Artificial intelligence chatbots can draft empathetic responses to cancer questions, but how patients perceive chatbot empathy remains unclear. Here, we found that people with cancer rated chatbot responses as more empathetic than physician responses….
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Complement 1 Secures $16M for Clinically Validated Cancer Lifestyle Modification Platform
What You Should Know:
– Complement 1, a health technology startup pioneering personalized lifestyle medicine for cancer care, has announced a $16 million oversubscribed seed funding round led by Owl Ventures and Blume Ventures.
– Emerging from stealth, the company is…
Continue ReadingVirtual wards for children with cancer launch in Leeds
Remote patient monitoring provider Inhealthcare has partnered with Leeds Children’s Hospital to launch virtual wards for paediatric oncology patients, enabling children with cancer to receive care and monitoring at home.
The virtual ward began as…
Mobile health intervention CanRelax reduces distress in people with cancer in a randomized controlled trial
Mindfulness and relaxation exercises are effective face-to-face interventions for reducing distress in people with cancer. Their effectiveness in mobile health settings has yet to be investigated. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the CanRelax…
Continue ReadingAI Study Challenges Fears of Racial Bias in Prostate Cancer Care
What You Should Know:
– Artera, a company developing multimodal artificial intelligence (MMAI)-based prognostic and predictive cancer tests, today announced the publication of a significant validation study in the JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics.
– The study…
Continue ReadingCDS helps Kettering Health gain more MRI screenings while boosting efficiencies
Kettering Health Breast Centers was facing a challenge: Its cancer risk assessment process was inefficient and fragmented.Staff there relied on a separate tablet-based system where patients or staff completed risk questionnaires. This setup posed…
Continue ReadingFDA Approves Teal Wand™: The First At-Home Self-Collection Device for Cervical Cancer Screening in the U.S.
What You Should Know:
– Teal Health®, a women’s health company dedicated to eliminating cervical cancer, today announced a landmark achievement: the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Teal Wand™, marking it…
Continue ReadingPreventive Care Crisis: America’s Health Gamble
The Alarming State of Preventive Healthcare
Nearly 90% of employed Americans have delayed or skipped routine preventive screenings, according to the recent “Wellness Matters Survey” by Aflac. This concerning trend emerges as cancer incidence continues…
AI Shows Promise in Detecting Overlooked Breast Cancers Between Screenings, UCLA Study Reveals
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What You Should Know:
– Artificial intelligence (AI) could play a crucial role in identifying breast cancers that develop between routine screening mammograms, potentially detecting them before they become more advanced and challenging…
Continue ReadingDigital Solutions Transform Endoscopy Care
The Endoscopy Integration Challenge
In today’s endoscopy departments, disconnected systems create significant workflow barriers. Image and video data generated during procedures often reside in separate systems from patient information. Furthermore, when biopsies are taken during…
