Patients Expected Profemur Artificial Hips to Last. Then They Snapped in Half.
(By Brett Kelman and Anna Werner, CBS News and KFF Health News) Bradley Little, a physical education teacher in Arizona,
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Medical Technology
Veterans experience immersive technology
(Source – news.va.gov) In September, Gulf Coast VA partnered with VA’s Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning’s immersive team to
Read MoreSimplifying care for all at VA with My HealtheVet
(Source – news.va.gov) November 2023 will mark 20 years since the launch of My HealtheVet, VA’s patient portal. What began
Read MoreDoubts Abound About a New Alzheimer’s Blood Test
(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) For the first time, people worried about their risk of Alzheimer’s disease can
Read MoreCare quality affected by drug, equipment shortages, survey says
(By Ashleigh Hollowell for Becker’s Hospital Review) Ongoing drug shortages throughout the last year in many cases have forced healthcare
Read MoreAI could help doctors make better diagnoses
(By Craig LeMoult for NPR) With artificial intelligence seemingly working its way into every technology out there, one area where
Read MoreGenetically altered pig heart transplanted into a human for the second time
(By Megan Molteni for STAT) In a new test of xenotransplantation, a medical team at the University of Maryland Medical
Read MoreFree Covid tests will be offered again to all U.S. households
(By Helen Branswell and Rachel Cohrs for STAT) The federal government is again offering free Covid-19 tests to Americans, providing
Read MoreMy VA Images app helps VA amputee clinic provide Veterans care
(Source – news.va.gov) The Southern Arizona VA Amputee Clinic is using the My VA Images app to provide more convenient
Read MoreAn effort to diversify genetic research finds new variant for Parkinson’s disease in African populations
(By Usha Lee McFarling for STAT) A group of Nigerian, British, and U.S. doctors have discovered a genetic variant that
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