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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 Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

ChatGPT is penetrating healthcare with explosive might, a US state is trying human-less prescription refills—and more AI news not to miss
If you still think of large-language AI as a newish thing yet to catch on with healthcare consumers, think again.
Is RFK Jr. really conducting an ‘assault on vaccines’? And more high-level news notes
The CDC has gone ahead and changed its recommendations for childhood immunizations. The gnashing of teeth has only just begun.
FDA recalls surgical packs due to risk of microbial contamination
Multiple lots of ophthalmic surgery packs manufactured by Alcon will need to be disposed of, due to an incomplete seal that could cause the sterile bandages and syringes inside to be compromised. Because of the serious health risk posed to patients, this recall has been designated Class I.
Hospital lost patient’s skull, offered $25 gas card as recompense, lawsuit claims
Edna Burton underwent a hemicraniectomy to alleviate pressure on her brain after a stroke. When it came time to put an extracted piece of her skull back in place, her family alleges a Detroit hospital was forced to use a prosthetic, having lost the original. They said administrators offered a $25 gasoline card as an apology.
Replaceable doctors, online-only doctors, Dr. Thomas Keane & more healthcare AI news in brief
Medical misdiagnoses account for almost 800,000 deaths and other serious harms every year. Meanwhile healthcare AI is roundly celebrated for its diagnostic prowess. Can’t it help cut out a couple hundred thousand of those horrible mistakes?

ChatGPT is penetrating healthcare with explosive might, a US state is trying human-less prescription refills—and more AI news not to miss

If you still think of large-language AI as a newish thing yet to catch on with healthcare consumers, think again.

Is RFK Jr. really conducting an ‘assault on vaccines’? And more high-level news notes

The CDC has gone ahead and changed its recommendations for childhood immunizations. The gnashing of teeth has only just begun.

FDA recalls surgical packs due to risk of microbial contamination

Multiple lots of ophthalmic surgery packs manufactured by Alcon will need to be disposed of, due to an incomplete seal that could cause the sterile bandages and syringes inside to be compromised. Because of the serious health risk posed to patients, this recall has been designated Class I.

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Hospital lost patient’s skull, offered $25 gas card as recompense, lawsuit claims

Edna Burton underwent a hemicraniectomy to alleviate pressure on her brain after a stroke. When it came time to put an extracted piece of her skull back in place, her family alleges a Detroit hospital was forced to use a prosthetic, having lost the original. They said administrators offered a $25 gasoline card as an apology.

Replaceable doctors, online-only doctors, Dr. Thomas Keane & more healthcare AI news in brief

Medical misdiagnoses account for almost 800,000 deaths and other serious harms every year. Meanwhile healthcare AI is roundly celebrated for its diagnostic prowess. Can’t it help cut out a couple hundred thousand of those horrible mistakes?

Advances in intravascular imaging and physiology assessment are reshaping how interventional cardiologists plan and optimize percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), but workflow challenges continue to limit adoption, according to Haroon Faraz, MD, director of interventional cardiology and cardiovascular research at Hackensack University Medical Center.

New strategies for intravascular imaging and physiological assessments in the cath lab

"If you're not using an intravascular imaging modality, the PCI is not optimal," explained Haroon Faraz, MD, from Hackensack University Medical Center. Faraz is hopeful new and improved technologies will help these modalities become more popular among interventional cardiologists.

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Bleeding reversal agent pulled from market over FDA’s safety concerns

AstraZeneca has stopped selling Andexxa because randomized data suggested some patients may face an increased risk of certain adverse events. The company emphasized that it remains confident in the agent's abilities.

Grand jury indicts telehealth provider in alleged $100M Adderall distribution scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice has formally accused Done Global of unlawfully distributing ADHD medications without medical need, using a subscription program and targeted advertising to find patients searching for drugs. The company is also accused of filing false medical claims to Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurance. Done's founder and CEO was convicted last month on related charges and awaits sentencing.