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.

Up first for the Mayo Clinic–Google Health alliance: Better radiation therapy through AI

A little more than a year after inking a 10-year pact on digital healthcare development, Mayo Clinic and Google Health have launched their first major research project together. Interestingly, it directly involves AI.

Trophies to be defended: Top 10 vaccinating states last flu season

The three states of Southern New England will be looking for a threepeat of sorts this year, as they placed first, second and third for the 2019-20 season.  

$18M, 11-institution effort aims AI at unmasking Alzheimer’s

The bytes are accumulating far too fast for any human effort to connect whatever dots might be hiding in the massive muddle. Enter 40 researchers at 11 sites armed with AI and almost $18 million in new NIH funding.

US led the world in medical AI research from 1975 to 2020

Analyzing the scientific literature on medical AI published over the past 46 years, researchers in the U.K. have found the U.S. far ahead of the field for sheer quantity.

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Prostate-specific AI cleared for market

The FDA has greenlit a European company’s AI software package designed to streamline workflow for radiologists reading prostate MRIs.

Google Health makes like a PhD candidate defending thesis

Google Health all but invited the blowback when its AI developer-researchers suggested their breast-cancer model may be superior to radiologists’ eyes and generalizable across differing demographics.

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CVS seeking 15K healthcare workers for virus season, possibly beyond

The largest pharmacy chain in the U.S. is staffing up for fall and winter. It’s also calling for regulation that would allow pharmacy technicians to administer vaccinations in all states.  

Clarion call: Healthcare AI’s advance depends on AI developers’ transparency

If big data is to fulfill its potential for advancing the state of modern healthcare, developers of medical AI must be willing to show their work. 

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Compensation for heart specialists continues to climb. What does this say about cardiology as a whole? Could private equity's rising influence bring about change? We spoke to MedAxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, a veteran cardiologist himself, to learn more.

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”