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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Inexpensive AI-outfitted box looks, listens for respiratory infection in crowds

The idea is to initially place the device in medical waiting areas, from where it would help prepare staff for caseload ebbs and flows. Later it might be set in larger public spaces, helping to monitor epidemiological trends at the population level.

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Facing the future: 4 key takeaways from the 2020 Cardiovascular Leadership Survey

A new survey from Cardiovascular Business examines the attitudes and priorities of leaders in cardiology and other specialties, shining light on how patient care may evolve in the years ahead.

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Healthcare tops industries as most targeted for cyberattacks

Healthcare organizations are a top target for cyberattacks, more so than any other industry, according to the latest Beazley Breach Briefing.

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OSF Healthcare leverages virtual assistant in screening for COVID–19

OSF Health is leveraging AI to help patients better understand the risks of contracting COVID-19 and navigate care types based on their symptoms.

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Amazon Web Services commits $20M to COVID-19 diagnostic program

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is jumping in to help curb the spread of COVID-19 with a new Diagnostic Development Initiative to support customers working on bringing better, more accurate diagnostic solutions to market.

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Eli Lilly leveraging machine learning to find coronavirus treatment

Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has partnered with AbCellera Biologics, a biotechnology company based in Canada, to address the new coronavirus crisis by developing antibody products to treat and prevent the virus.

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At-home coronavirus tests will soon be available

The first at-home test for the new coronavirus, COVID-19, may soon be available, with the company selling the test, myLAB Box, opening a pre-sale.

 

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Coronavirus vaccine trial begins

Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health have begun a Phase 1 clinical trial for a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus, COVID-19.