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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Humana hits savings, care goals in ongoing shift to value-based care

In the shift toward value-based care, at least one health insurer is making good on its goals to convert its contracts, according to the fifth annual value-based care report by Humana.

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Google Health absorbs DeepMind

The team behind DeepMind’s Streams mobile app and AI medical research ventures is being absorbed by Google, according to a report by CNBC.

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AI causing anxiety for some medical students

Though AI is believed to be a game changer in medicine, Canadian medical students interested in radiology still aren’t sure if it will have a positive impact.

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AI and big data research projects receive $5M to understand Alzheimer's disease

The National Institute on Aging has awarded a total of $5 million for two projects that will use AI and big data to better understand Alzheimer’s disease and other memory loss diseases.

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AI system designed to treat sepsis patients earlier

Massachusetts researchers have developed a predictive model designed to help physicians know when to administer critical drugs to sepsis patients before the condition turns deadly.

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Amazon expands list of HIPAA eligible AI services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is adding to its list of HIPAA eligible machine-learning services.

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Harvard Medical School receives $200M gift

The Blavatnik Family Foundation has pledged $200 million to Harvard Medical School, the university announced last week.

Digital health platform monitors patients with machine learning

A UK-based technology company has created a new digital health platform that uses machine learning to help predict a user’s health conditions.