June 2021

Teens are getting the COVID vaccine—even when parents say not to ()
Pandemic worsened mental health conditions among healthcare workers ()
Telehealth demand starts to soften ()
New global guidance from WHO on developing and adopting healthcare AI ()
Cheers! AI augments hearing aids with virtual microphones ‘mounted’ on the forehead ()
Emergency care workers face high risk of verbal and physical assault ()
Johnson & Johnson settles opioid case with New York for $230M ()
Hospitals, physician groups recovering from pandemic lows ()
Cancer patients benefited under universal healthcare ()
Moderna, Pfizer vaccines will add rare heart inflammation warning ()
AI guides treatment of World Trade Center responders suffering post-traumatic stress ()
Out of many, one: COVID database takes root, epitomizes the national ideal ()
NextGen Healthcare announces CEO transition ()
How Nevada is creating a public healthcare option ()
LifePoint acquires Kindred Healthcare ()
AI helps head off shock in pediatric sepsis patients ()
Tell me how you really feel: AI analyzes unbound verbal expression to personalize mental healthcare ()
Aided by AI, a tiny device may offer nearly instant testing for COVID, seasonal flu ()
Hospital mergers drive up healthcare prices ()
CVS Health updates rewards program ()
Evidence of COVID-19 surfaced here much sooner than thought ()
4 ways machine learning is fixing to finetune clinical nutrition ()
Cano Health acquires University Health Care in $600M deal ()
AMA pushes for equity in telehealth ()
Vermont drops all COVID-19 restrictions after reaching 80% vaccination rate ()
Will Nurse Grace cheer patients up or scare them away? ()
AI researchers gaining broader access to compute resources, government-gathered data ()
Fashion is coming for healthcare workers ()
31M Americans are covered under Obamacare ()
Report reveals plausibility that COVID-19 leaked from Wuhan lab ()
Explainable AI helps solve tough cardiology cases, suggesting clinical adaptability by other specialties ()
FDA approves controversial Alzheimer’s drug ()
Healthcare execs say digital transformation is speeding up ()
Mask-wearing really did make a difference ()
Storytelling robots send parents of young children into AI’s ‘uncanny valley’ ()
18* notable regulatory approvals of emerging technologies over the past 30 days ()
70% of adults are vaccinated in these 12 states ()
Popular states have some of the worst healthcare ()
JAMA editor resigns after Twitter controversy ()
Opinion: Want less bias in medical AI? Let patients help train models ()
New tools, techniques emerge to extend AI’s adaptability in cloud-based drug discovery ()
Mute AI not to be trusted to help make imaging-based diagnoses; explainable AI, fire away ()