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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Physicians like their jobs more than the earnings

Physicians may love to take care of patients, but they aren’t as thrilled with their income, according to a recent survey.

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Researchers develop portable device for disease screening

Singapore researchers have developed a portable device that can accurately screen for several diseases and infections.

Targeted digital games improve physical CV health—but do little for mental wellness

Digital games developed for cardiovascular disease self-management improve exercise capacity and energy expenditure among their users, according to a review published Sept. 18 in the Games for Health Journal, but the approach does little to overcome mental hurdles like depression, anxiety and quality of life.

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Medical scribes could temper physician burnout, EHR burden

Could medical scribes help solve the issue of physician burnout and ease the electronic health record (EHR) documentation burden? Based on a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, they can.

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Therapists use virtual reality to help treat phobias

According to a recent report by the Associated Press, therapists are increasingly taking advantage of virtual reality (VR) therapy to help patients get over their fears.

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Racial, socioeconomic disparities in outcomes ‘systemic,’ not hospital-based

Despite overall advances in healthcare and targeted initiatives to address disparities in care, black patients and those with lower socioeconomic status tend to have worse outcomes for a range of conditions in the U.S. However, based on a recent analysis published in JAMA Network Open, hospital-level differences don’t explain the phenomenon.

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Researchers receive funding to develop 'organs-on-chips'

Researchers from several universities are working together to develop “organs-on-chips” after receiving millions in funding.

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Fiber optic laser technique could improve wearables, endoscopy

Researchers have developed a flexible photoacoustic imaging technique that uses fiber-optic ultrasound to detect acoustic effects of laser pulses.