Patient Care

This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care DeliveryDigital TransformationPrecision MedicineRemote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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Dexcom issues new recall for CGM apps due to safety risk—users urged to update immediately

The FDA has categorized this as a Class I recall. If patients update their phone or watch apps as needed, they can continue to use these devices like normal.

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Why all heart patients should be vaccinated against the flu, COVID-19, RSV

The American College of Cardiology has shared new recommendations highlighting the protective benefits of a variety of vaccines. The new guidance also examines how to speak with patients who are hesitant to be vaccinated. 

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Healthcare AI today: Oracle reborn with AI, care affordability point/counterpoint, healthcare jobs vs. AI, more

‘If it weren’t for the intransigence of the American Medical Association, we’d be well on our way to fleets of AI doctors diagnosing diseases and prescribing treatments.’

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Practical pointers for using AI in remote patient monitoring

AI software embedded in video devices, wearables and sensors—not to mention actual patient monitors—can continuously track post-surgery patients in real time, sending predictive insights to care teams regardless of where they’re stationed. 

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Family sues radiologist, alleging 'negligence' contributed to loved one's untimely death

The patient’s family says the radiologist’s failure to notate an obvious abnormality prevented her from receiving timely treatment.

The new Apple Watch Ultra 3 offers a groundbreaking hypertension notifications alert users if signs of hypertension are detected using data from its optical heart sensor to analyze how a user’s blood vessels respond to heart beats. The algorithm works passively in the background, reviewing data over 30-day periods, and will notify users if it detects consistent signs of hypertension.

New Apple Watch Ultra 3 makes early hypertension detection a priority

"This tool empowers patients and clinicians to work together, putting prevention at the center of care," said Ami B. Bhatt, MD, ACC chief innovation officer. "What we really want to do is create patient agency and reach as many people as we can for earlier detection of high blood pressure."

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Abbreviated MRI could become standard of care for prostate cancer diagnosis

Biparametric prostate MRIs take significantly less time than multiparametric exams, as they do not include a contrast-enhanced sequence. This also makes the abbreviated exams more cost-friendly. 

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Healthcare AI today: AI-enabled layoffs, following the AI money, AI to unscrew healthcare, more

A network of more than 100 clinics is leveraging AI to lay off more than 175 of its 2,500 or so nonclinical staff by early November.