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.

Field AI tool triages victims of gun violence

In a tryout trial, the technique quickly and accurately predicted shock as well as the need for early massive transfusion and major surgery.

NLP facilitates a long, hard look at linguistic cues to mental health

Natural language processing of social media posts is useful for identifying depression, anxiety and suicidal thinking, but models trained on population data cannot discern long-term patterns in any one person’s state of mind.

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TAVR or surgery? Cardiologists say better communication would boost care for patients with structural heart disease

“This survey gives the cardiology community clearer insights into how to enhance the conversations we are already having and align on patient priorities," one specialist said. 

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Stanford researchers say hospitals overcount pediatric COVID cases

Hospitalizations among children for COVID-19 are likely being overcounted, according to Stanford researchers.

AMA launches new telehealth initiative

The American Medical Association has launched a new initiative aimed at re-envisioning virtual care and ensuring that healthcare stakeholders understand its full potential.

 

Psychiatry turns to AI for new help with an old problem

AI is poised to help settle an argument that’s been roiling academic psychiatry for more than a century: Are bipolar disorder and schizophrenia two distinct diagnoses—or points along a single continuum?

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Duke researchers present new vaccine to prevent all future COVID-like pandemics

Researchers at Duke University are working on a vaccine that has the potential to stop future pandemics by protecting against a variety of coronavirus infections that can jump from animals to humans.

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Amazon launches medication price comparison tools

E-commerce giant Amazon has enabled an online price comparison tool for customers to find and compare the expected price of their medication.