Being lonely has some correlation to higher use in riskier medications among older adults, according to a new study.

Dozens of medical groups have banded together in support of mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for healthcare workers. 

Going on a year and a half since its debut as a COVID symptom checker, one virtual health assistant is now trained on 17 million patient interactions. 

Additional findings from this analysis are scheduled to be presented at Heart Rhythm 2021.

The Society of Interventional Radiology is among nearly 60 medical societies signing a statement supporting mandates among hospitals and other healthcare workplaces.

Focusing on workflow changes rather than staffing levels may be critical to curbing burnout and ensuring providers achieve better work-life balance.

Declining elective PCI rates, a shift toward the outpatient setting and changes in the initial management of stable ischemic heart disease all appear to be responsible for the drop.

Beginning around 2031, autonomous virtual assistants will deliver precision preventive medicine while networked provider orgs offer closely connected care via single, shared digital infrastructures.

GE Healthcare and AI specialist Quibim are two big players signed up to develop the prototype, which is expected to be finished by 2023.

Physicians and patients may want to consider selecting ARBs instead of ACE inhibitors as an initial treatment for hypertension, based on a new analysis in Hypertension.