“This is a procedure that’s done once, and it keeps giving a benefit over time,” one researcher said. “This is going to prevent thousands of strokes.”

A novel AI-based model for clinical decision support has bested established machine-learning models at predicting how patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus will respond to various categories of therapeutic drugs.

“As much as 80% of a person’s health is determined by the social and economic conditions of their environment,” one specialist said. 

Walmart is advancing its healthcare capabilities with the acquisition of telehealth provider MeMD.

The new survey, organized by the American College of Cardiology, was completed by nearly 6,000 cardiologists from all over the world. 

Researchers have developed an AI system that can differentiate primary tumors from metastatic lookalikes on routine histology slides while also helping pinpoint the sites from which the cancer sprung.

The fear of exposure to COVID-19 coupled with the temporary shutdown of non-emergency health services put millions of people off routine healthcare screenings. Now, in the second year of the pandemic, a wave of cancer diagnoses is revealing a new crisis.

Researchers emphasized the importance of these findings, noting that hypertension can lead to significant cardiovascular complications.