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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AI powers early warning system for inpatients at risk of dying unexpectedly

It’s not unusual for hospitalized patients to take a sudden turn for the worse. A continuous inspection of electronic medical records by machine-learning algorithms can warn of impending trouble in real time, giving physicians a chance to proactively intervene.

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Deep learning auto-triages pediatric ER patients

Using a dataset of records from nearly 3 million pediatric patients, South Korean researchers have developed and validated a deep-learning algorithm that can tell emergency doctors which children will need to be admitted to critical-care units.

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Machine learning can flag violent patients before they strike

Hospital inpatients who are likely to turn violent can be identified by algorithmic analysis of routine clinical notes stored in electronic health records, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open July 3.

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AI informs personalized radiation therapy for cancer patients

AI can help inform the personalized dose of radiation to treat cancer patients, with the technology using information from medical scans and EHRs, according to researchers from Cleveland Clinic.

 

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Virtual gadolinium may give the real thing a run for its money

Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) can often bring out the best in MRI, but they’re controversial and thus increasingly avoided. A pilot study in Germany shows how an algorithm might substitute for an injection to track tumors of the brain and spinal cord (aka gliomas).

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Well-funded AI startup cooking up 5 health & nutrition products

An Irish AI startup whose investors have already raised $65 million is pledging to deliver a breakthrough natural food additive by the end of this year and four more by 2021.

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Technologies combine to detect, localize and visualize pain signals in the brain

Aided by augmented reality, AI and portable neuroimaging technology, physicians may soon be able to tease out images of patients’ brains—right there in the doctor’s office—to see how much pain each patient is suffering.

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Want to see AI help cure the world? Convince more people to share their health data

Healthcare AI isn’t yet good enough to reliably deliver on its promises where it stands to make the biggest difference—and it doesn’t have enough high-quality data to get there anytime soon.