The total number of urgent care centers in the country grew from 8,125 in November 2017 to 8,744 in the same month in 2018—a total growth rate of 8 percent, according to the Urgent Care Association’s 2018 Benchmarking Report. These statistics underscore the changing healthcare preferences among a diversified patient population. 

A new AI-powered diagnostic tool launched by global cosmetic company L’Oreal allows women to upload a selfie to detect if their skin is beginning to show signs of aging and obtain treatment advice.

Physician burnout is undoubtedly a serious issue in the medical profession—and it often stems from physicians’ EHR use, which, by some estimates, accounts for up to six hours of their daily work load. That's six hours is not dedicated to visiting with patients, a new article in Forbes suggests.

More than 300 companies, universities and organizations are investing more than $260 million to support 16 new centers for doctoral training in AI in the United Kingdom.

There are four areas in which AI must excel to become clinically viable in women’s medical imaging—particularly mammography: performance, time, workflow and cost, according to an opinion article published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

With alcohol misuse playing a role in more than 25 percent of trauma cases, Loyola University researchers have developed a method that uses AI to predict the signs of alcohol misuse in these patients. The method could serve as an affordable option for trauma centers.

Kettering Health Network, an Ohio-based health system, is using AI to reverse the effects of strokes quicker, according to a report by WDTN News.

A new AI method that allows physicians to identify and predict the development of symptoms in post-chemotherapy patients is being tested by researchers from the University of Surrey and the University of California. Findings of the study were published in Scientific Reports.