Innovation
To the medical community, Lawrence Faucette’s life is notable for what his family deemed his “brave adventure” as the second-ever recipient of a genetically modified pig heart, which kept him alive for nearly six weeks after the transplant.
USC Norris researchers developed a new liquid biopsy test that has shown promise in detecting which pelvic masses are benign versus tumorous, and therefore need to be removed.
The Next Gen Fellowship allows fellows to feature their transformative work through videos and capstone projects.
Hospitals are using EHR integration, analytics, AI and robotic process automation to improve revenue cycle management and financial stability.
Improving response to sepsis, reducing emergency department (ED) visits, standardizing communication in the operating room (OR) and streamlining patient alerts were among the winners of the 2023 VHA Shark Tank Competition at last week’s annual VHA Innovation Experience in Washington, DC.
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Smidt Heart Institute in Los Angeles are beginning to tackle atrial fibrillation (AFib) with an algorithm they developed to detect abnormal heart rhythm in symptomless people.
In August, two cardiologists with Albuquerque’s Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center performed the state’s first PASCAL Precision implant procedure for patients with mitral regurgitation.
This summer, UC Davis Health in Sacramento expanded the services of their UC Davis Transplant Center to include liver transplants.
Havana, born with a potentially fatal heart valve deformity, was given a chance to thrive thanks to doctors at the Children's Hospital Colorado Heart Institute.