Precision Medicine

Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.

Medical students interested in radiology are worried about AI—but they’re still applying

Though the idea of artificial intelligence displacing radiologists worries more than half of surveyed medical students interested in an imaging career, radiology programs have seen a spike in applications in recent years, according to work published in Academic Radiology.

AI rivals radiologists in detecting breast cancer

AI systems can detect breast cancer just as well as radiologists, according to a study published March 5 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Privia Health™ Announces First Partnership with Health System

Privia’s Southeast network expands with more than 380 Health First providers.

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Amazon partners with Harvard to leverage AI, machine learning for better workflow

Amazon has extended a grant valued at $2 million to Harvard Medical School so the medical giant can experiment with machine learning and AI to streamline their clinical workflow, Bloomberg reported March 4.

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Mount Sinai researchers debut AI tool capable of identifying Alzheimer’s

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an AI platform that’s reportedly capable of detecting a range of neurodegenerative diseases in human brain tissue samples, according to a study published in the February issue of Laboratory Investigation.

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‘Exaggerated hopes and exaggerated fears’: 4 ways big data complicates research

Using big data and AI-driven prediction models can be clinically useful, but it’s also important to learn about that data and the processes involved in collecting it, according to work published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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AI detects sepsis in newborns hours before clinicians

Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) developed machine learning models that can detect the presence of sepsis in infants, hours before physicians. Findings from the study were published in PLOS One.

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Can AI diagnose skin cancer in all races?

Though AI systems have shown promise for detecting skin cancer, more work is needed before they can be utilized in “real world” applications, according to researchers at the 2019 American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

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Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.

When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no warning, it created a considerable amount of chaos both behind the scenes and in pharmacies all over the country. 

If passed, this bill would help clinician-led clinical registries explore Medicare data for research purposes. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology both shared public support for the bipartisan legislation. 

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