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.

Cardiology practice launches walk-in clinic in Pennsylvania

The new clinic wants to keep patients out of hospital EDs when possible and provide care at a lower cost.

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Healthcare cybersecurity has never been so complicated—or so plannable

AI technologies have changed daily life for provider organizations and industry partners alike. Arguably the biggest single difficulty to emerge from the complex transformation is the risk of cybersecurity breaches. 

FDA issues recall of imaging systems

FDA announces recall on angiography syringes after 4 serious injuries to patients

The recall is officially an early alert, as the syringes are part of surgical convenience kits—the rest of which are safe to use. The defective syringes risk causing fatal injuries to patients and must be discarded. 

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Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed development of new weight loss drugs

The maker of popular GLP-1 agonists Wegovy and Ozempic said technology from OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, will allow it to sift through and make sense of massive datasets to identify potential new uses for its diabetes and obesity treatments.

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Another win for opportunistic screening: AI turns head CT scans into heart assessments

AI can help care teams get additional value out of routine head CT images.

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FDA approves fast-acting heart drug for children

Landiolol, sold under the brand name Rapiblyk, is only meant to be administered in a hospital setting. It was initially approved for adult patients in 2024.

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New Gallup research shows AI carving transition into the healthcare landscape

Almost 15% of more than 5,500 U.S. adults—representing around 14 million individuals—have skipped a doctor visit after feeling satisfied enough with health advice they received from AI.

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To optimize infection-control practices, know your providers’ priorities

Demonstrated cost-effectiveness is a highly motivating factor in getting healthcare workers to adopt measures for preventing and controlling healthcare-associated infections.