From launching new programs to being hit with a lawsuit alleging anticompetitive practices, here are 11 updates on Epic’s operations, software products and partnerships reported by Becker’s Hospital Review in May:
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A brain health score devised by researchers at Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham can identify a woman’s risk of experiencing a stroke or other cerebrovascular event, according to a study published May 16 in Neurology. The McCance Brain Care Score…
The American College of Cardiology has issued a new tool to help physicians leverage Apple Watch heart monitoring capabilities accurately and safely. Developed with funding and support from Apple, the “Leveraging Apple Watch for Cardiovascular Care” tool is now available…
Pretranscatheter aortic valve replacement-CT angiography safely deferred the need for invasive coronary angiography in 53% of patients, according to a study published May 21 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. Led by researchers from the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, the study analyzed…
Recent headlines have thrust prostate cancer screening guidelines and late stage diagnoses into broader healthcare industry conversations. Here are five things hospital and health system leaders should know about the state of prostate cancer in 2025: Prostate cancer All sites…
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New York City-based NYU Langone Health has received two gifts totaling $60 million to advance women’s healthcare through the creation of the Mignone Women’s Health Collaborative. The health system received a $50 million gift from the Allison and Roberto Mignone…
Medical devicemakers are tapping into electric fields as a new treatment for cancer, The Wall Street Journal reported May 16. For decades, electricity has been used to treat cardiovascular conditions and serious mental illnesses, but companies are now pioneering how…
Women with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic sclerosis were more than twice as likely to suffer a cardiovascular disease-related death compared to men with the same conditions between 1999 and 2020, according to a study published May 5 in Circulation:…
A team of surgeons from New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System performed the first heart-liver-kidney transplant in the state of New York. The team performed the same triple-organ transplant in a second patient two months later, according to a…
Former President Joe Biden’s recent prostate cancer diagnosis is reigniting discussions about routine screenings for the disease, The Washington Post reported May 20. Mr. Biden, 82, announced May 18 that he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer…