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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Multigenerational health histories strong medicine for preventive health

Broadening clinician access to the health histories of patients’ parents and grandparents would help ward off or better treat numerous chronic illnesses common to middle-aged adults in the U.S.

July 8, 2021
Same-day discharge after TAVR is safe for low-risk patients, leads to considerable cost savings

Cancer patients benefited under universal healthcare

The U.S. military’s universal healthcare system has proved to be a big benefit for one group of patients, according to a new study.

June 23, 2021
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AI guides treatment of World Trade Center responders suffering post-traumatic stress

Working with 9/11 responders as retrospective subjects, researchers in mental health and computer science have shown AI language tools can help predict the course of PTSD.

June 23, 2021

How Nevada is creating a public healthcare option

Nevada lawmakers have passed a new law that creates a public healthcare option, aiming to reduce costs and incentivize consumers to consider lower priced healthcare plans rather than none at all. 

 

June 21, 2021
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AI helps head off shock in pediatric sepsis patients

Comparing four methods for predicting septic shock in children hospitalized with sepsis, Johns Hopkins researchers have found a newer machine-learning approach superior to an older one as well as to two conventional methods.

June 21, 2021
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Tell me how you really feel: AI analyzes unbound verbal expression to personalize mental healthcare

Psychology researchers have demonstrated a way to finetune diagnoses of major depression and generalized anxiety disorder by analyzing freely elaborated thoughts and feelings using machine learning and natural language processing.

June 21, 2021
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Aided by AI, a tiny device may offer nearly instant testing for COVID, seasonal flu

Researchers have developed a nanopore that uses AI to detect COVID-19 and other viruses in easily obtained saliva specimens.

June 18, 2021
Intermittent fasting may improve heart health for some breast cancer survivors

4 ways machine learning is fixing to finetune clinical nutrition

Clinical nutritionists won’t be left out of the medical AI revolution, as researchers are exploring use cases for augmented diet optimization, food image recognition, risk prediction and diet pattern analysis.

June 16, 2021