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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CTs of adults with degenerative changes should be met with high suspicion for spinal cord injury following trauma

This is increasingly recognized as a potentially underreported phenomenon, accounting for roughly half of all such injuries in certain populations.

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Large study reiterates the necessity of 'prudent use' of CT scans in children

Those who undergo repeated exams before the age of 6 face almost double the risk of later developing intracranial tumors, leukemia or lymphoma, according to new data.

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AI dramatically reduces radiologists’ rate of missed incidental pulmonary embolism on routine CT

The commercial software also reduced the median detection and notification time for incidental PE in flagged scans from “several days” down to just 1 hour.

Infusion system recalled for possible leaks after multiple complaints

The recall includes more than 1,500 devices distributed to customers from October 2021 to January 2023. 

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OTC Narcan will cost less than $50

The drug's manufacturer said it is working with retailers to get the drug on U.S. shelves and online for purchase by late summer.

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American College of Cardiology shares new HFpEF recommendations as cases continue to rise

HFpEF now accounts for a majority of heart failure cases, highlighting the importance of ensuring both primary care providers and dedicated heart teams know as much about this topic as possible. 

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What healthcare AI investors have been saying at HIMSS23

If great power obligates its wielder to exercise great responsibility, those advancing AI in healthcare are up to their necks in duty.

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Black women should start breast cancer screening 8 years earlier, new data suggest

The recommendation is based on an analysis of mortality data from 415,000 U.S. women spanning 2011-2020.