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Innovation
UPMC Develops AI Tool to Diagnose Ear Infections
The tool is designed to help clinicians identify a common type of ear infection that's often overlooked or misdiagnosed
Nursing
Infographic: Safe Patient Handling
Safe patient handling programs help reduce nurse injuries.
Technology
Is Healthcare Moving Toward a 3D EHR?
Sharp HealthCare has launched the Spatial Computing Center of Excellence, a new research hub aimed at turning VR technology like...
Technology
FDA Repeatedly Rejected Safety Claims Made by Philips After the CPAP Recall but Waited to Alert the Public, Emails Show
As Philips reassured patients that millions of recalled machines were safe, internal emails show federal regulators privately told the company...
Technology
A Healthcare Headache: New Tech Often Means New Cybersecurity Concerns
Health systems and hospitals are using more and more new technology to address clinical care gaps. That puts a strain...
Innovation
Missouri Health System Improves Respiratory Disease Treatment With New Lung Scan
MU Health Care is one of only two health systems in the country to use the Xenon MRI, which could...
Innovation
Are Ingestible Sensors Making a Comeback?
A study led by Brigham and Women's Hospital found that a sensor-embedded pill can accurately track vital signs in patients...
Innovation
Creative RPM Programs Tackle Chronic Care Management
A new partnership in Atlanta is helping church-goers monitor blood pressure and live healthier lives.
Marketing
People Who Used Recalled Philips Breathing Machines Face Painful Choices
The devices at their bedsides were lifelines, until they learned the foam inside could break down and make them sick....
Marketing
Top Philips Executive Approved Sale of Defective Breathing Machines by Distributors, Despite Tests Showing Health Risks
Philips argued in court that its U.S. subsidiary should be responsible for damages caused by its CPAP machines and ventilators....
Clinical Care
Thousands Got Exactech Knee or Hip Replacements. Then, Patients Say, the Parts Began to Fail.
More than 1,100 patients have sued Exactech since it began recalling artificial knees, hips, and ankles, starting in August 2021.
Clinical Care
Senator Calls for DOJ Action Against Philips for Keeping CPAP Machine Complaints Secret
Sen. Richard Blumenthal is seeking federal enforcement days after a ProPublica and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette investigation revealed the company kept secret...