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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Smartphones could be used to help diagnose depression, study suggests

That smartphone you’re carrying around in your hand could potentially be used as a tool to help recognize signs of depression in patients and lead to earlier intervention, researchers with Stanford University suggested.

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Telemedicine use still rare among physicians

Telemedicine is a growing service, but its use is still rare among physicians, according to a recent research paper published in Health Affairs.

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AI researchers asked to contribute to new platform designed to boost drug discovery

Insilico Medicine, a Maryland-based AI company, is asking researchers to contribute to its new platform aimed at boosting AI-powered drug discovery.

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Stanford researchers use AI to diagnose autism from home videos

A Stanford University research team used machine learning to quickly and accurately diagnose autism in children through short home videos, according to a research article published in PLOS Medicine.

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UMass Memorial partners with AI platform to help monitor patients

The UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, is partnering with Israel-based company CLEW Medical to integrate an AI analytics platform into its Tele-ICU program to help monitor patients and make predictions about life-threatening conditions.

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Deep learning improves identification of adverse drug events from EHRs

Using a deep-learning model, a University of Massachusetts Lowell research team was able to significantly improve the extraction of adverse drug events (ADEs) from electronic health records (EHRs).

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Nova Vision CEO: AI equalizes quality between rural, urban areas of China

Jim Wang, chief executive officer of healthcare conglomerate Nova Vision Group, believes AI will help even the quality of healthcare between rural and urban parts of China, according to a report by CNBC.

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AI-powered health clinics open in Phoenix-area stores

AI-powered medical clinics will now be offered to shoppers at several Phoenix-area grocery stores in an effort to provide better access to healthcare.