Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) in New York have successfully grown lung organoids from human pluripotent stem cells. These 3D structures that mimic a fully-grown lung aim to improve research into respiratory diseases.

With the potential of providing access to quality care at a lower cost, telehealth is gaining another player in its court with the new bipartisan bill. The CONNECT for Health Act hopes to expand the use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring with Medicare patients.

Seeing physicians on their smartphones could mean being discharged faster. A recent study, published in Annals of Emergency Medicine, examined differences in discharge times for emergency department patients with chest pain seen by physicians with or without smartphones to deliver laboratory results. 

Reach Health, a telemedicine software provider, has released its 2017 U.S. Telemedicine Industry Benchmark Survey. The survey contains results on what top healthcare executives and providers feel about obstacles in implementation and the development of telehealth within their health systems.

The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, General Electric and Worcester Polytechnic Institute have partnered to construct a research center where companies are able to test digital health innovations.

The digital pathology industry just took another step forward, with the FDA clearance of a whole slide imaging (WSI) system (Philips IntelliSite™ Pathology Solution) for review of digital surgical pathology slides. Leica Biosystems congratulates both the FDA and the Digital Pathology Association (DPA) on this positive outcome from their ongoing collaboration.

Abbott has announced CE Mark and the first use of the Confirm Rx Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM). The ICM is fully compatible with smartphones and aid physicians in diagnosing and detecting cardia arrhythmias and atrial fibrillation.

Individuals reading physician notes and explanations of care through a patient portal are often confused with many medical terms without the necessary explanations. Scientists have developed a virtual physician to explain test results in layman’s terms, while equipping users with charts and risk assessments of measurements.