By Hannah Nelson
October 09, 2023 – Patients from racial and ethnic minority groups were more likely to receive a lower amount of EHR engagement during inpatient stays compared to White patients, according to a study published…
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Diligent Robotics, maker of the autonomous clinical support robot Moxi, announced it scored $25 million in new funding. Canaan led the round with participation from existing investors DNX Ventures, True Ventures, Next Coast Ventures and…
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Employer-focused cancer startup AccessHope announced it is adding Johns Hopkins Medicine’s Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Care Center to its network of National Cancer Institute-designated organizational partners. AccessHope connects employers offering self-funded health plans and employees’…
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Investment in value-based care startups quadrupled during the pandemic, and dollars continue to flow to these companies as the healthcare industry shifts its focus away from fee-for-service care. Some examples of value-based care startups…
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Lyle Berkowitz, MD is CEO of KeyCare of Chicago, IL.
Tell me about yourself and the company.
I’m a primary care physician. I spent 20-plus years at Northwestern Medicine as a practicing primary…
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a cardiac monitoring device that is intended for use in patients who have suffered a cardiac event. The soft and flexible patch can be affixed to the outside…
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By Sarai Rodriguez
July 27, 2023 – Many new mothers are being left vulnerable to poor heart health.
A Northwestern Medicine study revealed that despite being at risk for heart disease, a mere 60 percent of new…
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Researchers at Northwestern University have trailed an implanted ultrasound device in patients, which is used in combination with microbubbles to transiently open pores in the blood brain barrier, allowing chemo drugs to enter. We…
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