Palliative care provided by video was equivalent to in-person visits with a clinician, according to study results presented during the recent annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Investigators say these results indicate telehealth can make palliative care accessible to more cancer patients.
It is clear that virtual care is here to stay, but it is not the availability of technology that will govern how care is delivered. Rather, patients' preferences, along with their underlying social needs, will determine which care delivery strategy providers need to use to ensure optimal outcomes.
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
Founded in 2020, Scorpion is agnostic about the potential therapies and targets it will explore with what it describes as its drug-hunting engine. But the company is hoping to unveil its first drug candidate this year.
The hospital and digital health company have expanded their partnership focused on personalizing treatment for those who suffer from chronic pain. This will give Fern Health access to millions of de-identified patient records.
The company was the site of a large outbreak of the disease linked to a February management meeting. Employees who contracted and recovered from Covid-19, and those who had contact with them, are eligible to provide samples, which will be used to generate de-identified data.
The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist's choices for the healthcare innovations that have the potential to change the world range from personalized cancer vaccines to voice assistants.
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
Partners Innovation Fund II will invest in 15-20 companies, according to Roger Kitterman, Vice President of Partners Innovation. It will be particularly aggressive in gene therapy.
Massachusetts General Hospital is working with Jana Care to conduct a study on the company's heart failure management mobile app, called Heart Habits.
Massachusetts General Hospital and Memotext using digital health technology in an attempt to improve medication adherence in children with ADHD.
To avoid patient confusion and frustration, Mass General has launched an interactive map of its campus.
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
An orthopedic surgeon warns counterparts in Europe to learn from the opioid epidemic in the U.S., while a Mass General researcher looks for better ways to manage pain.
The new InLight EHR, based on technology licensed from Massachusetts General Hospital, can trace its roots back to informatics pioneers Dr. Octo Barnett and Dr. Larry Weed.
Slavin joins the likes of former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Brendan O’Grady, CEO of Teva North American Generics, on the board.
"If you have a $1.5 billion research operation, how can you most effectively capitalize on the intellectual capital that comes out of all that research?" Partners Healthcare CFO Peter Markell said at the JPM conference. One answer: Early stage venture funding.
AZTherapeutics approach is a two-pronged approach to treating Alzheimer's - slowing down plaque buildup and inhibiting the neuroinflammatory response.