Articles By Kirk Klocke

Hospitals Invest in Cancer Treatment Facilities that Cost up to $200 Million

From Tech Dec 09

Next-Generation Cancer Facilities, with $200 Million Price Tag, Gain Traction

Proton beam facilities can cost over $200 million, a price few medical centers are willing to pay. But with the help of investors and a growing body of research that points to better patient outcomes, the technology is starting to take hold and will soon be on track to be the status quo in radiation oncology.

From Health Nov 13

Female Child Abuse Victims More Likely to Develop Heart Disease, Stroke

A public health expert says if pediatricians help their patients maintain a healthy weight and abstain from smoking early in life, fewer of them will develop heart problems as adults.

From Science Nov 12

U.S. Government to Use Social Media to Predict 'Societal Events'

Computational intelligence is a growing field that may help government agencies predict riots and protests, and help corporations predict how well products will sell.

From Science Nov 11

Powerful Pee: Scientists Build a Urine-Powered Fuel Cell

Pee-powered fuel cell generated enough electricity to power a hearing aid, researchers found.

From Politics & Policy Nov 10

Heart Doctors Leave Clinics for Hospitals due to Medicare Cuts

Heart doctors across the U.S. are closing up independent practices and migrating to large medical centers, forcing patients to travel farther and pay more for their care, because of reduction in Medicare slashed reimbursements, experts say.

From Health Nov 10

Malaria-Resistance Solved Decades after First Identified, Study Shows

Malaria-resistant people have mutated red blood cells that resist the parasite's ability to steal that necessary cellular scaffold, according to research published Thursday in the online edition of Science, uncovering a puzzle years in the making.

From Health Nov 10

Scientists Uncover Secrets of Tropical 'Time Bomb' Illness

Tropical bacteria produces a previously-unknown toxin that shuts down its hosts years, sometimes decades, later, researchers found.

From Science Nov 09

Wrong-Site Surgeries Persist, Despite Hospital Safety Measures

Nearly half of neurosurgeons surveyed admitted to performing at least one wrong-site surgery in their career, according to study.

From Health Nov 09

Balloons Sniff For Signs of Terrorism

Devices help researchers track spread of crop diseases.

From Health Nov 08

Acting Out During Dreams May Signal Future Nerve Disorders

Physically acting out dreams, also known as rapid eye movement behavior disorder (RBD), develops into degenerative nerve disorders in 40 to 65 percent of patients, such as Parkinson's disease, researchers found.