UnitedHealthcare drops remote monitoring coverage
Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics.…
Naturopathic oncology program ends in Yellowstone County after 20 years
YELLOWSTONE COUNTY — A 20-year partnership between oncologists at the Yellowstone Naturopathic Clinic and Intermountain Health has come…
Los Angeles hospital seeks help identifying 2 injured patients
A local hospital needs help to identify two patients who were found injured in Los Angeles County. The…
Big Pharma’s ‘patient advocacy’ needs to remember patients’ needs
Every year, pharmaceutical companies spend millions on “patient advocacy.” At its best, this supports families, advances science, and…
Denver doctor hit by a car — then a $63K hospital bill after her insurer denied her care. How to avoid the same fate
This past February, when physician Dr. Lauren Hughes headed to her Denver clinic, she was shocked to end…
Should you take a daily probiotic supplement?
Much like a real city, your gut microbiome is always active. While factors like your genetics shape your microbiome, so do…
Hartford Healthcare wins bid to but struggling CT hospitals
Hartford Healthcare confirmed Monday that it is the successful bidder to purchase Manchester Memorial and Rockville General hospitals…
CT plans to transfer properties of former psychiatric hospital
The state of Connecticut is prepping for the future transfer of land that includes an abandoned psychiatric hospital,…
Mass General Brigham turning to AI to ease primary care doctor shortage
Mass General Brigham has turned to artificial intelligence to address a critical shortage of primary care doctors, launching an…
UnitedHealth Group names Duke’s Michael Pencina chief AI scientist
Casey Ross covers the use of artificial intelligence in medicine and its underlying questions of safety, fairness, and…