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 predicts patient responses to antidepressants

Machine learning-based algorithms can predict how patients will respond to antidepressants, according to new research published in Nature Biotechnology. The secret, the authors revealed, is electroencephalography (EEG) data.

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Olaris gains funding to use AI, spectroscopy for Parkinson’s research

Olaris has received a new grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF).

AI’s role in assessing PET/CT images, diagnosing brain disease

Deep learning-based AI models can improve the segmentation of white matter in 18F-FDG PET/CT images, according to a new study published in the Journal of Digital Imaging. This helps radiologists with the early diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease.

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Trump’s 2021 budget boosts AI funding, cuts healthcare and science research

President Trump’s 2021 budget proposal included significant cuts related to healthcare and science research, but AI received additional funding compared to 2020.

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Long wait times force heart surgery patients in Wales to consider 300-mile trip for treatment

Prolonged cardiac surgery wait times in Wales are forcing physicians to cherry-pick patients for treatment elsewhere, the BBC reported this month.

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New research from China clarifies clinical harms, risks of coronavirus

Among the team’s key findings were that around 10% of infected patients first presented with digestive troubles rather than fever and cough. More striking still, 41% seemed to have become infected within the hospital—and many of these were healthcare workers.

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How AI helps health systems predict in-hospital mortality

AI models can predict when patients may be at an increased risk of in-hospital mortality, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open. If implemented, such models could be used to help healthcare providers improve decision-making and deliver better patient care.

FDA authorizes AI-powered cardiac ultrasound guidance software

Caption Health, a California-based AI company, has received authorization from the FDA to market its software solution for acquiring echocardiography images in the United States.