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By Jessica Hagen | 05:02 pm | December 08, 2023
The kit was determined to be comparable to a device used in clinically-administered intrauterine insemination.
By Jessica Hagen | 03:41 pm | December 05, 2023
Dr. Michael Howell, chief clinical officer at Google, discusses Med-PaLM's evolution in 2023 and recommendations for regulators developing rules for AI use in healthcare.
By Nathan Eddy | 06:24 pm | November 07, 2023
The AI-enabled hearing aids automatically adjust to an individual's hearing needs without configuration.
By Mike Miliard | 05:43 pm | October 30, 2023
The White House plan for "safe, secure and trustworthy" artificial intelligence wants the Department of Health and Human Services to have a mechanism in place to collect reports of "harms or unsafe healthcare practices," and act to remedy them.  
By Jessica Hagen | 01:37 pm | September 22, 2023
Jennifer Mathieu, senior vice president of professional and government affairs at AMCP, provides an update on the Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act 2023 moving through Congress.
By Jessica Hagen | 12:18 pm | September 15, 2023
The FDA clarifies its interpretation of "more effective," and indicates it will consider improved accessibility of a device during the Breakthrough designation process.
By Jessica Hagen | 01:19 pm | September 01, 2023
Patrick J. Kennedy, former U.S. Representative, and Nawal Roy, founder and CEO of Holmusk, discuss how the pair are using experience and data to create a policy guide for lawmakers.
By Jessica Hagen | 01:24 pm | August 25, 2023
Former U.S. Representative Patrick J. Kennedy and Nawal Roy, founder and CEO of Holmusk, relay how clinical data can help solidify mental health coverage.
By Nathan Eddy | 12:47 pm | August 16, 2023
The smartphone-sized device offers continuous monitoring of respiration rate while allowing patient mobility.
By Andrea Fox | 04:58 pm | July 21, 2023
The agencies contacted 130 health systems and telehealth providers by mail to emphasize the potential HIPAA risks of using Meta/Facebook pixel and Google Analytics tracking tools that may be "impermissibly disclosing" protected health information.