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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AI identifies drugs with synergistic potential to fight COVID-19

A healthcare AI company has spotted several unexpected, off-label drug combinations that may do the job against COVID-19. In any case, the company is offering its complete AI toolkit free of charge to drug developers working on COVID treatments.

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Can social media’s ‘digital breadcrumbs’ help surveil COVID-19?

When Windy City residents send out tweets containing the term “food poisoning,” an algorithm offers a form for sharing details with Chicago’s public-health officials. Why not do the same with keywords like “cough,” “fever” and “trouble breathing” to help track COVID-19?

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35% of US cardiologists suffer from burnout, 44% feel stressed

Physician burnout has been a growing problem in healthcare for years, robbing specialists of the passion that once led them to a career in medicine and potentially having a negative impact on patient care.

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Coronavirus researchers looking for smart-ring wearers

The Finnish maker of the Oura health-tracking finger ring is sponsoring a two-pronged, AI-aided COVID-19 study at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

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AI-powered blood test detects lung cancer with DNA analysis

Stanford researchers have developed a way to screen for lung cancer by combining next-gen molecular DNA quantification with machine learning. The experimental technique requires only a blood test and could, with refinement, replace low-dose CT scanning as an initial exam for longtime smokers.

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Cost of coronavirus care may turn some toward telehealth

Telehealth is having a moment in the sun as a possible answer to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus by limiting exposure risks to patients and healthcare professionals.

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ASPC launches new journal focused on preventive cardiology

The open-access, peer-reviewed journal will cover “all salient matters pertaining to the prevention of cardiovascular disease.”

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Use a wearable? Share your data with researchers fighting flu, COVID

Scripps Research is recruiting volunteers to contribute anonymized data on their resting heart rate and, optionally, to report signs of viral illness like fever or coughing.