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Report: Massachusetts General Hospital Targeting Various Blockchain Use Cases

The Burlington, Vermont-based University of Vermont (UVM) Health Network was created in October 2011, when what was then known as Fletcher Allen Health (now the University of Vermont Health) in Burlington, Vermont, and Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vermont, signed an affiliation agreement. Six hospitals—the University of Vermont Medical Center, Alice Hyde Medical Center,… Read More: Report: Massachusetts General Hospital Targeting Various Blockchain Use Cases »

The Best Plyo Moves for a More Athletic Workout

If lifting weights is like a powder keg, then plyometrics (plyos) are the match that lights the fuse. Explosive exercises that use the muscles’ stretch reflex to build power, plyos are a staple in sports training. “They put athletes’ strength work to use,” says Zach Even-Esh, a strength coach and author. “Otherwise, they become what… Read More: The Best Plyo Moves for a More Athletic Workout »

Study Links Stress from Using EHRs to Physician Burnout

Required by the Cures Act, the strategy lays out core issues and challenges related to health IT burden, while offering several recommendations

Link between neonatal vitamin D deficiency and schizophrenia confirmed

Newborns with vitamin D deficiency have an increased risk of schizophrenia later in life, a team of Australian and Danish researchers has reported. The discovery could help prevent some cases of the disease by treating vitamin D deficiency during the earliest stages of life. The study, led by Professor John McGrath from The University of Queensland and Aarhus University in Denmark,… Read More: Link between neonatal vitamin D deficiency and schizophrenia confirmed »