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

Early pregnancy blood pressure patterns tied to hypertension risk years later
Researchers show certain blood pressure patterns during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy were more likely to develop into hypertension later in life.
American College of Radiology partners with AI developer, seeking to improve Alzheimer’s diagnoses
ACR is teaming with Belgium-based Icometrix, which is providing its brain MRI software to facilities participating in the Alzheimer’s Network for Treatment and Diagnostics.
Renowned journalist credits interventional radiology team for saving his life
Sebastian Junger says he hopes his story will help raise awareness of the many possibilities of interventional radiology.
American Heart Association program leads to substantial improvements in stroke care
Cardiologist Gregg Fonarow, MD, reviewed decades of data and discussed the long-term impact of the AHA's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke program.
Healthcare AI newswatch: Apple’s AI Doctor, AI’s expectant medical specialties, AI-watching teens, more
Apple’s AI Doctor had better be one good virtual physician.

Hospital creates 'virtual reality technologist' role to support patients during interventional procedures

The technologist guides patients through procedure-specific VR games designed to ease anxiety and discomfort during their treatment.

Telehealth visits not to blame for uptick in imaging orders, study shows

Despite some assumptions that telehealth visits increase the unnecessary utilization of diagnostic services, new data suggest the opposite may be true.

Radiologists chart ‘alarming’ uptick in late-stage breast cancer diagnoses across all age groups

Between 2004 to 2021, the biggest annual percentage increase in incidence of metastatic breast cancer at diagnosis was among women ages 20-39 (up 2.9%).

Industry Watcher’s Digest

IT departments are budgeting more for AI in 2025 than for any other single area of investment.

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Stanford HAI lookback: Best-read blog posts of 2024

The year 2023 saw a shift toward open-source AI models, surging investments in generative AI and increasing AI regulation.

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Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

The FDA has finalized its recommendations for getting AI-equipped medical devices approved.

Providers, payers share actionable experiences involving healthcare AI

A large venture capital firm focused on supporting early-stage healthtech companies has a tip for AI startups targeting the healthcare sector.

Patient Care

Early pregnancy blood pressure patterns tied to hypertension risk years later

American College of Radiology partners with AI developer, seeking to improve Alzheimer’s diagnoses

Renowned journalist credits interventional radiology team for saving his life

American Heart Association program leads to substantial improvements in stroke care

Healthcare AI newswatch: Apple’s AI Doctor, AI’s expectant medical specialties, AI-watching teens, more