Tag: healthcare

April 19, 2024

Lumicell has received approval for its new drug application (NDA) for LUMISIGHT optical imaging agent and premarket approval (PMA) application for Lumicell direct visualisation system (DVS) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The LUMISIGHT optical imaging agent and […]

April 18, 2024

Dementia is extremely common. According to a 2022 study, a startling 10% of adults in the United States over the age of 65 have dementia, and another 22% have mild cognitive impairment. And dementia risk only increases as we get […]

April 10, 2024

Health equity helps ensure all individuals have equal access to healthcare. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, health equity means everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health. To address the […]

April 8, 2024

Everyone involved in healthcare knows that achieving greater efficiency in work processes is critical for reducing costs and improving the quality of patient care. However, legacy electronic healthcare record (EHR) technology is holding back such a transformation. Designed by developers […]

April 3, 2024

Each year, the financial barriers to healthcare continue to become more pronounced in the US. For example, the health expenditure per person in the US was $12,555 in 2022, with comparable countries spending about half of that. These costs can […]

April 3, 2024

A new drug could potentially alleviate two of the most troublesome effects of menopause. The drug, called Pool 7, Compound 3 (P7C3), could help reduce bone loss and weight gain in postmenopausal women, according to researchers at the University of […]

March 27, 2024

Oncology is the most active area in clinical trials globally this year, as more resources than ever are being dedicated to developing and testing new cancer treatments. At the same time, there is the recurring issue of patient recruitment and […]

March 26, 2024

Here we go again. The US health system is in a desperate cybersecurity state of affairs. Another healthcare cyberattack has made the news and it’s a big one. UnitedHealth Group’s technology unit, Change Healthcare, is currently facing an ongoing ransomware […]

March 26, 2024

Addressing a Growing Need With one in five adults in the United States struggling with mental health conditions, Brightside Health is well-positioned to address this critical need. Brightside Health offers a range of teletherapy services, including their award-winning Crisis Care […]

March 25, 2024

Quibim has announced the launch of QP-Liver, an AI-powered diagnostic tool which is designed to improve the diagnosis of diffuse liver diseases. The tool, which accurately quantifies tissue fat and iron levels from MRI [magnetic resonance imaging] scans, has received […]

March 21, 2024

Intelligent Automation Gives Providers More Time with Patients AxiomEHR streamlines workflows from data capture to analysis, starting with the most time-consuming task: clinicians’ notes. By leveraging advanced natural language processing, the software transcribes and organizes clinicians’ discussions with consenting patients, […]

March 20, 2024

Staffing Shortages: The Root Cause of Burnout While consumers ranked paperwork as a leading cause of burnout in the October 2022 survey, healthcare workers overwhelmingly pointed to staffing shortages (58%) followed by low pay and long hours (46.6%). Other contributing […]

March 20, 2024

Unearthing a Sea of Lost Information Daily, millions of healthcare professionals in the US engage in patient consultations. However, most of these crucial conversations are absent from medical records. Abridge identified this vast, untapped resource – the “oceans of missing […]

March 18, 2024

The momentum of value-based care (VBC) is poised to accelerate. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has outlined an ambitious objective: to transition all traditional Medicare beneficiaries into a VBC arrangement by 2030, a notable increase from the […]

March 15, 2024

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) has partnered with Poland’s non-governmental non-profit organisation The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (GOCC) to expand testing for bloodstream infections (BSIs) and sepsis management in the country. The collaboration aims to provide more than 150 […]

March 13, 2024

What You Should Know: – Vivalink, a leader in digital healthcare solutions, is transforming patient care with its Biometrics Data Platform. – Vivalink’s Biometrics Data Platform offers a comprehensive solution for remote chronic and acute patient monitoring, facilitating seamless hospital-at-home […]

March 12, 2024

Technology behemoths like Google, Microsoft and Amazon, along with healthcare-specific vendors like Oracle Cerner and Epic, have launched a flurry of generative AI-backed software over the past year, most targeted toward streamlining clinical notetaking. A number of hospitals are already […]

March 8, 2024

Medical technology company HeartBeam has secured two new patents from the US Patent and Trademark Office on its core vector electrocardiography (VECG) technology. HeartBeam’s VECG technology gathers 3D signals of the heart, transforming them into a 12-lead ECG. The first […]

March 6, 2024

When it comes to health and wellness, trends can get strange. Many wacky wellness trends gain popularity when celebrities endorse them. When it comes to health trends, you should always be mindful of your own body. 10 FUNCTIONAL HEALTH PREDICTIONS […]

March 1, 2024

It is no longer necessary to isolate for five days after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a Friday statement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new guidance tells people to stay home if they […]