Interviews & Features

Healthcare’s tectonic plates are shifting. One such plate is value-based care, which has healthcare leaders reconsidering how success is measured. An alternative to the fee-for-service model, value-based care ties provider payment to the quality of care provided rather than the amount of care provided.

New medical innovations emerge daily that improve health and extend lifespans. Much of the credit for such advancements go to a plethora of new medical device startups and university research labs.

Telehealth is here to stay. Accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, what once was a fringe form of clinical communication is now a major pillar of the healthcare system. Powered by modern technology, and acting as part of an overall hybrid approach, it helps address the most pressing challenges healthcare faces today, particularly around access.

This year’s Medical Laboratory Professionals Week runs from April 23-29, 2023. It’s an annual celebration of the medical laboratory professionals and pathologists who play a vital role in healthcare and patient advocacy. It’s also an opportunity to reflect upon the many changes to the field over the years and to look ahead at what’s next.

Are you considering a career in anesthesiology but want to be sure that you can pay for school? Luckily there are a number of anesthesiologist scholarships available for medical students, nurses, and anesthesia assistants. With the right documentation and tenacity, you can get help paying for an anesthesia education and jumpstart your healthcare career.

Physical therapy assistants (PTAs) play a vital role in physical therapy treatment. They work alongside physical therapists to help patients exercise, stretch and do other exercises written in a treatment plan. PTAs also help patients with activities of daily living, such as bathing and dressing.

During the popularization of apps, computer scientists and medical professionals saw the opportunity to use the format to benefit the healthcare industry. So they joined forces to apply the format to assist with medical visualizations, career development, diagnostics, and patient treatment

CBD is a natural component of the plant Cannabis sativa. There are over 500 chemical substances naturally occurring in Cannabis sativa and over 100 of those are cannabinoids. CBD and Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are the most well-known cannabinoids. THC is the primary psychoactive component of cannabis; conversely, CBD does not cause any intoxication or high in the user.

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) hosts the annual Better Hearing, Better Speech Month each May. This annual event offers the public opportunities to learn about communication disorders and the treatment provided by audiologists and speech-language pathologists.

Cytotechnology might be the most important field you’ve never heard of. Broadly speaking, cytotechnologists are lab professionals who study cells and cellular anomalies. Working closely with a pathologist, they evaluate cell samples and look for the sometimes subtle signs of cancerous or precancerous lesions, infectious agents, and inflammatory processes; this allows them to detect serious diseases when they’re still at a treatable stage.