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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AI proves as good as physicians at interpreting medical images

A meta-analysis of 14 studies has shown AI algorithms correctly diagnose diseases in medical imaging around 87% of the time while ruling out specific diseases with 93% accuracy.

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Machine learning can read cardiac MRI scans––fast

Machine learning can read cardiac MRIs with the same accuracy as a physician, with much higher speed, according to a recent study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging and reported by Cardiovascular Business.

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Deep learning improves vision care with superior image analysis

Deep-learning analysis of eye scans has proven superior to conventional analysis of the same images for the task of detecting and tracking vision diseases like glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration.

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Brain-computer interface set for clinical trial in people with paralysis

Researchers in Australia are about to begin testing, in humans, a brain-computer interface created to restore communication in people with severe paralysis.  

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Lung disease illnesses, deaths linked e-cigarettes continue to rise

The number of lung injury cases reported from around the country has risen to 530, according to the CDC’s latest update. The number of reported deaths has been upped to seven, as of September 19.

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AI improves Cochlear implant placement

Auditory specialists placing Cochlear implants in hearing-impaired patients may position the devices better with an assist from AI than with conventional methods. 

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Fujifilm SonoSite brings in Allen Institute’s AI2 Incubator

Portable ultrasound maker Fujifilm SonoSite has turned to the nonprofit Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence’s AI2 Incubator for help harnessing AI’s image-interpretation potential.

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Novel AI approach shows powerful potential to diagnose Alzheimer’s early, easily

Machine learning analysis of Raman hyperspectroscopy—a technology used to measure the intensity of scattered laser light—has shown strong potential as a screening tool for Alzheimer’s disease when applied to an easily obtainable lab specimen: saliva.

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Cardiovascular Business
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.

Cardiovascular Business
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. 

Cardiovascular Business
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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