Patient Care

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 DeliveryDigital TransformationPrecision MedicineRemote Monitoring and Telehealth.

Freeze! Hypothermic medicine may save trauma patients

In normal circumstances hypothermia is something to be avoided, but the use of cold temperatures has become a staple at Baltimore's R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.

Telemedicine consultations help babies breathe easily

Time is of the essence when newborn babies experience respiratory problems. For rural or unequipped hospitals, these high-risk births are especially challenging. Telemedicine is one avenue for these hospitals to consult physicians from all over the world and provide timely care to these tiny patients.

Salus Telehealth creates board of directors after merger

Since acquiring VideoMedicine in September, Salus Telehealth has taken steps to reorganize its leadership as the companies adjust to the new partnership.

AMA and LexisNexis Risk Solutions Join Resources for an Efficient Approach to Network Directory Management

ATLANTA and CHICAGO - Addressing the increasing expectation on health plans to present patients with accurate directories of available health care professionals, the American Medical Association (AMA) and LexisNexis® Risk Solutions today announced a collaboration to offer a solution that simplifies a successful strategy for constantly maintaining high-quality data for use in network directories.

Bioartificial kidney gets its “living membrane”

Researchers have come one step closer to developing a bioartificial kidney by producing the “living membrane” portion of the kidney. The latest in the development is set to be presented at American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2016. 

Listen up: Music therapy packs potential to improve brain function

Researchers have long known music can lead to health benefits. Now, an application aims to further integrate music therapy into the healthcare field.

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Supercomputer simulation reveals possible solutions to antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic resistance is here, and researchers have been scrambling to find a possible solution to fight back. In simulations conducted on a supercomputer at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, researchers have uncovered a new class of drug candidates that might be the leading weapon in fighting antibiotic resistance.

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Using blocks to unlock the brain

Trying to understand the inner workings of the brain is no easy task. Often studied with complex technological tools like MRI’s, researchers from at Case Western Reserve University are choosing the easy route by using blocks to study the brain.

Around the web

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.”

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."

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