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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Skin cancer may be diagnosable by algorithmic smartphone app

An AI-based smartphone app for detecting cancer in skin lesions has proven quite capable, achieving 95.1% sensitivity.

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AI-aided kidney care rolls into the Salt Lake State

Intermountain Healthcare has opened an AI-powered service line for patients with chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease.

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Evidence mounts for deep learning’s potential to help fight Alzheimer’s

There’s still a long way to go with both research into Alzheimer’s disease and AI tools to help detect it, but deep-learning approaches continue to show promise for classifying the condition on images of the brain.

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Algorithms are finding hidden human connections in end-of-life care

When patients and family members discuss end-of-life matters with professional caregivers, the silences between words can be as telling as the words themselves.

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Walmart enters primary care

The world’s biggest retailer, Walmart, is taking a bigger step into the healthcare space by opening up a primary care clinic called Walmart Health located in Georgia. The news was first reported by CNBC.

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Medicare patients monitored by AI for risk factors requiring care

A health-management company in Arizona is expanding its use of AI to detect risk factors in Medicare Advantage patients by scanning doctors’ notes to automatically flag patients who need additional reimbursable care.

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Cancer overtakes heart disease as top killer in some countries

In the U.S., heart disease has been the reigning top cause of death for a number of years, but cancer is quickly becoming the top killer in some high-income and upper-middle-income countries, according to a new study published in The Lancet.

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AI with chaos-theory inputs could inform care for the developmentally disabled

Minor disruptions in routine can cause serious setbacks in individuals with learning challenges and other neurological disabilities. The time may be ripe for combining AI with chaos theory to predict effects and outcomes.

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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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