More articles about: Emerging Technologies
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Can a wearable device make an impact on your heart health?
From heart arrhythmias, high blood pressure and heart failure, mobile apps can provide a snapshot into heart disease
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Screening tool aims to help doctors diagnose more people with COPD
The goal is to help primary care providers identify and treat more people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Teen can eat again following specialized minimally invasive procedure
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital is among few sites in the country to now offer non-surgical “POEM” procedure for pediatric patients to treat swallowing disorder achalasia.
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Study identifies a signaling cascade behind retina regeneration in zebrafish
The findings could help inform treatments for blindness in humans.
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Many young people recognize negative impact of social media and have considered deleting accounts
Youth ages 14-24 often use strategies to regulate social media use, from time limits to changing settings.
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Overcoming obstacles to advance neurology research, mentor next generation of female scientists
A longtime leader of the neurosciences shares her journey and hopes for the future.
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Medical tests at home: Poll shows high interest, uneven use
Direct-to-consumer home-based tests for infections, cancer, genetic traits and more are widely available but regulation, authorization or approval by FDA is not always clear.
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Treating veterans, wherever they live
In his role as director of the National Oncology Program, Michael Kelley is working to expand care to veterans in remote areas through teleoncology.
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Disparities in accessing care could worsen if audio visits aren’t available as a telehealth option
Audio-only appointments represented almost half of telehealth visits in the study.
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Patient deterioration predictor could surpass limits of traditional vital signs
The technology developed at the University of Michigan continuously uses data from a single electrocardiogram.
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Telehealth flexibilities didn’t send Medicare visits soaring, despite worries
Preliminary report of data shows steady level of virtual visits substituting for in-person visits.
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Doctors across state borders
Telehealth between providers and patients in different states: Medicare data show impact of temporary pandemic telemedicine rules.
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Home is where the hospital is
Hospital at home programs, and remote patient monitoring from home, hold promise for discharging patients earlier or keeping them out of the emergency room or hospital. But policy decisions will affect their future.
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Preparing clinicians for artificial intelligence, machine learning
Physicians say demystifying data is key
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Hospital-affiliated doctors prescribe fewer antibiotics through telehealth than third-party physicians
Increased antibiotic use can lead to more resistance and fewer effective antimicrobial treatments for patients.