Within three months, the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus has killed six people along the East Coast and one in the Midwest.
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Microdevice could make brain tumor treatment easier
Researchers at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital created a microdevice that could help physicians pick the right treatments for glioma tumors.
Froedtert, ThedaCare ink definitive agreement to form 18-hospital system
Milwaukee-based Froedtert and Neenah-based ThedaCare, two Wisconsin health systems, have signed a definitive agreement to merge into an 18-hospital system.
'The hype is real' with AI documentation, according to UPMC
Pittsburgh-based UPMC physicians are using AI technology from Abridge during patient appointments and have stated that the platform is already about 95 percent accurate, ABC27 News reported Sept. 5.
UW Health begins to brand former SwedishAmerican facilities
Madison, Wis.-based UW Health has renamed SwedishAmerican Medical Center-Belvidere (Ill.) to UW Health Belvidere Hospital as it continues to change the name of former SwedishAmerican clinics to its own brand, WTVO reported Sept. 6.
5 risk factors contribute to 50% of cardiovascular disease incidents
A study found that more than 50 percent of incidents of cardiovascular disease and approximately 20 percent of deaths could be attributed to five modifiable risk factors.
66 hospitals, health systems warned about pixel tracking
HHS’ Office for Civil Rights and the Federal Trade Commission have released the letters that were sent to 66 hospitals and health systems July 20 about the risks associated with pixel tracking technologies.
66 hospitals, health systems warned about pixel tracking
HHS’ Office for Civil Rights and the Federal Trade Commission have released the letters that were sent to 66 hospitals and health systems July 20 about the risks associated with pixel tracking technologies.
$375M gift helps finance new Henry Ford Health rehab and research centers
The creation of a new rehabilitation facility operated by the world-renowned Chicago-based Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and a research center in Detroit have been made possible by a $375 million grant from the Gilbert Family Foundation.
15 best, worst cities to retire
A third of the top 15 cities to retire are in Florida, according to WalletHub’s annual ranking of more than 180 cities for retirement friendliness, which includes healthcare metrics.
