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.

Bill that would require providers report extravasations of radioactive drugs is back on the House floor
Patient advocacy groups say the proposal "is common-sense legislation that will protect patients."
Patients eligible for both breast and lung cancer screening are getting mammograms while ditching low-dose CT in droves
This finding underlines the need for interventions to increase LCS awareness and address common barriers such as confusing eligibility criteria.
Early pregnancy blood pressure patterns tied to hypertension risk years later
Researchers show certain blood pressure patterns during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy were more likely to develop into hypertension later in life.
American College of Radiology partners with AI developer, seeking to improve Alzheimer’s diagnoses
ACR is teaming with Belgium-based Icometrix, which is providing its brain MRI software to facilities participating in the Alzheimer’s Network for Treatment and Diagnostics.
Renowned journalist credits interventional radiology team for saving his life
Sebastian Junger says he hopes his story will help raise awareness of the many possibilities of interventional radiology.

NP leader scores $750,000 grant with hopes of boosting lung cancer screening uptake by the thousands

Those involved plan to hire a community health worker and care navigator to help shepherd underserved patients through the screening process.

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Efforts needed to improve interventional radiology awareness among specialists: Survey

The call to action comes from a poll of over 500 specialists at a single academic institution, published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

Injuries trigger recall related to tables used during image-guided procedures

Users have identified risks related to patients falling from the Philips furniture products during transfer or position changes, the FDA said Friday.

PHOTO GALLERY: thyroid nodule imaging

This is a collection of radiology imaging showing various presentations of thyroid nodules.

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Healthcare AI newswatch: Surgical symphonies, integrated intelligence, generalist AI, more

The surgeon is only one member of a team in the OR.

Simple CT metric predicts treatment-induced kidney impairment in prostate cancer patients

Though effective, Lu-177 radioligland therapy is not without side effects, some of which can be severe.

UVA Health CEO steps down following internal investigation

Craig Kent served in his role for five years and resigned on Tuesday after an investigation into patient safety and hiring concerns followed employees signing a letter of no confidence.

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Primary care is primed for AI. But is AI aligned with primary care?

Fewer than one-third of primary care clinicians have a say in selecting the AI products their institutions expect them to fold into their clinical workflows. That’s a problem.

Patient Care

Bill that would require providers report extravasations of radioactive drugs is back on the House floor

Patients eligible for both breast and lung cancer screening are getting mammograms while ditching low-dose CT in droves

Early pregnancy blood pressure patterns tied to hypertension risk years later

American College of Radiology partners with AI developer, seeking to improve Alzheimer’s diagnoses

Renowned journalist credits interventional radiology team for saving his life