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.

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Record-breaking number of Americans enrolled in health insurance for 2023

A record-breaking 16.3 million people signed up for health insurance coverage on the Affordable Care Act marketplace during the latest open enrollment period.

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Justice Dept. takes down ransomware group targeting hospitals

The group targeted 1,500 victims in over 80 countries and received more than $100M since June 2021.

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Walgreens may sell $2B pharmacy automation business

The move comes as Walgreens is shoring up its business amid a period of big transactions in the healthcare space.

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Kroger launches colorectal clinical trial sites

Kroger’s latest move underscores how large companies in other industries are making their way into the healthcare space.

Updated COVID-19 booster protects against subvariants, new study confirms

The findings stem from a new CDC study comparing people who received the new booster and those who received between two to four doses of the original vaccine.

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Cardiologists use video-based AI model to ID coronary artery disease

A team of specialists out of Cedars-Sinai developed the deep learning model using TTEs from nearly 3,000 patients.

Nemours Children's Hospital pediatric cardiologists explain lessons learned about cardiac involvement and long-term issues from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a rare but serious disease caused by exposure to the COVID-19 virus. #MIS-C #COVID #coronavirus #SARSCoV2

VIDEO: Cardiologists share the latest details on COVID-related MIS-C

In this new video, pediatric cardiologists discuss some of the long-term issues associated with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a rare disease linked to COVID-19.

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CVS Health launches new virtual primary care service

CVS Health has launched its new virtual primary care offering with 24/7 on-demand care and scheduled mental health services.

Around the web

The American College of Cardiology has sent a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that outlines some of the organization’s central priorities and concerns. 

One product is being pulled from the market, and the other is receiving updated instructions for use.

If the Trump administration continues taking a laissez-faire stance toward AI—including AI used in healthcare—why not let the states go it alone on regulating the technology?