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.
Voalt, a developer of point-of-care communications software for smart phone devices, has added five new team members, doubling the size of its staff since the beginning of the year.
Medtronic has introduced the CareLink Network for Heart Failure, an extension of its remote implantable cardiac device monitoring system, which will be available this fall for heart failure clinicians.
Cleveland Clinic has received a $10 million gift to launch an executive education program that will provide opportunities for emerging leaders from various fields to learn from experienced peers.
Radiology services provider Medical Imaging Northwest has been selected by Edmonds Family Medicine Clinic, a member of Puget Sound Family Physicians, based in Edmonds, Wash., for its interpretation services.
The Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has issued $16.8 million in grants to support 27 Public Health Training Centers at schools of public health and other public or nonprofit institutions across the U.S.
Healthcare IT provider Aspyra has been selected by Stafford, Ariz.-based Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center for its laboratory information system, CyberLAB 7.2.
Functional connectivity MRI can reliably document changes in human functional brain maturity across development, and potentially highlight psychiatric and developmental disorders, according to a study published online Sept. 10 in Science.
Right ventricular (RV) volumes and function measured by 3D echocardiography suffer from under- and overestimation values. These can be overcome by developing specific software for RV irregular borders and asymmetric volumes and improving spatial and temporal resolution of matrix-array transducers, according to a meta-analysis in the September issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.
Compensation for heart specialists continues to climb. What does this say about cardiology as a whole? Could private equity's rising influence bring about change? We spoke to MedAxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, a veteran cardiologist himself, to learn more.
The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals.
As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”
