About 15,000 hospital workers, including radiology technicians, began a three-day strike at University of California (UC) medical centers across the state over “unresolved contract talks.” The strike is expected to affect thousands of patients.
Medtronic co-founder Earl Bakken (photo courtesy of Medtronic).
Medtronic co-founder Earl Bakken, who invented the world’s first wearable, battery-powered pacemaker, died on Oct. 21 in his Hawaii home, the company announced. He was 94.
A deep learning algorithm can automatically detect lumbar vertebrae in MRI images, according to findings published in the Journal of Digital Imaging. This, the authors noted, has potential to improve clinician efficiency.
A team of Chicago researchers has identified four genetic variants specific to people of African ancestry which may help explain their increased incidence of warfarin-associated bleeding events.
Medical data and image management company Ambra Health has launched its first iOS mobile app for healthcare providers and patients to access medical images anywhere and at any time through their smartphones, Ambra Health announced in a press release on Oct. 23.
More than half of Americans have delayed medical care for themselves over the last 12 months because of the high cost, according to recent surveys from Earnin, a mobile technology finance service.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a minimally invasive MRI sensor that can detect electrical currents and light produced by luminescent proteins.
The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t going unnoticed, and Duke University Hospital is the latest healthcare organization using it to help treat patients. The North Carolina-based hospital recently announced its launching a new AI-system that can identify sepsis cases, according to a report by IEEE Spectrum.
Managing their high blood pressure is the best way patients with diabetes can avoid hypertensive emergencies, according to research published in Clinical and Experimental Hypertension this fall.
