Endocrinology

Before becoming interim National Coordinator, Dr. Kolodner was the chief health informatics officer of the Veterans Health Administration. We chat with him here about his tenure as Coordinator.

Diabetes: 3 types of basal insulin; New AHA guidelines for coronary heart disease in women; Polycystic ovary syndrome

Might PDAs soon go the way of the dodo bird? It sure looks like it, at least according to a blog posted to the Ars Technica website on August 13, titled "PDA Sales Drop by 40 Percent in a Single..."

The following are common myths regarding the Privacy Rule and the facts about what the law actually says.

Getting physicians to use an Electronic Health Record (EHR) is not an easy task. Getting them to fork over thousands of dollars for one is even harder and yet EHR companies have demonstrated an...

Currently available pharmaceutical therapies for many chronic illnesses leave much to be desired. Although considerable progress in therapeutics has been made in recent years, available treatments...

We rely on the Internet to get the latest news, stock quotes, and sports scores; conduct online banking; and purchase goods and services from vendors...

What has changed in diabetes medicine over the years? In this ongoing series exploring "Old Tyme Medicine," Bradley Schmidt takes a look at treating diabetes -- then, now, tomorrow, and beyond.

Insulin inhibits a gene regulator protein known as FOXO, important in diabetes metabolism, tumor suppression and stem cell maintenance. Studies are now showing reduced insulin leads to greater stress resistance and longer life.