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.

Negative healthcare experiences are common

Two out of three people have had a negative experience with a medical provider, according to a recent survey from Accenture.

 

Google Health, military collaborators set AI’s sights on breast cancer biomarkers

Researchers have used deep learning to assess three key biomarkers of existing breast cancers on routinely acquired histology slides. In the process, the team has advanced AI-based biomarker analysis for managing a range of cancers.

Deep learning picks out sickened faces with 100% sensitivity

Researchers have piloted a deep learning algorithm that can recognize visual cues of sickness, also known as “clinical gestalt,” in facial photos.

Healthcare AI may rise or fall on mitigation of opaque algorithms, semantic black boxes

When a black-box algorithm guides a physician’s diagnostic or therapeutic judgments, its intrinsic opaqueness can confound subsequent steps toward clinical safety and efficacy—and that’s just for starters. 

AI saves pediatricians time, provides ‘more actionable guidance’ for asthma care

An AI tool for managing pediatric asthma shaved 7.8 minutes from the time pediatricians spent dealing with electronic health records in a randomized clinical trial conducted at the Mayo Clinic. 

Best and worst states for healthcare

Massachusetts is the best state in the nation for healthcare in 2021, according to new rankings from WalletHub.

 

Patients draw pictures, AI classifies dementia

Deep learning can accurately distinguish dementia from mild cognitive impairment by looking at pictures of analog clocks as drawn by individuals thought to be affected.

Kidney stones relatively easy marks for AI-guided shockwaves

AI-aimed blasting of kidney stones from outside the body hit intended targets at a 75% clip in a proof-of-concept study, pulverizing conventional lithotripsy, which missed the mark almost half the time.

Around the web

A string of executive orders from the White House created serious concerns among radiologists and other healthcare providers throughout the United States. The American College of Radiology issued a statement to help guide its members through the chaos. 

Bridgefield Capital, founded in 2015, has previously invested in such popular brands as Cirque Du Soleil, Del Monte and Quiksilver. This transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025. 

Given the precarious excitement of the moment—or is it exciting precarity?—policymakers and healthcare leaders must set directives guiding not only what to do with AI but also when to do it.