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.
Elderly

AI senior-monitoring project takes on new import with COVID-19

Stanford researchers had been working for years on an AI-powered system to monitor elderly patients at home when the coronavirus outbreak became a global crisis. Now their work is not just nifty but needed.

April 6, 2020

AI model assesses a whopping 134 skin disorders

A new deep learning algorithm can evaluate 134 different skin disorders, predicting malignancy and recommending key treatment options, according to new findings published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

April 6, 2020
thirona x-ray image

AI imaging solution scans chest x-rays for signs of COVID-19

Representatives from the two companies emphasized that its effectiveness is still being validated. At this stage, it is to be used for research purposes and not as a diagnostic tool.

April 6, 2020
Texting

People have COVID-19 questions, free AI service has answers

A tech giant is offering a free hand to healthcare experts working in various fields that could be tapping tireless AI rather than overworked humans to answer questions from the general public on COVID-19.

April 2, 2020
Lungs

Virtual reality shows COVID-19 lungs in vivid detail

The images are rendered from CT scans and allow viewers to navigate the lungs in 360-degree tours, as demonstrated in a video podcast posted by George Washington University Hospital.

April 2, 2020

Sectra receives FDA clearance for digital pathology solution

Sectra has received FDA clearance for its Digital Pathology Module, a primary diagnostics tool intended for U.S. healthcare providers.

April 1, 2020
DNA

50 different cancers findable in DNA blood test designed with AI

Researchers have used machine learning to develop a blood test that can find 50 or so types of cancer.

March 31, 2020
Emergency Patient

Experimental AI separates mild COVID from serious trouble to come

A disease that hits most people mildly but some very hard—and so wreaks havoc with its unpredictability among the infected—would seem a good target for AI’s predictive prowess.

March 31, 2020