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Higher incarceration rates linked to increased cancer mortality rates
Higher incarceration rates are associated with increased county- and state-level cancer mortality rates, according to a study published online Sept. 17 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Oncology & Cancer
Considering race in colon cancer prediction algorithms reduces disparities, researchers find
Taking race into account when developing tools to predict a patient's risk of colorectal cancer leads to more accurate predictions when compared with race-blind algorithms, researchers find.
Sep 19, 2024
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A transparent AI approach helps provide a more tailored cardiovascular risk assessment
Risk calculators are used to evaluate disease risk for millions of patients, making their accuracy crucial. But when national models are adapted for local populations, they often deteriorate, losing accuracy and interpretability.
Sep 18, 2024
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Could your phone detect hepatic encephalopathy by listening to you read?
Research from the University of Michigan suggests that one day a phone app could be able to detect the development of hepatic encephalopathy in patients just by listening to them speak.
Sep 18, 2024
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Q&A: Global initiative seeks to standardize generative AI ethics assessments in health care
In just two months after its launch in 2022, ChatGPT garnered millions of global users, signaling a surge in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) uptake globally. Users from the health care sector recognize the potential ...
Sep 18, 2024
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Study shows State Innovation Models improve health data
First-of-its-kind research by Tarang Parekh, assistant professor of epidemiology, reviewed the State Innovation Models (SIM), a payment system introduced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 2013, which provides ...
Sep 18, 2024
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Digital health research can be positive for Indigenous people—but our study found it needs to follow these principles
Digital technologies are transforming health care for all Australians, and this includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Electronic health interventions (eHealth) can involve features such as telehealth, instant ...
Sep 18, 2024
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How Google Street View data might help to improve public health
Big data and artificial intelligence are transforming how we think about health, from detecting diseases and spotting patterns to predicting outcomes and speeding up response times.
Sep 17, 2024
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Language sentiment can predict future changes in depression symptoms, study finds
A person's choice of words can be predictive of worsening symptoms of major depressive disorder, a new Yale study finds. Using both human evaluators and the large language model ChatGPT, researchers demonstrated that written ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Intimate partner violence: Preserving patient privacy can save lives
Historically, South Carolina has had some of the highest rates of intimate partner violence, or IPV, in the U.S. IPV encompasses any physical or sexual violence, stalking and psychological aggression by a current or previous ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Fifth of family doctors using AI despite lack of guidance or clear work policies, UK survey suggests
A fifth of family doctors (GPs) seem to have readily incorporated AI into their clinical practice, despite a lack of any formal guidance or clear work policies on the use of these tools, suggest the findings of an online ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Risk of clots, stroke from incorrect blood thinner dosing reduced using online dashboard
Doctors and pharmacists treating people with blood thinners can reduce the rate of inappropriate dosing—as well as blood clots and strokes that can result from it—using an electronic patient management system, a study ...
Sep 17, 2024
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AI-based tissue staining can detect amyloid deposits without chemical stains or polarization microscopy
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have pioneered a groundbreaking approach in the imaging and detection of amyloid deposits in tissue samples. The innovative method leverages deep learning and ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Generative AI model study shows no racial or sex differences in opioid recommendations for treating pain
A study from Mass General Brigham researchers provides evidence that large language models (LLMs), used for generative artificial intelligence (AI), ChatGPT-4 and Google's Gemini, demonstrated no differences in suggested ...
Sep 16, 2024
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AI model can generate 3D brain MRI images while addressing data scarcity and privacy concerns
A novel artificial intelligence approach can generate 3D brain MRI images using semantic segmentation masks, offering a breakthrough in medical image synthesis and privacy protection.
Sep 16, 2024
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Much hyped AI products like ChatGPT can provide medics with 'harmful' advice, study says
The much-hyped AI products like ChatGPT may provide medical doctors and health care professionals with information that can aggravate patients' conditions and lead to serious health consequences, a study suggests.
Sep 16, 2024
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AI-based tool reduces risk of death in hospitalized patients, finds study
Can artificial intelligence (AI) help reduce deaths in hospital? An AI-based system was able to reduce risk of unexpected deaths by identifying hospitalized patients at high risk of deteriorating health, found new research ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Automated screening tool could help diagnose malnutrition in aged care homes
Malnutrition continues to be a widespread issue in Australian aged care homes, but Griffith University researchers are striving to address the problem through the use of an early diagnostic tool.
Sep 16, 2024
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Telemedicine improved doctors' quality of patient care during COVID, new research shows
We all remember when the COVID-19 lockdown in early 2020 upended the comfort of our daily routines. Businesses were forced to adapt to limited ways of engaging with customers, with varied levels of success.
Sep 16, 2024
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Digital health, precision medicine: Review urges integration
A new systematic review of pharmacogenomics clinical decision support systems used in clinical practice in OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology suggests that these e-health tools can help accelerate pharmacogenomics, precision/personalized ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Need medicine in hospital? Study finds how often IT flaws lead to the wrong drug or dose
Every time you are prescribed medicine in hospital, a computer will prompt your doctor about the appropriateness of the medicine and its dose.
Sep 14, 2024
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Using machine learning to uncover predictors of well-being
Irrespective of their personal, professional and social circumstances, different individuals can experience varying levels of life satisfaction, fulfillment and happiness. This general measure of life satisfaction, broadly ...
Machine learning could help reduce hospitalizations by nearly 30% during a pandemic, study finds
A new study sheds light on a promising approach using machine learning to more effectively allocate medical treatments during a pandemic or any time there's a shortage of therapeutics.
Sep 13, 2024
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Using AI, researchers find e-cigarette brands are skirting the rules about health warning labels on Instagram
Island breeze, blue lagoon, dew drop—these aren't the names of scented candles on display at your local home goods store. They're flavors of synthetic nicotine used in e-cigarettes, often advertised with neon-electric colors ...
Sep 13, 2024
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Ehrapy: A new open-source tool for analyzing complex health data
Led by Helmholtz Munich, scientists have developed an accessible software solution specifically designed for the analysis of complex medical health data. The open-source software called "ehrapy" enables researchers to structure ...
Sep 12, 2024
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