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Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic erupted, people have been practicing the new normal way of life and healthcare leaders are now focusing new ways to reprioritize our healthcare systems to meet a wide range of complex challenges that will endure far beyond the pandemic.
Jan Kimpen, Chief Medical Officer- Royal...
As Amazon Care was launched to its employees, people were expecting it to expand this to more users and Amazon will venture and fully immersed on the healthcare industry. The program provided telehealth and in-person services to their employees in Seattle area, which eventually expanded to other states. It then went into partnerships with several organizations such as TrueBlue, Silicon Labs, Precor and Whole Foods Market. Over the...
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The need for reform in healthcare is not only limited to the health industry. Even other industries such as technology have pivoted to invest more in infrastructure that supports the advancement of health such as gadgets or applications that monitor and give analytics to people’s health. Here are the big names in tech that are gearing to the healthcare space.
Amazon Healthcare
Amazon’s leverage on...
Nursing can be a hectic, fast-paced job. That’s why nurses need the right tools at their fingertips.
Studies show that nurses can use apps to improve accuracy, increase efficiency, and enhance productivity on the job. Apps can aid in time management, patient monitoring, and evidence-based decision-making.
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Worrying over medication errors can keep nurses up at night. But nurses...
MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- You've probably seen an infusion pump, even though the name might make it sound like a mysterious piece of medical technology.
These devices govern the flow of IV medications and fluids into patients. They help deliver extra fluids to people in the emergency room, administer monoclonal antibodies to folks with COVID-19, and pump chemotherapy drugs to cancer patients.
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There is no denying that the American health care system can provide quality care. However, it’s costly and riddled with a tedious, bloated bureaucracy. Experts estimate that more than a third of health care costs go to bureaucracy and administration nationwide.
Besides astronomical costs, there are preventable medical errors, personnel shortages, glaring procedural inefficiencies and severe lapses in transparency....
The nursing robots market is projected to witness a compounded annual growth rate of 24.45% to grow to US$2,232.717 million by 2026, from US$482.939 million in 2019.
Robotics in healthcare is well past its early developmental stage. So much so, that robot nurses have become well-known for their contributions to the healthcare industry. Nursing robots are increasingly being used in healthcare because they can triage patients in clinics,...
Dignity Health in Arizona is launching the first research study in North America in which genetic testing is used to identify men and women at risk of developing heart disease based on the makeup of their DNA.
If proven effective in clinical trials, this form of genetic testing may be adopted globally to prevent heart disease. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in the world – in fact, half of Americans are expected to have at least...
Bridging innovation and regulation for the greater good
The convergence of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, including genome editing and artificial intelligence, are revolutionizing modern medicine. At the nexus of these tools sits the emerging field of precision medicine, an area of immense potential which is increasingly attracting attention. Precision medicine uses personal information, such as DNA sequences, to...
Studies show the majority of U.S. physicians and clinicians feel burned out when going to work, and indicate clerical burdens – including clinical documentation – are a major contributor to burnout.
For primary care physicians, a new class of technologies – AI-powered digital assistants – is improving capacity and capability, while reducing their administrative and cognitive burden. But how can organizations...
A recent study found that anthrax edema toxin, or ET, altered pain responses in mouse and human sensory neurons.
Injecting this toxin into the spine of mice blocked pain without systemic effects.
The study also showed that modified anthrax protein could serve as a potential delivery vehicle for other pain-blocking substances in the nerves.
Determining its safety and effectiveness for treating pain will require more...
Researchers highlight the dangers of misinformation on cell-based treatments for COVID-19.
Most of the treatments are in the early stages and require further tests until they are proven effective.
The researchers say that science communicators should not exaggerate findings from preliminary studies and that they should engage with the public on these matters directly.
They also call for more stringent regulations on those...