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This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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AI IDs cancer patients who could experience severe chemotherapy side effect

Testicular cancer has a high survival rate, but the chemotherapy typically used during treatment can induce nephrotoxicity.

Rothman of Hopkins: Demystifying COVID ‘requires the analysis of big data and AI’

Why does COVID-19 severely sicken some people and barely bother others who catch it? The C-suite at Johns Hopkins is hoping technology can help unravel this mystery.

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Skin lesions best assessed by human-AI combo

AI-aided physicians are better at diagnosing real-world skin cancer than either AI or physicians alone, and the least-experienced clinicians derive the most benefit from the algorithmic assist.

More exposure to AI would make med students less uneasy about radiology

During the fourth, fifth or sixth year of medical school, more than half of students across faculties in Brazil’s largest city believe AI is a threat to the radiology job market.

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40% of Americans delaying healthcare due to pandemic

Despite healthcare providers reopening their offices, 40% of Americans say they are still delaying medical care due to the pandemic and risk of contracting the virus.

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VA deploys chatbot to guide vets through the pandemic 24/7

Working with a software consultancy that operates in 14 countries, the Department of Veterans Affairs has launched an interactive digital assistant to take U.S. veterans’ questions on COVID-19 and related concerns.

AI to combine with imaging and genomics in precision medicine project

A Canadian healthcare AI company is partnering with a DNA analytics outfit in California to explore how genomics can help advance the science of precision medicine.

App detects worsening heart failure for personalized case management

Researchers have demonstrated a smartphone application that monitors known heart failure by listening to patients’ voices for 30 seconds a day.

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FDA says years-long tirzepatide shortage is resolved, will give limited leeway to compounders

The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

AI in Healthcare
From Capitol Hill to a hospital near you? 5 federal recommendations for healthcare AI policy

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Cardiovascular Business
Merck spends up to $2B to license new weight loss drug with potential heart benefits

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.