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When choosing a doctor, patients have long relied on the idea of board certification. It’s a stamp of approval meant to assure them their provider knows current medical practices. But a rebellion among doctors over recertification requirements has put that stamp in flux, potentially complicating what patients can expect to … Read entire story.
Source: Kaiser Health News
KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, Céline Gounder, and Regina G. Barber, host of NPR’s podcast “Shortwave,” team up to discuss the work of two public health workers who went to great lengths — sometimes traveling by speedboat to remote islands — to root out smallpox in Bangladesh. Hear the full episode of “Speedboat […]
MediView XR, a medtech company utilizing augmented reality, announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its AR surgical navigation system dubbed XR90. XR90 is an augmented reality visualization and surgical navigation platform that allows providers to see a patient’s internal soft tissues, vascular, organ and skeletal structures in 3D based on their CT images. It […]
Indian AI drug discovery firm gets $1M to focus on rare diseases Peptris Technologies from Bangalore, India has received $1 million in pre-seed funding in a round led by Speciale Invest. In a statement, the AI-driven drug discovery company said it will use its fresh funds to expand its research scope to cover rare diseases, […]