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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Could AI keep medical students away from radiology?

Medical students see AI technologies as a considerable threat to the future of radiology, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Radiology.

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AI improves radiologist accuracy, reduces false-positive findings

AI-powered software can help radiologists identify malignant lung cancers with improved accuracy, according to new research published in Radiology.

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Blast from the past: USB drives make impact on AI development

Working closely with AI has led researchers from one institution to embrace a familiar piece of technology that may surprise many of their peers: the USB drive.

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Microsoft, SRL Diagnostics use AI for cervical cancer screening

Microsoft and SRL Diagnostics have collaborated on a new AI-powered tool aimed at improving cervical cancer screening in India.

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How AI can help advance liver disease research

Gilead Sciences, a Foster City, California-based biopharmaceutical company, is scheduled to present new AI-powered research related to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) at The Liver Meeting 2019 in Boston.

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AI scans tissue slides for signs of esophageal cancer

Deep learning models can detect signs of Barrett's esophagus (BE) and esophageal cancer in high-resolution microscopy images, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open.

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Haven opens first healthcare plans

The healthcare joint venture between JPMorgan Chase, Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway is testing out its first health plan, Bloomberg reported.

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Deep learning could be a game-changer for interpreting cardiac MRI exams

Deep learning techniques have shown potential to change cardiac MRI forever, according to a new analysis published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. However, the authors wrote, it is also important to remember deep learning’s current limitations.