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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FDA to push over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote

The FDA is fast-tracking efforts to produce an over-the-counter version of naloxone, a life-saving drug which can reverse an opioid overdose. Current FDA-approved versions of naloxone require a prescription, creating a barrier of use for some.

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Healthcare industries to be ‘revolutionized’ by AI

Healthcare, senior care and mental health diagnosis and treatment are among several industries expected to be “revolutionized” by AI, according to a report by Forbes.

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Study will use AI to reduce brain injury deaths

A professor at Virginia Tech is gearing up for a four-year study that will use machine-learning techniques to help physicians decrease the number of deaths from traumatic brain injuries (TBIs).

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Walgreens partners with Microsoft in healthcare delivery strategy

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has teamed up with technology company Microsoft to develop new healthcare delivery models, the companies announced Jan. 15.

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Malpractice suits for alleged heart transplant errors piling up against Houston hospital

Two new lawsuits have been filed against Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, the fourth and fifth malpractice complaints involving heart transplants at the Houston hospital since the Houston Chronicle and ProPublica exposed problems with its transplant program last year.

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AI, wearable technology used to detect hidden signs of anxiety, depression in children

A University of Vermont-led research team combined wearable and AI technology to quickly and accurately detect internalizing disorders, like anxiety and depression, in young children, according to a study published in PLOS One.

Survey: 43% of cardiologists are burned out

A new Medscape survey found 44 percent of U.S. physicians—including 43 percent of cardiologists—feel burned out.

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Machine learning detects, treats UTIs earlier

Scientists at the University of Surrey in Guildford, England, developed a tool that uses machine learning to identify and treat urinary tract infections at early stages in dementia patients, according to a study published in PLOS One.