To fix a patient’s irregular heartbeat, doctors first tested its digital ‘twin’

Scientists created virtual replicas of patients’ diseased hearts so precise that blocking a dangerous irregular heartbeat in ...

For Many Patients Leaving the I.C.U., the Struggle Has Only Just Begun

A long stay in intensive care can bring physical, cognitive and mental health challenges that can take months or longer to ...

Hospital gives patients a digital gateway using VR

Some patients at a UK hospital are getting a chance to take virtual escape. The margins are vanishingly thin at this time of ...
MedPage Today

Tailoring Vaccine Conversations to Patient Values and Risk Factors

This fourth of six episodes focuses on tailoring vaccine discussions to individual patient values and risk factors, ...
Scientific American

Patients Fare Better When They Get Palliative Care Sooner, Not Later

In the last months of my mother’s life, before she went into hospice, she was seen at home by a nurse practitioner who specialized in palliative care. The focus is on improving patients’ quality of ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Patient safety is a health system’s smartest investment

“First, do no harm” may be the most well-known adage in the medical profession, but it’s far more than an admonishment. Preventing harm by investing in patient safety is a smart business strategy that ...
Forbes

Patients Fare Better With Women Doctors, Study Finds

Patients treated by female doctors fare better than patients treated by male doctors, according to new research published Monday, despite the field struggling to improve female representation in ...