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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Affective computing could make healthcare AI more considerate of human feelings

Only two of 156 scientific papers on AI published over the past 12 years used emotion as input data, according to a new literature review. And the reviewers focused on a specialty ripe for augmentation by artificial emotional intelligence: pregnancy health.

AI hypothesizes, shows a connection between optimistic outlook and COVID ethics

Psychological researchers have used AI to not only test a hypothesis on COVID-related behaviors but also to help come up with the hypothesis in the first place.

FDA clears AI for mobile radiology reads, patient communications

The healthcare AI startup founded by developers of the Apple Watch has been greenlit to market an AI-powered mobile application that lets radiologists interpret images and share the results with patients in real time.

AI helps diagnose Parkinson’s on eye images capturable by smartphone

Parkinson’s disease is diagnosable early with a basic eye exam and AI, according to researchers at the University of Florida.

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How and why to diversify healthcare AI training data

Examples of bias are accumulating into an unignorable chink in healthcare AI’s armor.

2020 has seen AI emerge as essential to disease research

The COVID crisis has given AI a chance to shine for medical researchers this year—and shine it has, judging by one prominent center’s experience.

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Machine learning models about as trustworthy as conventional means for risk prediction

When it comes to predicting an individual’s risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke over the next 10 years, machine learning models are no more consistent than traditional statistical techniques.

3 takeaways from an unfinished healthcare project at Alphabet’s X

Leaders of the venture, dubbed “Project Amber,” are open-sourcing their technology and findings in the hope that other mental health researchers can take things from here.

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Cardiologist compensation still rising, especially in invasive and interventional cardiology

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.

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FDA’s tirzepatide decision creates uncertainty for patients—and leads to a lawsuit

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. 

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Cardiology groups cheer new bill that would improve access to Medicare claims data

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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