Precision Medicine

Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.
Medical 3D printing expert Summer Decker, PhD, professor and vice chair for research and innovation, and director of 3D clinical applications, University of South Florida (USF) Morsani College of Medicine and Tampa General Hospital, explains what is involved in creating a 3D printiung program in radiology and how it helps patient care.

Pitching the business case for 3D printing labs in radiology

Medical 3D printing expert Summer Decker, PhD, University of South Florida, explains how her lab has helped improve patient care. 

March 14, 2024
MediView XR, Inc.'s clinical augmented reality and surgical navigation technology

Augmented reality company secures $15M in funding from Cleveland Clinic, Mayo, GE Healthcare and more

MediView’s technologies utilize AR to provide clinicians with 3D “X-ray vision” guidance during minimally invasive procedures and surgeries, while also offering remote collaboration.

May 16, 2023
Pulsenmore portable tele-ultrasound device

GE Healthcare invests $50M in handheld tele-ultrasound device

The device is a novel self-operated prenatal home ultrasound solution that enables pregnant women to self-scan for remote clinical assessment by their healthcare provider when the device is combined with their smartphone.

May 19, 2022

HIMSS cancels annual meeting over coronavirus concerns

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has officially canceled its 2020 annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, due to continued concerns over the new coronavirus.

March 5, 2020

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"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

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