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from24/7 Wall St.
12 hours ago

Intuitive Surgical Is Jumping 2.7% Ahead of Earnings. Is the Robotics Stock Ready to Recover?

Intuitive Surgical's stock is rising despite a year-to-date decline, with Q1 2026 results expected to focus on execution over narrative.
#medical-devices
Science
fromNature
2 days ago

Quantum computers take on health care: light-sensitive cancer drugs win US$2 million contest

A team won a $2-million prize for using quantum computing to develop light-sensitive cancer drugs, but no grand prize was awarded.
Cancer
fromNature
3 days ago

Improving cancer survival rates will require hard policy choices

Global cancer incidence is rising, necessitating early detection strategies and public education on risk factors.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

When Trauma Awareness Stops at the Hospital Door

Chronic health conditions significantly impact psychological well-being, yet healthcare providers often neglect this aspect for both patients and themselves.
#healthcare
Healthcare
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

NHS patients should be able to write up their own medical records and not have to rely on Post-it notes | Will Parman

Patients with complex health needs struggle to communicate symptoms effectively, risking important information being overlooked during medical appointments.
fromFortune
1 day ago
Healthcare

'The Pitt' reveals why healthcare desperately needs a new front door | Fortune

fromForbes
2 weeks ago
Healthcare

How Independent Medical Practices Can Scale Through Systems Thinking

Independent medical practices struggle to grow due to structural challenges, not clinical outcomes, in a healthcare economy favoring larger organizations.
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago
Healthcare

What Being a Patient Taught Me About Healthcare Leadership

People should not have to manage their own healthcare, especially when sick or stressed.
Healthcare
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

NHS patients should be able to write up their own medical records and not have to rely on Post-it notes | Will Parman

Patients with complex health needs struggle to communicate symptoms effectively, risking important information being overlooked during medical appointments.
Healthcare
fromFortune
1 day ago

'The Pitt' reveals why healthcare desperately needs a new front door | Fortune

HBO Max's The Pitt highlights real challenges in emergency departments, emphasizing the need for reimagined patient access to healthcare.
Healthcare
fromForbes
2 weeks ago

How Independent Medical Practices Can Scale Through Systems Thinking

Independent medical practices struggle to grow due to structural challenges, not clinical outcomes, in a healthcare economy favoring larger organizations.
Medicine
fromThe Atlantic
2 days ago

How to Fix a Diagnosis Crisis

Diagnostic errors are common, affecting 5% of Americans annually, leading to significant disability and death.
#cancer-research
Cancer
fromNature
3 days ago

Four rising stars shaping the future of cancer research

A new generation of cancer researchers is focused on improving diagnostics and treatments to enhance survival rates for cancer patients.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

AI in the mental health care workforce is met with fear, pushback and enthusiasm

AI tools are increasingly adopted in mental health, raising concerns about job replacement and the quality of care.
#healthcare-ai
Healthcare
fromMedium
1 day ago

The trust gap in healthcare AI isn't about the AI

Trust in healthcare AI is established in the first 30 seconds of interaction, not through model improvements.
Medicine
fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

How Cognitive and Social Forces Shape Medical Decisions

Medical decisions are influenced by how options are framed, presented, and the dynamics of the situation.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Repurposed drug may extend survival in aggressive ovarian cancer, trial shows

The study published in the Lancet analyzed data from 381 patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, revealing a 35% reduction in the risk of death among those treated with relacorilant compared to usual care.
Cancer
#ai-in-healthcare
fromFortune
3 months ago
Business

AI is becoming baked into health care. Now CEOs are focusing on patient and practitioner outcomes | Fortune

fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago
Medicine

AI enters the exam room, and nurses are left to manage the fallout

An AI-generated sepsis alert prompted protocolized IV fluids that conflicted with clinical judgment, risking harm for a patient with renal failure.
fromApp Developer Magazine
1 year ago
Healthcare

AI becomes a go-to health resource as hospital access strains

Americans increasingly use AI for medical advice, especially younger adults and men, to get faster answers and understand medication side effects amid care access gaps.
Medicine
fromTNW | Opinion
1 week ago

AI health tech is booming. The cures are not.

AI in drug discovery shows promise but has not yet delivered significant breakthroughs for patients.
fromFortune
3 months ago
Business

AI is becoming baked into health care. Now CEOs are focusing on patient and practitioner outcomes | Fortune

Healthcare
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Student Dies When Hospital Has No ICU Doctors, Calls One on Videochat Who Pronounces Him Dead Remotely, Lawsuit Claims

Parents of Conor Hylton are suing a Connecticut hospital after their son died in a telehealth ICU without on-site critical care doctors.
Medicine
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

New light shed on who benefits most from weight-loss jabs

Genetic variations in appetite and digestion can enhance weight loss effectiveness of drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro.
Cancer
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

The Family That Has No Stomachs

Karyn Paringatai faced a decision to remove her stomach due to a genetic risk of diffuse gastric cancer, a preventive measure against a deadly disease.
#cybersecurity-breach
fromSecurityWeek
1 month ago
Information security

Robotic Surgery Giant Intuitive Discloses Cyberattack

Intuitive Surgical suffered a targeted phishing cyberattack resulting in unauthorized access to internal business applications and customer data, but robotic systems and manufacturing operations remained unaffected.
fromTheregister
1 month ago
Information security

Robotics surgical biz Intuitive discloses phishing attack

Intuitive Surgical experienced a phishing attack that compromised employee credentials and exposed customer and corporate data, but robotic surgical systems remained unaffected due to network segmentation.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
1 month ago

Robotic Surgery Giant Intuitive Discloses Cyberattack

Intuitive Surgical suffered a targeted phishing cyberattack resulting in unauthorized access to internal business applications and customer data, but robotic systems and manufacturing operations remained unaffected.
Information security
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Robotics surgical biz Intuitive discloses phishing attack

Intuitive Surgical experienced a phishing attack that compromised employee credentials and exposed customer and corporate data, but robotic surgical systems remained unaffected due to network segmentation.
Medicine
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

AR tech prepares patients for endometriosis surgery

A new augmented reality system helps patients with endometriosis understand their condition and surgical options more clearly.
Healthcare
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks ago

East San Jose's Regional Medical Center marks 1 year since restoring trauma care

East San Jose's Regional Medical Center has successfully restored trauma services, significantly impacting community health and saving lives.
#stroke
Medicine
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

A New Implant Aims to Rewire Stroke Patients' Brains

Epia Neuro aims to help stroke patients regain hand function using a brain implant and motorized glove.
Medicine
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

A New Implant Aims to Rewire Stroke Patients' Brains

Epia Neuro aims to help stroke patients regain hand function using a brain implant and motorized glove.
#breast-cancer
Cancer
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Polyurethane coating reduces implant complications after mastectomy, cancer study finds

Polyurethane-coated implants significantly reduce complications in women undergoing reconstructive surgery after mastectomy for breast cancer.
Cancer
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Polyurethane coating reduces implant complications after mastectomy, cancer study finds

Polyurethane-coated implants significantly reduce complications in women undergoing reconstructive surgery after mastectomy for breast cancer.
Medicine
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

What Makes a Doctor Excel at Diagnosis?

Gurpreet Dhaliwal exemplifies diagnostic excellence, emphasizing continuous improvement and the belief that mastery in diagnosis is an ongoing journey.
Alternative medicine
fromFortune
1 month ago

12 Alternative Therapies for Chronic Pain | Fortune

Non-drug approaches like acupuncture, massage, meditation, and tai chi are recommended as first-line treatments for chronic pain in older adults, with many patients reducing or eliminating pain medication use.
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Would you use cadaver fat for a boob job or butt lift? Some people already do

Cadaver fat is legally harvested from organ donors for cosmetic procedures, raising ethical concerns about its use in beauty treatments.
Medicine
fromNews Center
3 weeks ago

Simulation Training Dramatically Improves Colonoscopy Clinical Skills - News Center

Structured simulation-based training significantly improves gastroenterologists' ability to perform polypectomies, increasing success rates from 37% to 74%.
Online learning
fromeLearning Industry
1 month ago

Teaching Clinicians Measurement-Based Care: Creating Effective Training Programs

Measurement-based care uses repeated standardized assessments to track patient progress objectively, enabling data-driven clinical decisions and treatment adjustments beyond subjective evaluation.
Medicine
fromNews Center
3 weeks ago

Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents 'Reprograms' Kidney Biology to Promote Recovery - News Center

Novel molecular mechanisms aiding recovery from diabetic kidney disease post-bariatric surgery in adolescents may inform non-surgical treatment targets.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Police probe breast cancer treatment allegations

A report last year found unnecessary surgeries were carried out, cancers were missed and poor standards of care were delivered at the University Hospital of North Durham and Darlington Memorial Hospital. CDDTF said it wanted to support the patients it had let down, including by offering access to psychological support, and to ensure they knew how to make a claim or raise concerns with police.
Cancer
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Bowel cancer patient is first to have life-saving surgery by hospital's new robot

A bowel cancer patient underwent successful life-saving minimally invasive surgery using the Hugo multi-million-pound robotic system at a Kent hospital.
Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Could weight-loss jabs be behind rising gallbladder removals?

Specialist doctors call for more research into a possible link between GLP-1 weight-loss injections and rising gallbladder removals and gallstones.
Medicine
fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks ago

'I can move on with life'- first robot heart op patient

St George's Hospital successfully performs robotic-assisted heart bypass surgery, reducing recovery time and complications for cardiac patients.
Medicine
fromBusiness Matters
4 weeks ago

A Conversation with Dr. Fritz Baumgartner on Surgery and Values

Dr. Fritz Baumgartner exemplifies a commitment to patient care, technical excellence, and medical ethics throughout his career as a cardiothoracic surgeon.
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Doctors accidentally operated on patient's wrong testicle during procedure in Irish hospital

Doctors at an Irish hospital accidentally operated on the wrong testicle during surgery on a patient who had gone under the knife for a procedure on his genitalia, it has emerged. The incident was one of four "wrong-site" surgeries that took place in acute hospitals during the last two years, with doctors also operating on a patient's incorrect leg in 2024.
Healthcare
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Why Serve Robotics is acquiring a hospital assistant robot company | TechCrunch

"This is a kind of a classic example of a prepared mind meets opportunity," Kashani said. "Robots that are moving among people is the broader opportunity for us. Once you solve the problem, which is how to get robots to seamlessly move among people as autonomous machines, then you can bring it to a lot of other environments. We knew that we wanted to do this someday."
Startup companies
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Trial launched to 'help spot health risks early'

Public health consultant Dr Ross Keat said supporting people earlier to make small preventative changes would make "a big difference later on". Some 3,500 people in the north of the island within that age bracket are eligible for the checks. The checks will be carried out by two pre-existing nurses that support GP staff and would not replace GP appointments, Keat explained, adding that the cost would be minimal and absorbed by Ramsey Group Practice.
Public health
Healthcare
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

AI 'nihilism' is a barrier to better health care, CMS lead says

AI can transform U.S. healthcare delivery, but patient distrust remains the primary barrier requiring clinicians to communicate its life-saving benefits and improved access to care.
Medicine
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

New treatments and new hope reach kidney patients

Chronic kidney disease affects one in seven U.S. adults, yet 90 percent remain undiagnosed; new treatments from diabetes and cardiovascular drugs, advances in pregnancy management, and medications for autoimmune kidney disease offer improved outcomes.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Beyond Remission: Supporting Oncology Survivorship

Cancer survivorship transforms family relationships into a new, ongoing relational terrain requiring role renegotiation, communication adjustments, and systemic therapeutic support.
#platelet-rich-plasma
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

Over 60 children who suffered spinal surgery complications asked to return for clinical checks

It arose out of safety concerns in 2022 in relation to the treatment of a number of patients with Spina Bifida who had spinal surgery at CHI at Temple Street. These concerns related to poor clinical outcomes of some complex spinal surgery, including a high incidence of post-operative complications and infections, and two particularly serious surgical incidents, which occurred in July and September 2022.
Public health
Healthcare
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Responsible compounding could close the innovation gap

Compounding can responsibly accelerate patient access to needed therapies when grounded in rigorous data, filling genuine clinical gaps while pursuing FDA approval, particularly in underserved areas like women's health.
Healthcare
fromTheregister
1 month ago

AI doctor's assistant swayed to change scrips - researchers

Healthcare AI systems can be manipulated through prompt injection techniques to bypass safety measures, reveal system instructions, and generate harmful recommendations that persist in patient records.
#robotic-surgery
Cancer
fromNews Center
2 months ago

Combination Treatment May Slow Disease Progression in Advanced Sarcoma - News Center

Cabozantinib plus temozolomide, given orally, showed potential to slow progression of advanced leiomyosarcoma and merits further clinical evaluation.
#remote-robotic-surgery
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

I woke up from an operation in agony and the pain never went away

It felt like I had a needle through my back, and it was coming out my front, and I couldn't twist past it. Your mental health is affected. You get brain fog, you're tired, you're fatigued. You can't function as a woman and that's every day for 10 years.
Healthcare
Healthcare
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

The Benefits of Choosing Virtual Medical Services

Virtual healthcare offers convenient, time-saving, secure remote medical consultations that reduce infectious exposure, increase access, and fit busy schedules.
fromForbes
2 months ago

Why AI Chatbots Are Essential For Modern Medical Practices

The world of medical practice management is changing faster than ever, driven by two simultaneous forces: escalating patient expectations and crushing administrative complexity. In my years working with healthcare organizations, I've seen these challenges evolve from nuisances into crises. Research by Bain & Company found that 65% of healthcare consumers want more convenient experiences, and 70% want more responsiveness from providers. They want instant answers to routine questions, immediate scheduling access and minimal friction.
Healthcare
#resilience
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

'Weight-loss jab helped me find my cancer'

The cancer was fastacting, and if I'd left it even six months, the outcome could have been much worse,
Medicine
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Researchers praise stunning' results of new prostate cancer treatment

VIR-5500, a new immunotherapy drug, shrinks tumors in advanced prostate cancer patients with minimal side effects in early trials.
fromNature
2 months ago

48 hours without lungs: artificial organ kept man alive until transplant

A 33-year-old man survived for 48 hours without his lungs, after a medical team replaced the organs with an external artificial-lung system that it developed to keep him alive until he could receive a double lung transplant. There have been cases in which people have had their lungs removed and been connected to an external device to maintain oxygen levels.
Medicine
Medicine
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Brain implant restores vision to a man blinded by an optic nerve injury

A 4x4 mm microneedle implant in the visual cortex restored partial vision in a NAION patient, enabling light perception, movement detection, object identification, and reading large characters.
Medicine
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Hair Transplant Real Talk About Pain, Pressure, New Hairline

Hair transplant discomfort is usually mild: brief injection pinches (3–4/10), then numbness, with extraction and implantation often felt as calm rather than painful.
Medicine
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

Modern dental treatments: Advanced care options available locally

Modern dental care uses advanced techniques and technology to enable earlier diagnosis, personalised treatment planning, preventive care, and more comfortable restorative options.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Sepsis warning after woman's quadruple amputation

After 32 weeks in hospital, several cardiac arrests and a quadruple amputation, sepsis survivor Manjit Sangha has finally returned home. Despite medics thinking the 56-year-old would almost certainly die, she left Ward 9 at Moseley Hall in Birmingham on Wednesday, receiving a hero's welcome from her family in Penn, on the Wolverhampton/Staffordshire border. Doctors believe her sepsis might have been caused by something as innocent as a lick from her dog on a small cut or scratch.
Medicine
Medicine
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

Doctors keep patient alive using artificial lungs' for two days

A surgical team created and used artificial lungs to bridge blood flow, oxygenate blood, and stabilize a dying patient for a double-lung transplant.
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Connected data will rescue healthcare

AI plays an important role-but not by fixing fragmented data on its own. The work of organizing, connecting, and interpreting healthcare information still belongs to people and the systems they build. Where AI helps is after that foundation is in place: by bringing the right information forward at the right time, reducing the effort it takes to find what matters, and supporting better decisions in the moment of care.
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