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.

Thumbnail

AI provides personalized care for MSK disease

Deep learning can provide accurate measurements of a patient’s musculoskeletal (MSK) system by evaluating CT scans, according to findings published in IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging.

Thumbnail

AI IDs cancer patients at risk of short-term mortality

Machine learning algorithms can be used to identify cancer patients at risk of short-term mortality, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. This helps providers plan for necessary conversations about end-of-life preferences.

Thumbnail

Facebook announces preventive health tool

Social media giant Facebook has announced its new Preventive Health Tool aimed at prompting users of its site to connect with healthcare services and organizations.

Thumbnail

Facebook, NYU continue collaboration to speed up medical imaging with AI

Facebook and the NYU School of Medicine made headlines back in August 2018 when they announced their plan to improve MRI times using AI.

Thumbnail

What ‘digital transformation’ means for cardiology

The notion of a digital transformation in cardiology, and healthcare as a whole, is an appealing one. But data presented at MedAxiom’s CV Transforum last week suggests we’re further away from a transformation than we might think.

Thumbnail

AI helps predict when DCIS will progress to invasive breast cancer

Researchers have uncovered a new way to determine when ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is most likely to progress to a more invasive cancer, according to new findings published in Breast Cancer Research.

Thumbnail

5 CV innovations bound to make an impact in 2020

Cleveland Clinic revealed its predictions for the top 10 medical innovations of 2020 on Oct. 23, naming five cardiovascular concepts in the process.

Thumbnail

These companies want to see your poop—all in the name of AI

People often stare at their phones while using the restroom, scrolling through emails and social media posts to help pass the time. Now, however, two companies are asking phone-toting individuals to do something else before they flush: snap a quick photo of their poop.