A telediabetes program for veterans resulted in shorter wait times for specialist care with comparable blood glucose control rates as in-person care, according to a study set to be presented at ENDO 2018.

Occluder devices to combat congenital structural heart defects designed by the indigenous Aymara women suggest “excellent” clinical outcomes and have been approved by regulatory agencies in Canada, South America and the European Union.

A group of New England researchers analyzed patient narratives, finding clinical codes and communication breakdown as the most common reasons for complaints, with no significant difference between multifactorial and single-coded complaints.

Few radiologists understand the relationship between radiology and artificial intelligence (AI) quite like Keith Dreyer, DO, PhD, vice chairman and associate professor of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Researchers have developed a novel technique that reconstructs medical images using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, according to a new study published in Nature. This saves radiologists valuable time and could potentially result in patients being exposed to lower radiation doses.

A high-sensitivity troponin I (hsTnI) assay was independently predictive of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with stable chest pain in the outpatient setting, researchers reported in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. However, it’s not ready to be used as a standalone diagnostic tool for CAD.

The promise of precision medicine is bringing together patient data and accounting for factors like genetic variability, environment and lifestyle to tailor treatment to an individual. Fulfilling that potential, according to Acxiom and LiveRamp’s global chief data ethics officer Sheila Colclasure, MA, requires using the available data ethically and gaining the trust of patients.

Ever since Mahesh Yogi introduced transcendental meditation to the West in the middle of the 20th century, researchers have sought to solidify claims that the practice offered a state of “restful alertness.” Recent research used fMRI to back-up that assertion.

New research out of Japan shows eating slowly may positively affect changes in obesity, BMI and waist circumference.

Downers Grove, Illinois-based Advocate Health Care and Milwaukee’s Aurora Health Care have gotten the final approval needed to close their merger, which will create the 10th largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the country.