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.

‘Take as needed’: New, non-addictive anxiety medication enters market

PanX, a new medication collection meant to treat anxiety disorders, has been patented and TPD LLC will oversee clinical development and commercialization efforts.

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The 5 innovation questions CMS wants exchange insurers to ask themselves

Health insurers need to see the changing healthcare market as an opportunity to innovate like some car companies have done in their industry, CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt said at an Oct. 5 forum of marketplace insurers.

Level EX brings video game-level graphics to virtual surgery mobile app

Virtual reality isn’t just for gaming anymore. The launch of Level EX has brought the top visuals of the video game industry into the medical field. The company has introduced the first 3D virtual reality mobile application for practicing virtual minimally invasive surgical procedures.

UK fertility clinic releases Tinder-like app—only to select sperm donors

Swipe right on your sperm donor! The London Sperm Bank has launched its app for easy selection of sperm donors.

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Activity tracking devices may not improve health, help reduce weight

Activity trackers seem like the god-sent device for people trying to lose a few pounds or get back into shape, but without additional incentives, do these devices actually provide positive results?

Could copper surfaces in hospitals stop the spread of germs?

Some hospitals employ the use of copper in certain materials as a way to slow the spread of disease. But a New York Times reader wanted to know the actual efficacy of that. 

Baylor performs first 4 womb transplants in the US

Surgeons from the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas have performed the first womb transplants in the United States from living donors. 

5 advantages of using telehealth to battle tuberculosis

Tuberculosis was once a disease deemed ultimately fatal once contracted but thanks to modern medicine TB is curable, yet over 1 million people die annually from the disease. With 22 percent of all TB cases occurring in California the CDC recommends the high cost, travel dependent and labor intensive directly observed therapy (DOT) as the most effective treatment. The Center for Connected Health Policy has released a report on what benefits telehealth could bring to the treatment of TB.

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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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