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.
Although claustrophobic patients randomized to an open MRI system reported fewer events than those in a short-bore cohort, neither system effectively prevented claustrophobia. Researchers called the claustrophobic event rates of more than 25 percent disappointing and highlighted the need for patient-centered MRI design in a study published in the August issue of PLoS.
Primary stroke centers improve care and are an important component in the care continuum of stroke patients. In the September issue of Stroke, members of the Brain Attack Coalition updated recommendations for the formation and operation of primary stroke centers with the goal of enhancing diagnoses and improving care.
Low-dose MR renography may offer a noninvasive means to differentiate between acute kidney rejection and acute tubular necrosis after kidney transplantation, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.
MRI may be used to evaluate responses to neoadjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy to predict survival among patients with advanced rectal cancer, according to a study published in the September issue of Journal of Clinical Oncology.
A retrospective examination of 5,201 high-risk patients undergoing annual screening CT studies for five years found unsuspected extrapulmonary malignancies in 0.5 percent of the cohort, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in Radiology.
Older patients admitted to the hospital are at a higher risk for discontinuing medications prescribed for chronic diseases after discharge compared to patients who were not hospitalized, according to a study published in the Aug. 24/31 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Patients admitted to the ICU may be even worse off due to multiple transitions of 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.
