Mammography AI Can Cost Patients Extra. Is It Worth It?
(By Michelle Andrews for KFF Health News) As I checked in at a Manhattan radiology clinic for my annual mammogram
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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,
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 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 MoreThese experimental brain implants can restore speech to paralyzed patients
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) For Pat Bennett, 68, every spoken word is a struggle. Bennett has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Read MoreMedicare beneficiaries deserve access to genetic counselors
(By Deepti Babu for STAT) Precision medicine driven by genetic health care is knocking on the door. It offers hope
Read MoreCould Apple AirPods detect Alzheimer’s?
(By Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review) Apple has filed a patent for technology that would allow AirPods to track
Read MoreCMS pitches expanded coverage of PET scans for Alzheimer’s disease
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is proposing broader coverage of PET scans for patients with Alzheimer’s disease,
Read MoreResearchers turn to CRISPR to unlock one of the trickiest diseases to treat: Alzheimer’s
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) When the genome-editing tool CRISPR is thought of as a potential medicine, the targets that
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