Heart failure affects 6.5 million people in the U.S., with an additional 550,000 newly diagnosed each year. Heart failure hospitalizations are a leading cause of admissions for those 65 and older, totaling hundreds of…
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By Anuja Vaidya
January 19, 2024 – A team providing palliative care via audio-only telehealth helped improve the quality of life for adults with chronic conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure, and interstitial…
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The following is a guest article by Oakkar Oakkar, Co-Founder and CEO at Keona Health
Imagine a tool that puts your health information right at your fingertips. That’s what patient portals promise – a simple,…
Assessment of left ventricular diastolic function plays a major role in the diagnosis and prognosis of cardiac diseases, including heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. We aimed to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled electrocardiogram…
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Diagnostics company LumiraDx announced it signed an agreement to sell its point-of-care technology to pharma giant Roche for $295 million, with an additional payment of $55 million to fund the platform until the acquisition…
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Early identification of atrial fibrillation (AF) can reduce the risk of stroke, heart failure, and other serious cardiovascular outcomes. However, paroxysmal AF may not be detected even after a two-week continuous monitoring period. We…
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What You Should Know:
– Agamon Health, a healthcare technology company, is collaborating with Mayo Clinic to use Generative AI and workflow automation to improve patient adherence to follow-up in cardiology.
– Delayed or insufficient follow-up…
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OpenAI announces significant new ChatGPT features at its first developer conference, most significantly the ability for users to create a tailored version of ChatGPT – called, somewhat confusingly, a GPT – to perform specific…
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Thousands of patients with heart failure will now be treated from home as the NHS expands its world-leading virtual wards scheme, NHS England said Wednesday. The expansion means people can remain active and maintain…
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About 1 in 3 people with atrial fibrillation — the most common type of heart rhythm disorder — do not know they have the condition, which is problematic considering it increases the risk of…
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