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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FDA clears AI lung diagnostics

A supplier of healthcare software in the respiratory care space has received the FDA’s blessing to market deep learning elements newly added to an existing product.

AI pioneer wins $1M prize for work in breast imaging, drug discovery

The work of Regina Barzilay, PhD, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, has focused on breast imaging, the development of new antibiotics and much more. 

Online database of FDA-approved AI debuts

A small but mighty research outfit based in Hungary has compiled a user-friendly database of medical technologies anchored in AI and approved by the FDA.

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3 tips to help hospital executives tackle the pandemic-induced surgery backlog

Michigan Medicine medical doctors recently detailed their advice in the Annals of Surgery. 

Sleep apnea trackable by smartphone with AI assistance

The novel AI-aided app can run on both Apple and Android operating systems and only needs to be placed near the would-be sleeper—a familiar nightstand, shelf or end table will do—at bedtime.

AI to uncover COVID’s likely course in patients with already-troubled lungs

Researchers at West Virginia University are well placed to tap AI for teasing out the role of existing respiratory concerns in the progression of COVID-19.

Healthcare AI researchers have new guidance for speeding lab-to-clinic turnaround

A multinational group of scholars has put together two fresh sets of guidelines for researchers testing AI applications in clinical trials.

AI identifies suicidal individuals using basic health data

Researchers have demonstrated the use of machine learning to predict suicides in a general population, achieving good accuracy by including data from routine health checkups.

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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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