Healthgrades has awarded 52 hospitals with the Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award, which recognizes hospitals that provide outstanding results in bariatric, or weight loss, surgery.
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Illinois students develop machine-learning anesthesia recovery system
Students at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine in Urbana have developed a machine-learning system to assist patient recoveries following anesthesia.
App aims to spot signs of heart failure with speech patterns
Columbus-based Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center developed an app that can detect potential heart failure through analysis of speech patterns, The Lantern reported Feb. 20.
Taking a strategic approach to virtual nursing: The top 3 do's and don'ts
The persistent nursing shortage has pushed many hospitals and health systems toward innovative nursing models as a means to maximize staff, improve patient satisfaction and reduce costs.
How AI can speed up drug development
The first drugs designed with the help of artificial intelligence are being tested in clinical trials, MIT Technology Review reported Feb. 15.
Brain implant startup backed by Gates and Bezos testing on humans
Synchron, a brain-computer interface company backed by the venture capital arms of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, is halfway through a trial designed to show its brain implant is safe for humans, CNBC reported Feb. 18.
Half of Gen Zers plan to take a 'workcation' this year: Study
Nearly 30 percent of Americans — and 50 percent of members of Generation Z — are planning a trip in 2023 that blends vacation time with remote work, also referred to as a “workcation,” according to a new study.
59.7M patient records were breached in 2022: 7 things to know
In 2022, the number of patient records breached increased by 18 percent compared to 2021 to 59.7 million, according to a new report from healthcare analytics company Protenus Breach Barometer.
What role should private equity play in gastroenterology?
Private equity has touched nearly every corner of healthcare from cardiovascular to orthopedics, but does it have a place in gastroenterology?
Officials probe 4 potential C. auris deaths in Mississippi
Health officials in Mississippi are continuing to watch the growing number of cases of Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungal infection, which is now believed to be the cause of four deaths in the state, according to a Feb. 20 report from Mississippi T…
