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Health Tech / HCIT
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See the Skin Patch That Could Revolutionize Cancer Treatment and Vaccine Adherence
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently developed a fast-acting skin patch that efficiently delivers medication to attack melanoma cells.
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Health Tech / HCIT
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Revolutionizing Infant Lumbar Punctures with the SMöLTAP Device: A Game-Changer in Pediatric Care
The SMöLTAP cradle is not just a procedural enhancement; it’s a complete restructuring of the infant spinal tap experience.
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Health Tech / HCIT
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Moxi: The Not-A-Nurse Robot Created to Help Nurses Love Their Jobs
If you want to create a robot to anticipate a nurse’s needs, you must dig deep to understand how a nurse thinks. That’s exactly what Andrea Thomaz did when she created Moxi.
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Health Tech / HCIT
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This Tool Helps Minimize Medication Name Mix-Ups
Currently, there’s no tool to help prescribers avoid mixing up drugs, but researchers have created a model to address the all-too-common mix-up of medications because they sound or look alike (SALA).
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Health Tech / HCIT
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No, It’s Not Just Millennials Who Want to Try Telehealth
The results of a recent poll asking American adults about their telehealth habits may surprise you, especially when it comes to seniors.
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Patient Safety
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New EMR Alerts Prescribers to Additional Treatment Options Improving Patient Outcomes
The study tested the feature for cardiology patients, but it could benefit prescribers in a wide range of specialities.
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Health Tech / HCIT
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More Patients are Relying on Data from Smart Watches — But How Accurate are They?
How much can you rely on a patient's smart watch for health and behavior data? What the research says.
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Health Tech / HCIT
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Nursing Simulations Benefit From ‘Two Heads Are Better Than One’ Strategy
A new strategy for role assignment in simulation uses the concept of “two heads are better than one.”
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Nurse Safety
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A Nurse’s Review of the 3M™ Littmann® CORE Digital Stethoscope
The 3M™ Littmann® CORE Digital Stethoscope is a stethoscope that combines the classic features of a stethoscope with the power of Eko Health’s digital amplification and AI technology.
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Health Tech / HCIT
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How Advances in AI and Robotic Surgery Will Affect Nurses and APPs
Robotics and AI can assist with a large portion of typical nursing and APP tasks — but that doesn’t mean these roles will become obsolete. Here’s why.
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Health Tech / HCIT
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For Healing Injuries, A New Wound Dressing Design Feels Like Embryonic Skin
The latest innovation in wound dressings does more than maintain moisture and prevent infection, like traditional cotton and gauze treatments.
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Health Tech / HCIT
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Estimate Diabetes Patients Risk of Complications Over the Next 10 Years with This New Tool
The decision whether to have weight-loss surgery can be stressful, but a new tool has potential to make this process simpler.
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Data / Informatics
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Can AI Predict Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients?
During the coronavirus pandemic a silent partner has been quietly churning away in the background: artificial intelligence (AI).
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