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.

Explainable AI helps solve tough cardiology cases, suggesting clinical adaptability by other specialties

Sifting the literature for real-world challenges thwarting adoption of clinical AI across medicine, a team of biomedical engineers and computer scientists has identified and fleshed out an exemplary use case.

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FDA approves controversial Alzheimer’s drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug that claims to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The drug is the first approved for Alzheimer’s disease since 2003.

 

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Healthcare execs say digital transformation is speeding up

The vast majority of healthcare executives say digital transformation across their organizations is accelerating, according to a recent survey of 399 executives from six countries.

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American College of Cardiology collaborates with GE Healthcare on new path forward for AI, digital health

Virtual care, remote patient monitoring and AI-based research are three specific topics the groups are expected to discuss.

LAAO during cardiac surgery helps AFib patients reduce stroke risk

AFib patients undergoing cardiac surgery may benefit from concomitant LAAO, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Popular states have some of the worst healthcare

Deficiencies in healthcare systems are emerging in states with some of the fastest growing populations.

Opinion: Want less bias in medical AI? Let patients help train models

Healthcare AI has potential not only for neutralizing its inherent algorithmic bias but also for personalizing its outputs to help humans address health inequities.

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Yes, Apple’s iPhone can interfere with implantable cardiac devices—here’s what you should know

This issue “has the potential to inhibit lifesaving therapies,” according to a new analysis in the Journal of the American Heart Association.