Machine learning approaches including deep learning and random forest greatly improved a University of Nottingham team’s ability to predict premature death in a study of half a million U.K. Biobank participants, according to research published in PLOS One.

The Mount Sinai Health System and Germany’s Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) announced March 29 they’re collaborating to create the joint Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health at Mount Sinai, an affiliation the institutions say will combine medicine and tech to deliver powerful digital health tools.

A trio of scientists who laid the groundwork for AI research in the '80s have been named the winners of the 2018 Association for Computing Machinery’s A.M. Turing Award, commonly referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Computing.”

An AI model developed by a startup in Kentucky is analyzing insurance claims databases to flag expectant mothers at the greatest risk of giving birth to a preterm baby, Wired reported March 26.

A machine learning model developed by scientists at Google successfully documented and charted disease symptoms from patient-physician conversations in early tests, but the tech still has a long way to go, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine March 25.

An AI-powered intervention supported by Google Glass reinforced facial engagement and emotion recognition in a study of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), suggesting the digital approach might be a viable way to support those patients without spending five figures on conventional therapy.  

Smart speakers—devices like the Amazon Echo and Google Home—are reframing the way physicians work in the operating room, allowing for hands-free communication that could cut time and risk, according to research presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting in Austin, Texas.

Women and uninsured individuals are the most likely candidates to skimp on daily medications and practice other money-saving techniques in an effort to reduce their prescription drug costs, according to a report published by the CDC this March.