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How Genome Sequencing Can Broaden the Scope of Newborn Screening
Standard newborn screening can detect dozens of inherited diseases, but genomics technology enables testing for hundreds of them. A North Carolina program evaluating the feasibility of bringing genomics to newborn screening is expanding with an initial goal of testing 5,000 babies in the next year.
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Patients who text message just prior to surgery end up needing less pain medication
New research indicates that the social support a patient gets when text messaging before surgery decreases the need for additional pain management.
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Jorie Healthcare CEO Shares Why Automation is Critical to Revenue Cycle Management
The revenue cycle management business is using AI tools to automate cumbersome tasks to help hospitals operate more efficiently. It’s beginning to attract the attention of major healthcare organizations.
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RTI’s new CEO comes from within; Holden leads institute’s largest unit
RTI International has named one of its own to become its next president and CEO. […]
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RTI lands $60M contract with CDC for public health program
RTI International has won a nearly $60 million federal contract to assess just how effective […]
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RTI toxicologist Tyl to advise public health standards body NSF
A senior toxicologist at RTI International whose expertise includes research on bisphenol A, or […]
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Early stage biotechs told to make early decisions to avoid late-stage failures
The CED Biotech/Life Science Conference didn’t have an official theme, but if it did, it could have been “think early.” What the more than 1,000 in attendance got was a steady, instructional drumbeat telling them to think about facing important decisions for their companies and their research and development at earlier stages than they’re accustomed.
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CDC executive recruited to study health effects of climate change
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention veteran Michael McGeehin has been chosen to lead a new program at RTI International researching public health issues, such as how people are affected by flooding, drought, higher readings of ground-level ozone and food and water-borne diseases. RTI is a non-profit research institute based in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park.