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.

Long thought to be damagingly stressful, family caregiving does no harm

Going by biomarkers of inflammation, taking care of aging or ailing loves ones is not detrimental to the caregiver’s own health and wellbeing. In fact, it may even make one healthier.   

Dermatology researchers: AI tools soon to be ‘tightly integrated into daily clinical practice’

Healthcare AI watchers would be unwise to overlook dermatology, as it is a medical specialty “at the precipice of an artificial intelligence revolution.”

Medical statistician reviewing COVID AI studies: ‘Poorly reported … horrible’

As researchers have turned to AI for battling COVID-19, raising hopes and making headlines, the shortcomings of the studies have drawn the ire of numerous statistics experts.

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A breakthrough in treating blindness: AI helps scientists grow artificial retinal tissue

Researchers have developed a new AI model that could be a game-changer in the treatment of blindness and vision loss.

COVID a cunning foe even for determined, well-prepared hospitals

It’s a painful paradox that hospitals can help COVID patients recover while helping the virus spread—and not only to non-COVID patients but also to healthcare workers, support staff and even visitors.

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Role emerging for deep learning in online psychotherapy

A deep learning model has achieved human-level proficiency in three of five exercises, accurately categorizing verbal expressions from more than 33,000 talk-therapy patients who underwent their sessions online.

‘Human–machine hybrid AI diagnostic system’ rolls into Rochester

The Mayo Clinic’s flagship campus in Minnesota is installing an AI-powered patient triage and prediction platform.

‘Doomsday predictions’ about AI replacing radiologists are unrealistic, dangerous

People have been anticipating the demise of radiologists for years, speculating that AI will soon be interpreting imaging results with the precision of a seasoned veteran.

Around the web

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.”