric nerve tumors gives the patient a new immune system that’s much better at responding to immunotherapy. Nerve tumors are mutated growths that develop in or on peripheral nerves. They typically affect the tissues that support nerve cells, are typically noncancerous and can be…

MondayAug 14, 2023 2:45 pm

How Healthcare eCommerce Impacts Traditional Providers of Healthcare

Several years after the coronavirus pandemic forced most industries to either shut down or adopt remote working, the healthcare industry is still adapting to e-commerce. E-commerce had been a dominant form of trade by the time the pandemic struck, and the healthcare industry slowly incorporated e-commerce features such as online consultations, online medication orders and home deliveries to prevent the spread of the disease. The purchase of healthcare provider One Medical by e-commerce giant Amazon in early 2023 significantly increased the company’s presence in healthcare and cemented the ties between medicine and e-commerce. Generally, the introduction of e-commerce to medicine…