NEW ALBANY — Biruk Almaz, MD, a colorectal surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive procedures to treat colon and anorectal conditions, has joined the Baptist Health Medical Group. His office is at 2125 State St., Suites 3 and 15 in New Albany. He is accepting new patients. To schedule an appointment, call 812-949-5575. His professional … Read more
The FDA recalled 60 medical devices last year, and the running total for this year is 56. The good news is that there’s a startup working to make future totals lower. The startup, named Ketryx, announced the close of a $14 million Series A funding round on Tuesday. The round, which brings the company’s total … Read more
A hospital system in Georgia. Two medical groups in San Diego. Another in Louisville, Kentucky, and nearly one-third of Nebraska hospitals. Across the country, health care providers are refusing to accept some Medicare Advantage plans — even as the coverage offered by commercial insurers increasingly displaces the traditional government program for seniors and people with … Read more
The U.S. spends huge amounts of money on health care that does little or nothing to help patients, and may even harm them. In Colorado, a new analysis shows that the number of tests and treatments conducted for which the risks and costs exceed the benefits has barely budged despite a decadelong attempt to tamp … Read more
Fulfilling a patient’s wish of getting to meet his newborn granddaughter before he passed. Comforting a cancer patient as she navigated a difficult treatment journey. Acting quickly to save a newborn during a labor emergency while helping the mother stay calm. These are just some of the moments that exemplify the incredible impact of nurses. … Read more
AI startup Hoppr teamed up with AWS to launch a new foundation model to help bring more generative AI solutions into medical imaging, the companies announced on Sunday at RSNA 2023, the annual radiology and medical imaging conference in Chicago. The new product, named Grace, is a B2B model designed to help application developers build … Read more
As a cardiologist, I see this kind of scenario play out on a daily basis. A patient comes in for a routine procedure and a heart murmur is detected. This murmur could have several different diagnoses. While they can be a sign of something more serious, many of the heart murmurs we hear on a … Read more
About 44% of people in jail and 37% of people in prison have a mental illness. In addition, 63% of people in jail and 58% of people in prison have a substance use disorder. Yet, support is often lacking for this population. This was the topic of discussion on a recent panel of behavioral health … Read more
Still reeling from the controversial closure of Leominster Hospital’s maternity ward, some maternal health care advocates say a new state report stops short of providing a clear strategy to halt the closure of additional facilities in Massachusetts. Meanwhile, midwives are applauding the Department of Public Health’s recommendations to update birth center regulations, as they see … Read more
WHEATFIELD, — Board-certified nurse practitioner Jennifer Rayner, FNP-C, is now seeing patients at Franciscan Wheatfield Health Center. Rayner received her Master of Science in nursing at Purdue University Global in West Lafayette and her Bachelor of Science in nursing at Purdue University in West Lafayette. Rayner specializes in treatment and diagnosis for patients with acute … Read more