Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.
Masimo's MightySat Medical is the first FDA-cleared pulse oximeter available to consumers without a prescription, which could disrupt the market for the notoriously inaccurate at-home devices.
MediView’s technologies utilize AR to provide clinicians with 3D “X-ray vision” guidance during minimally invasive procedures and surgeries, while also offering remote collaboration.
Medicare Advantage plans were allowed new flexibilities in 2019, but only a small number of plans will offer the additional supplemental benefits, according to AARP.
Researchers are hopeful a newly-developed machine-learning algorithm can be used to improve the detection of benign polyps during colonoscopies following a recent study validating the method.
Approximately 72,000 people died in the U.S. last year as a result of an opioid overdose. While Americans and lawmakers both agree that more needs to be done to improve the opioid abuse epidemic, the FDA approved yet another potent opioid on Nov. 2.
A deep learning technique was able to detect glaucoma with more accuracy than traditional approaches, according to a recent study conducted by IBM and New York University scientists.
Hospitals are becoming healthier places for patients, as healthcare-associated infections among hospital patients are declining, according to a recent CDC survey published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Physicians with WellSpan Health, a Pennsylvania-based healthcare system, will now have access to a smartphone application that uses artificial intelligence to help people with diabetes.
A team of researchers used machine learning to help develop a model for predicting surgical critical care patients’ risk of developing hospital-acquired pressure injuries, according to a study published in the American Journal of Critical Care.
HHS has thought through the ways AI can and should become an integral part of healthcare, human services and public health. Last Friday—possibly just days ahead of seating a new secretary—the agency released a detailed plan for getting there from here.
Philips is recalling the software associated with its Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry devices after certain high-risk ECG events were never routed to trained cardiology technicians as intended. The issue, which lasted for two years, has been linked to more than 100 injuries.
Heart Rhythm Society President Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, detailed a new advocacy group focused on improving EP reimbursements, patient care and access. “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu," he said.
