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The hospital said the tool is now being used by 75 nurses in 30 departments to automate patient communications, resulting in a reduction in burnout worsened by administrative work.

COVID-19 vaccines help reduce the serious coronavirus infections and hospitalizations. Multiple studies have shown that the risk from very rare vaccine side effects are far outweighed by the much greater risk of hospitalization and death due to COVID infections.

Booster uptake rates remain low. To date, only 22.5% of Americans received an annual COVID-19 shot from 2023.

artificial intelligence healthcare

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

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Less than a third of companies employing tech-equipped knowledge workers have a formal AI strategy in place. And “dangerous divides” separate such workers from the leaders to whom they ultimately report.

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The Maestro robot aids surgeons by holding tools and providing real-time analysis of a surgery.

Product Recall

Medtronic has issued a recall affecting several versions of its StealthStation S8 due to a software error that puts patients at risk of serious injury or death.

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The approval, made as part of a special FDA pilot program, took just 50 days.