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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.

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.
5 ways AI can help a hospital’s discharge department
Among the myriad processes to which AI could be meaningfully applied in healthcare, perhaps few are more easily overlooked than discharging patients from the hospital.
FDA announces new recall of Medtronic surgical devices over safety concerns
The agency warned that any unused devices should be removed from the market and returned to the manufacturer.
‘A practice-changing trial’: Semaglutide linked to key benefits for PAD patients with diabetes
Patients who present with type 2 diabetes and PAD often face substantial mobility issues. According to new data presented at ACC.25, however, treatment with semaglutide could represent a major step forward for this high-risk population.

Zebra Medical Vision’s AI solution for pleural effusion gains FDA clearance

Zebra Medical Vision has received FDA clearance for an AI solution designed to identify pleural effusion in chest x-rays.

AI model could help radiologists diagnose lung cancer

Deep learning-based prediction models can help healthcare providers diagnose small pulmonary nodules, according to a new study published in Academic Radiology.

$17M to AI startup focused on medical research recruiting

A healthcare AI startup whose product scours EMRs to quickly find qualified patients for clinical trials has raised $17 million in Series A funding.

Healthcare innovations make Time 100 best inventions 2019

Time named 100 of the best inventions in 2019, with several healthcare innovations making the list.

AI a hot topic for radiology researchers in 2019

For RSNA’s Radiology journal, AI was one of the most popular topics of 2019.

Many cardiologists support deprescription as a means to reduce polypharmacy

Deprescribing—or working with patients to reduce and optimize their medication load—could be fundamental to healthcare’s push toward more patient-centered care, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Zebra Medical Vision’s AI solutions to be available through Nuance marketplace

Zebra Medical Vision has announced that its bundle of AI-focused solutions will be available through the Nuance AI marketplace.

UnitedHealthcare partners with Walgreens to open in-store Medicare service centers

UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest health insurance provider, has teamed up with Walgreens to provide Medicare services centers within 14 Walgreens stores across five metropolitan areas.

Patient Care

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

5 ways AI can help a hospital’s discharge department

FDA announces new recall of Medtronic surgical devices over safety concerns

‘A practice-changing trial’: Semaglutide linked to key benefits for PAD patients with diabetes