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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Sanofi to acquire Provention Bio for $2.9B

Provention Bio's TZIELD is the first and only therapy to delay the onset of Stage 3 type 1 diabetes (T1D) in adults and pediatric patients aged 8 years and older with Stage 2 T1D. 

 

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New Radiology study offers key clues as to where practices should prioritize expansion plans

Individuals living in "extremely disadvantaged" ZIP codes are less likely to have access to accredited imaging facilities. 

The American College of Radiology is seeking input on new MRI safety guidelines

The most recent updates contain “substantial new content and safety recommendations," the ACR reported recently. 

Wireless ultrasound device helps manage treatment in patients with sepsis

FloPatch is a wireless, wearable, FDA-approved doppler ultrasound system that attaches directly to a patient’s neck to continuously monitor carotid blood flow during intravenous fluid therapy.

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DOJ sues Rite Aid over role in opioid epidemic

According to the complaint, Rite Aid allegedly filled “at least” hundreds of thousands of unlawful prescriptions for controlled substances that lacked legitimate medical purpose, were not for a medically accepted indication or were not issued in the usual course of professional practice.

VA first to cover new ALZ drug

A new Alzheimer’s disease drug, Leqembi (lecanemab), will be covered by the Veterans Affairs for some patients, making the VA the first insurer to cover the drug.

To juice medical AI adoption, try a little Aristotelian persuasion

Wary consumers can be convinced to allow AI into their healthcare habits by communications campaigns tuned to the ancient rhetorical categories of ethos, pathos and logos. 

Advanced imaging does not always improve outcomes, data suggest

Although advanced imaging exams have proven benefits in defining disease severity, new data indicate that more sophisticated studies might not impact outcomes as much as previously thought.