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 Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

American Heart Association program leads to substantial improvements in stroke care
Cardiologist Gregg Fonarow, MD, reviewed decades of data and discussed the long-term impact of the AHA's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke program.
Healthcare AI newswatch: Apple’s AI Doctor, AI’s expectant medical specialties, AI-watching teens, more
Apple’s AI Doctor had better be one good virtual physician.
5 ways AI can help a hospital’s discharge department
Among the myriad processes to which AI could be meaningfully applied in healthcare, perhaps few are more easily overlooked than discharging patients from the hospital.
FDA announces new recall of Medtronic surgical devices over safety concerns
The agency warned that any unused devices should be removed from the market and returned to the manufacturer.
‘A practice-changing trial’: Semaglutide linked to key benefits for PAD patients with diabetes
Patients who present with type 2 diabetes and PAD often face substantial mobility issues. According to new data presented at ACC.25, however, treatment with semaglutide could represent a major step forward for this high-risk population.

Cardiologists say heart patients are often their own worst enemy

Patient lifestyles represent a significant challenge when treating and managing heart patients, according to a survey of more than 400 cardiologists.

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Cardiology groups cheer new bill that would improve access to Medicare claims data

If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation.

Which interventional radiology procedure is most cost-effective for treating knee osteoarthritis?

OA impacts more than 595M people worldwide and produces $80B in healthcare costs in the U.S. alone, experts detailed in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Portable MRI system slashes the time it takes to image stroke patients

Experts are optimistic that the use of portable systems can increase accessibility to neuroimaging and efficiency in stroke care.

HHS awards $75M for addiction and maternal health services in rural areas

The funds will be used to expand services and improve the financial stability of existing healthcare organizations located in underserved regions of the South.

Interventional procedure gives osteoarthritis patients years of pain relief

Genicular artery embolization targets synovial blood vessel abnormalities believed to cause painful inflammation that contributes to the severe discomfort most patients experience with OA.

Long-term survival after valve-in-valve TAVR similar with self-expanding, balloon-expandable valves

Severe prosthesis-patient mismatch was more common with balloon-expandable valves, but that difference did not appear to impact outcomes.

Pedro Martinez Clark, MD, explains treatment options for peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients.

PAD patients have a wide variety of treatment options

Patients often have misconceptions about the different PAD treatments that are currently available. Pedro Martinez Clark, MD, outlined those options for a new video interview.

Patient Care

American Heart Association program leads to substantial improvements in stroke care

Healthcare AI newswatch: Apple’s AI Doctor, AI’s expectant medical specialties, AI-watching teens, more

5 ways AI can help a hospital’s discharge department

FDA announces new recall of Medtronic surgical devices over safety concerns

‘A practice-changing trial’: Semaglutide linked to key benefits for PAD patients with diabetes