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“Starting in September, if someone in Clemmons, North Carolina, calls 911 to report a cardiac arrest, the first responder on the scene may be a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator, or AED. ‘The idea is for the drone to get there several minutes before first responders,’ such as an
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“Outfitted with solar panels, battery packs, and a fuel cell powered by green hydrogen, Santa Barbara County’s newest disaster response service is an environmentally friendly nanogrid on wheels” (Fausey, 2023). “On the outside, the $200,000 trailer boasts the slogan ‘Serving Santa Barbara County Using Renewable Energy,’ and it
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“In emergency departments (EDs), triage nurses are under tremendous daily pressure to rapidly assess the acuity level of patients and log the collected information into computers. With self-service technologies, patients could complete data entry on their own, allowing nurses to focus on higher-order tasks. Kiosks are a popular
Special Interest
“AI is now being used across various facets of public health and medicine, substantially altering how health professionals engage with their patients, communities, and health data. Two key areas where AI is making a mark are diagnostic algorithms and predictive analytics (2). For example, AI algorithms are being increasingly used
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“Most of the hospitals in the United States are nonprofit organizations. In lieu of paying taxes, there are requirements that they invest in improving the health of their community overall. This is called a community benefit budget” (Forster, 2026). “‘The one I think we can all picture is what’s
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“The Haring mural is just one of the surprises among the 7,452 works of art that have been amassed over nearly a century by New York City’s sprawling public hospital system, which serves more than one million patients every year. It is one of the largest public art
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“My colleagues and I are meeting just for fun, but crafting is also good for our health, said Daisy Fancourt, a professor of psychobiology and epidemiology at University College London. She has been studying the effect of the arts on people’s health for 15 years. That includes, she said,
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“Cleveland Clinic put a number on its AI moment last week: more than 900 people registered for its Aug. 28 AI Summit for Healthcare Professionals at the InterContinental Hotel, both in person and virtually, according to Cleveland Clinic’s newsroom. For hospital operators, the attendance count is less a brag
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“The national poll of 1,007 adults found only 42% are open to AI being used as part of their care compared to 52% when this survey first ran in 2024. The belief that AI can make some health processes more efficient also fell, going from 64% to 55%” (The
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This article summarizes much of what Google is achieving with AI healthcare. Google has been a leader in machine learning well before newer labs like OpenAI and Anthropic, and has been catering these solutions in healthcare for longer. “AI is allowing clinicians to assess patients holistically and go deeper into
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“The survey is part of Cleveland Clinic’s 11th annual MENtion It® campaign, which aims to encourage men to talk more openly about their health. This year’s focus examines the role of social media trends and online influencers, while looking at areas that included myths and misconceptions around male
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“This is the first long-term, established prescription drug drone delivery program in the country, according to the Cleveland Clinic” (Cohen, 2026). “The program is particularly helpful for older adults who do not want to drive to the pharmacy or parents who have a hard time getting out of the