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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 DeliveryDigital TransformationPrecision MedicineRemote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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New Orleans looks to Cleveland for pediatric coverage

Children’s Hospital New Orleans is tapping Cleveland Clinic as a way to make sure Pelican State families have ready access to board-certified pediatric radiologists.

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Emergency trunk CT rises sharply even for minor, moderate trauma

Almost 10 of every 1,000 patients evaluated for trauma injuries in 2018 received CT scans of the chest, abdomen and pelvis to supply a diagnostic view of, in essence, the entire torso.

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AI model explores EHR data to predict physician burnout

A new AI tool from Washington University in St. Louis researchers aims to help identify burnout among physicians and could potentially prevent it in the future.

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5 imaging modalities have changed the war on cancer over the past 50 years. How many can you name?

Two branch chiefs with the cancer imaging program at NIH’s National Cancer Institute have produced a written commemoration to mark the golden anniversary of 1971’s National Cancer Act.

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NSAID use may not be safe for older patients with type 2 diabetes

The new analysis, based on data from more than 330,000 patients, is scheduled to be presented during ESC Congress 2022. 

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AI identifies Parkinson’s from breathing patterns

The tool could help alleviate the disease onset gap between when symptoms of Parkinson’s first appear and when most people receive a diagnosis.

In-house 3D print shops may save time, cut costs, earn end-users’ applause

Surgeons and other interventionalists who tapped an academic radiology department’s 3D printing service to plan and practice upcoming procedures saved almost half an hour per operation over the course of a year. 

FDA announces recall of nearly 88,000 implantable cardiac devices due to risk of serious injury or death

The recall is related to short circuit protection (SCP) alerts that were causing the devices to send reduced-energy electric shocks. There have been 27 customer complaints about the issue so far.