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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No sedation required: Local anesthesia enough for most TAVR patients

New data out of ESC Congress 2025 suggest care teams can take a more minimalist approach during a majority of TAVR cases and only treat patients with local anesthesia. In some cases, however, sedation will still be necessary. 

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FDA changes imaging recommendations for patients taking popular Alzheimer's drug

Leqembi (lecanemab) was approved by the FDA in 2023. It is an infusion drug that has been shown to reduce Alzheimer’s-related cognitive decline by up to 27%. 

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Changing course: Healthcare AI systems are leaving clinicians behind

A new analysis published in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine argues that education tools are failing to show clinicians how to make use of new technologies, calling into question the benefit of rapid adoption. 

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FDA announces recall of Integra applicators due to sanitation risk

Multiple lots of extended tip applicators from Integra LifeSciences could put patients at risk of serious infection, prompting the FDA to designate the recall as Class I.

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Recent fraud cases suggest ‘fake nursing’ has become a troubling career path

A new report reveals that states are keeping databases on “imposter nurses” to slow what could be a growing trend of unlicensed individuals holding nursing positions at hospitals nationwide. 

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Healthcare AI today: Bad diet advice from LLMs, ‘Dawn’ working on cancer vaccine, Generative AI earns $50M, OpenAI’s healthcare push

OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has made a couple of big hires as it prepares for a major expansion into healthcare.

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Chatbots offer patients more appropriate MRI explanations than experts, study shows

Chatbots may be able to accurately explain MRI results to patients in ways that radiologists are not routinely available to do. 

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Dispute between Johns Hopkins and UnitedHealthcare pushes patients out-of-network

The two said they’ve been negotiating terms for eight months. Sticking points include denied claims and coverage disputes, with both the insurer and health system pointing fingers.