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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First primary care clinic with VillageMD opens in Houston Walgreens

Walgreens has opened up the first in-store primary care clinic with VillageMD, a primary care company based in Chicago that operates nationally. The clinic, based in Houston, is one of five planned sites of care in the city.

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Lunit’s AI solution for x-ray analysis gains CE certification

Lunit, a medical software company based out of South Korea, has gained CE certification for its newest chest x-ray analysis solution, Lunit INSIGHT CXR.

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Q&A: George Shih previews RSNA 2019, discusses AI’s impact on radiology

RSNA 2019 in Chicago is just days away, and the continued evolution of AI in radiology promises to be one of the hottest topics of the entire conference.

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Imaging data help AI models predict lymph node metastasis

Deep learning models can be trained to predict lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients, according to new findings published in Radiology.

How AI-powered triage impacts radiology, radiologists

AI can provide significant value to radiologists by sending urgent imaging studies to the top of their worklists, according to a new analysis published in Academic Radiology.

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How radiology trainees can keep up with AI

The rise of AI is one of radiology’s biggest trends of the last decade, a move that has energized some radiologists while worrying others.

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6 serious risks associated with AI in healthcare

The rapid rise of AI could potentially change healthcare forever, leading to faster diagnoses and allowing providers to spend more time communicating directly with patients. According to a new report from the Brookings Institution, however, there are also risks associated with AI in healthcare that must be addressed.

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Google canceled publication of chest x-ray dataset due to privacy concerns

Google was hoping to release a massive dataset of chest x-rays to the public in 2017, but had to cancel at the last minute after receiving an urgent call from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).   

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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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