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Three young heart patients form unbreakable bond at Texas Children’s Hospital — and get life-saving transplants days apart

HOUSTON — What started as long, uncertain hospital stays turned into a story of friendship, resilience and hope for three young boys at Texas Children’s Hospital. Ahmed, Nasir and Preston — ages 6 and ...
Edhat

Cottage Health Adds Organ Donation Registration to MyChart, Empowering Patients with Lifesaving Choice

The Update Comes as More Than 100,000 Patients in the US—Including Over 23,000 Californians—Wait for a Lifesaving Organ Transplant In recognition of National Donate Life Month, Cottage Health has ...
Santa Barbara Independent

Cottage Health Adds Organ Donation Registration to MyChart, Empowering Patients with Lifesaving Choice

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA—April 28, 2026—In recognition of National Donate Life Month, Cottage Health has introduced a new tool that ...
Medscape

Patients Sue Two More Health Systems Over AI Scribe Use, Lack of Consent

Two more California health systems have been accused of violating patient privacy and disclosure laws by allegedly using an AI scribe tool to record patient-clinician conversations during medical ...
The New York Times

Patients Are Using Chatbots to Fight Medical Bills, With Mixed Results

While chatbots like Claude and ChatGPT can help narrow the information divide between patients and providers, they can also dispense flawed advice. By Sarah Kwon As chatbots become a fixture in ...
Medical Xpress

Higher buprenorphine doses help patients stay in opioid use disorder treatment, new study finds

Patients who are prescribed higher daily doses of the medication buprenorphine for opioid use disorder are significantly more likely to stay in treatment. Those on 17 to 24 milligrams averaged 190 ...
News Medical

Substance use among healthcare workers linked to poorer patient care

Their job is to protect, promote, and restore human health and lives, but healthcare workers believe that their own use of alcohol and illegal drugs reduces the quality of care they provide to ...
Forbes

Patients Are Using AI For Medical Advice. Here’s How To Do It Safely.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Eve Cunningham is a physician leader in senior and women’s health. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
ABC7

Trial vaccine targets triple-negative breast cancer, considered deadliest form of the disease

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Triple-negative breast cancer continues to be the most difficult-to-treat form of breast cancer. About 10 to 15% of patients with breast cancer have this aggressive type, but a ...
IEEE

A Robust Point Cloud Registration Method Using Geometrical Information and Probabilistic Models for Robot-Assisted Bronchoscopy Navigation

Abstract: Point cloud registration in robot-assisted surgery is a fundamental procedure, which is directly related to navigation accuracy and patient safety. However, preoperative reconstructions ...
American College of Cardiology

Can Patient-Specific Registration of Jeopardized and Viable Segments Guide Revascularization?

Patient-specific registration of segmental jeopardy and viability is a feasible strategy to identify patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) who benefit from early revascularization, according to ...