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.
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Co-founder of AI platform that improves ECG analysis named European Innovator of the Year

Cardiologs co-founder and CEO Yann Fleureau was named the European Innovator of the Year by MIT Technology Review, which also included the French native on its list of the top 35 European innovators under the age of 35.

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FDA grants breakthrough device designation to Bayer, Merck AI software

The FDA is speeding up the review process for new software that uses AI to help radiologists diagnose chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), pharmaceutical company Bayer announced Dec. 3.

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NIH, NVIDIA to develop AI tools for brain, liver cancer clinical trials

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and tech company NVIDIA are partnering to create AI tools for clinical trials focused on brain and liver cancer.

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Smartphones could be used to help diagnose depression, study suggests

That smartphone you’re carrying around in your hand could potentially be used as a tool to help recognize signs of depression in patients and lead to earlier intervention, researchers with Stanford University suggested.

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Telemedicine use still rare among physicians

Telemedicine is a growing service, but its use is still rare among physicians, according to a recent research paper published in Health Affairs.

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AI researchers asked to contribute to new platform designed to boost drug discovery

Insilico Medicine, a Maryland-based AI company, is asking researchers to contribute to its new platform aimed at boosting AI-powered drug discovery.

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Stanford researchers use AI to diagnose autism from home videos

A Stanford University research team used machine learning to quickly and accurately diagnose autism in children through short home videos, according to a research article published in PLOS Medicine.

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UMass Memorial partners with AI platform to help monitor patients

The UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, is partnering with Israel-based company CLEW Medical to integrate an AI analytics platform into its Tele-ICU program to help monitor patients and make predictions about life-threatening conditions.

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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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