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Rocket VR Health Launches VR Mindfulness Program for Cancer Patients

by Jasmine Pennic 06/06/2022 Leave a Comment

Rocket VR Health Launches VR Mindfulness Program for Cancer Patients

What You Should Know: - Rocket VR Health, a digital therapeutics company developing immersive therapy programs launches a new study in partnership with Dr. Linda Carlson, Enbridge Research Chair in Psychosocial Oncology at the University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine. - The first-of-its-kind study will assess the feasibility of a virtual reality guided mindfulness (VRGM) intervention program in adult cancer patients with chronic cancer-related pain
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Oncologists Believe Social Determinants of Health Impacts Outcomes for Cancer Patients

by Jasmine Pennic 05/28/2020 Leave a Comment

Oncologists Believe Social Determinants of Health Impacts Outcomes for Cancer Patients

What You Should Know: - Oncologists state social determinants of health (SDOH) significantly impact outcomes for cancer patients, according to new research from Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions.  - The findings illustrate certain disconnects between physician perceptions and the increasing body of evidence on the significance of SDOH. - Appropriately, 91 percent of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that SDOH directly impact cancer treatment outcomes. More than 90% of
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Machine Learning Will Transform Medicine, but Only if We Use it Right

by Natalie LaFranzo, PhD is VP, Market Development of Cofactor Genomics 05/12/2020 Leave a Comment

Natalie LaFranzo

World chess champion Garry Kasparov made headlines all over the world in 1997 for something that he probably wasn’t very excited about. He lost a chess match. To a computer. It was an IBM supercomputer called Deep Blue and its victory in that New York City match marked the first time a reigning world chess champion had been defeated by a computer under tournament conditions. It was also a symbolically significant event, the first sign that artificial intelligence could become equal to or even
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Researchers Find Most Mobile Health Apps for Cancer Survivors Fail to Deliver Value

by Jasmine Pennic 04/21/2017 Leave a Comment

Developers of mobile health apps for cancer survivors lack the research needed to determine safety and effectiveness, according to new research conducted at the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC). The research e-published in the March 24, 2017 issue of the Journal of Cancer Survivorship found basic developmental and incremental testing steps may be skipped in the interest of getting the health app to market quickly.Researchers revealed that most developers only evaluated the app
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