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.
Masimo's MightySat Medical is the first FDA-cleared pulse oximeter available to consumers without a prescription, which could disrupt the market for the notoriously inaccurate at-home devices.
MediView’s technologies utilize AR to provide clinicians with 3D “X-ray vision” guidance during minimally invasive procedures and surgeries, while also offering remote collaboration.
Saint Thomas Health, a Tennessee-based health system, is the first in the state to use an AI-based software system that helps clinicians better diagnose and treat coronary artery disease, according to an online report by WGNS News Radio.
Weeks after Eko announced plans to develop machine-learning technology to help physicians detect heart diseases, the AI-based network's results were comparable to cardiologists in detection accuracy.
Australian researchers are encouraging physicians to consider how online support groups may impact a cancer patient’s decision-making following a study that used a machine-learning framework to analyze patient interactions within online groups.
In the shift toward value-based care, at least one health insurer is making good on its goals to convert its contracts, according to the fifth annual value-based care report by Humana.
Though AI is believed to be a game changer in medicine, Canadian medical students interested in radiology still aren’t sure if it will have a positive impact.
The National Institute on Aging has awarded a total of $5 million for two projects that will use AI and big data to better understand Alzheimer’s disease and other memory loss diseases.
Massachusetts researchers have developed a predictive model designed to help physicians know when to administer critical drugs to sepsis patients before the condition turns deadly.
HHS has thought through the ways AI can and should become an integral part of healthcare, human services and public health. Last Friday—possibly just days ahead of seating a new secretary—the agency released a detailed plan for getting there from here.
Philips is recalling the software associated with its Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry devices after certain high-risk ECG events were never routed to trained cardiology technicians as intended. The issue, which lasted for two years, has been linked to more than 100 injuries.
Heart Rhythm Society President Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, detailed a new advocacy group focused on improving EP reimbursements, patient care and access. “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu," he said.
