Mechanical ventilators provide critical support for patients who have difficulty breathing or are unable to breathe on their own. They see frequent use in scenarios ranging from routine anesthesia, to neonatal intensive care and life support during the COVID-19 pandemic. A typical ventilator consists of a compressed air source, valves […]
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Digital therapeutics gaining interest in medical industry: Curebase
According to a representative from the decentralized trial solutions company, the field of digital therapeutics is poised to gain significant popularity. Digital solutions abound in healthcare and clinical research alike, with wearable devices, remote monitoring, telemedicine, and other advanced technologies in increased use in recent years. Read More
Apricus Health Expands to Three New Cities in Texas
Apricus Health, an innovative technology-enabled healthcare company, has expanded to three new Texas cities—Houston, Austin and Dallas/Fort Worth. Physician led and founded Apricus Health continues its expansion in Texas, broadening its services and value-based care model to address the rising need for healthcare in the Texas senior population, including a high demand for primary care. Read More
3 new digital health services move Capital Region toward next-gen care
The future of telemedicine became a reality out of necessity when the pandemic hit. That’s led the health care industry in the Capital Region down an accelerated path toward the permanent adoption of telemedicine and – more significantly – digital-enabled care. Read More
Microsoft’s AI Model Identifies When Medical Treatments Harm More Than Help
The model, Dead-end Discovery, uses the reinforcement learning ML framework – where an agent learns from trial and error – because it is well-suited to health care. Health care is characterized by sequential decision-making: After looking at a patient’s condition, providers apply a treatment and observe the results. If the patient […]
HHS Awards Nearly $55 Million to Increase Virtual Health Care Access and Quality Through Community Health Centers
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded nearly $55 million to 29 HRSA-funded health centers to increase health care access and quality for underserved populations through virtual care such as telehealth, remote patient monitoring, digital patient tools, and health […]
Remote health care takes a step forward
WATERLOO REGION — Two local companies — one from the old economy, one from the new — announced a first-of-its-kind partnership to help critically ill people regain their health from the comfort of home. The mutual insurance company Equitable Life of Canada will provide Cloud DX Connected medical kits to […]
Why Millions on Medicaid Are at Risk of Losing Coverage in the Months Ahead
The Biden administration and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of people losing their Medicaid benefits when the pandemic health emergency ends. Some might sign up for different insurance. Many others are bound to get lost in the transition. State Medicaid agencies for months have been preparing […]
JN Nova Pharma and NRC Human Health Group Partnership to Move Pan-COVID19 Therapeutic into Clinical Development
JN Nova Pharma is a private Canadian biotech company which has worked with an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the National Research Council of Canada’s (NRC) Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre over the past year to develop a promising anti-COVID-19 biotherapeutic with enhanced protection for vulnerable patients. Read More
Always Best Care Offers ‘Higher-Level Care’ with RPM Initiative
Looking to deliver a higher level of care in the home, Always Best Care Senior Services has begun leveraging remote patient monitoring (RPM). The initiative reflects how non-medical home care organizations are becoming more tech-savvy to keep clients healthy while winning new referral business. Read More
