Pittsburgh-based UPMC and national urgent care provider GoHealth Urgent Care have launched 81 UPMC-GoHealth Urgent Care centers across Pennsylvania and West Virginia, expanding access to on-demand care through a new joint venture. The centers — many formerly MedExpress, UPMC Urgent…
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Miami-based Mount Sinai Medical Center has opened a new 33,000-square-foot outpatient facility in East Hialeah, Fla., expanding access to primary and specialty care in an underserved area, according to a July 31 Miami’s Community News report. The site currently offers…
Sunnyvale-based Texas Digestive Disease Consultants has added board-certified gastroenterologist Ramesh Srinivasan, MD, to its Georgetown, Texas, location, and he is now accepting new patients, according to a July 30 report from The Manila Times. Dr. Srinivasan has more than 20…
Infants exposed to gamma-aminobutyric acid-based anesthetics, such as sevoflurane or propofol, before 2 months of age showed faster development of visual brain responses by 2 to 5 months, according to a July 28 study in the Proceedings of the National…
Ultromics, a spinoff of the University of Oxford in the U.K. in collaboration with Mayo Clinic, has raised $55 million in series C funding to expand its heart failure detection platform, EchoGo, to U.S. hospitals. EchoGo uses artificial intelligence to…
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Chicago-based Cardiosense has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its CardioTag device, a multimodal wearable sensor. The CardioTag is designed to provide clinicians with a comprehensive, noninvasive view of cardiac function by simultaneously measuring electrocardiogram, photoplethysmogram and seismocardiogram data.…
SGMC Health of Valdosta, Ga., added cardiologist Arleen Ramirez, MD, according to a July 30 news release. Dr. Ramirez is board-certified in internal medicine and nuclear medicine, with subspecialty training in cardiovascular imaging. She treats a range of heart conditions,…
A recent study has identified a potential new tool to help detect gastrointestinal cancers — the platelet-to-high-density lipoprotein ratio, or PHR. Researchers analyzed data from more than 19,000 adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, spanning from 2010…
Pigeon, Mich.-based Scheurer Health has relocated and expanded its urgent care services to a new 5,000-square-foot facility in Bad Axe, Mich., citing increased patient demand and limited space at its former Meijer location, according to a July 30 report from…
Male anesthesiologists in the early stages of their careers earn significantly more than their female peers, whether employed or independent, according to Medscape’s online salary tool. Among independent anesthesiologists, men earn an average of $366,461 annually, while women earn $314,844…