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Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants brain tech in human patient for the first time

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesElon Musk's neurotech startup Neuralink implanted its device in a human for the first time on Sunday, and...

A Patient Died On His Watch, Now He’s Shattering The Wall Of Silence Within The Healthcare System

Dr. Tim McDonald says his commitment to patient safety was born out of very close family members being harmed by medical errors and out...

When electronic health records are hard to use, patient safety may be at risk

New research suggests that hospital electronic health records (EHRs) that are difficult to use are also less likely to catch medical errors that could...

HCA Healthcare patient data stolen and for sale by hackers

Sam Hazen, CEO of HCA Healthcare, speaks about Covid-19 in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 14, 2020.Alex Brandon...

Machine learning outperforms clinical experts in classifying hip fractures: Neural networks could improve patient outcomes and reduce care costs

A new machine learning process designed to identify and classify hip fractures has been shown to outperform human clinicians. Two convolutional neural networks (CNNs) developed...

India’s Covid vaccine maker told to meet domestic demand first, urges ‘rest of the world’ to be patient

An AstraZeneca vaccine production line.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe world's largest vaccine maker by volume, Serum Institute of India, has been told to...

South Africa Covid variant detected for the first time in New York patient, Cuomo says

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers remarks on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Riverside Church in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 15,...

Study shows Covid-19 patients have higher risk of cardiac damage – Times of India

WASHINGTON: A recent study revealed that approximately 50 per cent of patients, who are hospitalized due to severe Covid-19 symptoms, show raised levels of...

Northwestern University Has Developed An AI System That Helps Detect Covid-19 On Chest X-Rays

Earlier last week, Northwestern University researchers announced that they successfully created a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) radiology tool that can detect Covid-19 in chest...

Elon Musk’s Starlink May Potentially Revolutionize Healthcare

One of Elon Musk’s relatively recent and most successful ventures is SpaceX, an advanced aerospace technology company with a mission of “Making Humanity Multiplanetary.”...

New Study Reaffirms: Increased Health Literacy Leads To Better Health Outcomes

Earlier this week, UnitedHealthGroup released a study reaffirming the importance of health literacy. The study “illustrate the importance of increasing health literacy as a key...

RWJBarnabas Health Is Integrating Social Determinants Of Health Into Patient Care

Earlier last week, RWJBarnabas Health announced a groundbreaking initiative: the integration of social determinants of health (SDOH) into patient care through a program called...

Healthcare Cybersecurity Continues To Be A Major Concern

Technology has completely changed the practice of modern medicine. From telehealth to electronic patient/health records, innovation is abundant in clinical medicine. However, as with...

From Competition To Sharing: How Her Children’s Rare Disease Led Sharon Terry To Revolutionize Medical Research

Sharon Terry, President and CEO of Genetic Alliance. Genetic Alliance Ashoka Fellow Sharon Terry looks back...

Data: The Difference Between Life, Death And Profit?

On February 4th, 2020, Gilead’s Remdesivir entered clinical trials to treat the coronavirus. The drug was originally developed to combat the Ebola outbreak...

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