Interviews & Features

So, you’re thinking about becoming a psychiatric or mental health technician? Perhaps you’ve noticed the increasing number of job listings on sites like Indeed.com and LinkedIn. No, it’s not just your imagination—the need for these professionals is growing.

No matter the size of the city, every metropolitan area needs health professionals to provide the healthcare needs of its citizens. Histotechnologists are essential allied health professionals who play a pivotal role in helping pathologists diagnose diseases by preparing tissue samples for examination.

Health data is nothing new, but the way it’s recorded and transferred has evolved significantly. Paper records and fax machines have been replaced with Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and the Internet of Things (IoT). The speed, accuracy, and volume of health data today is light years ahead of where it once was.

In his testimony, Hotez revealed that we could be much closer to introducing one to market if his lab had been able to move its SARS vaccine through clinical trials back in 2016. This turned out to be a galling missed opportunity for scientists to get ahead of COVID-19 because of the similarities between the two viruses.

The ASRT and WVSRT are on constant alert because there have been continued efforts in West Virginia and other states to repeal licensure for radiation therapists and technologists. Those attempts to repeal are part of a broader trend towards the deregulation of several forms of occupational licensing.

The United States now has over 85,000 cases of COVID-19—presumptive and confirmed—more than any other country. Medically known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), this highly infectious strain was originally discovered in Wuhan, China in November 2019.

When it comes to the mainstream applications of bleeding-edge technological advancement, the healthcare industry is often on the front line. For such a massive and complex institution, it’s been remarkably adept at integrating things like big data into actionable and practical solutions.

A certificate award or two-year degree in medical assisting from one of the following three institutions could be an excellent career move. These outstanding medical assistant faculty members and the three institutions with which they are affiliated offer great options for students.

Biochemistry, also known as biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes at all levels of organic life. It can be thought of as a field with three subfields: molecular genetics, protein science, and metabolism. The focus of this field of study is how molecules form the basis of the material building blocks from which we are built.

In medical lab science, technology plays a significant role. In fact, while there are countless fascinating new advancements in laboratory science that could revolutionize medicine, there are a handful of exemplary others that have garnered considerable interest. This may be due, in part, to their business, consumer, or political applications.