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AI-human task-sharing could cut mammography screening costs by up to 30%
The most effective way to harness the power of artificial intelligence when screening for breast cancer may be through collaboration with human radiologists—not by wholesale replacing them, says new research co-written ...
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Foot traffic can predict COVID-19 spread in New York City neighborhoods
A new study published in the journal PLOS Computational Biology reveals how foot traffic data from mobile devices can enhance neighborhood-level COVID-19 forecasts in New York City. The research, led by researchers at Columbia ...
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AI model improves delirium prediction, leading to better health outcomes for hospitalized patients
An artificial intelligence (AI) model improved outcomes in hospitalized patients by quadrupling the rate of detection and treatment of delirium. The model identifies patients at high risk for delirium and alerts a specially ...
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New algorithms can help GPs predict which of their patients have undiagnosed cancer
Two new advanced predictive algorithms use information about a person's health conditions and simple blood tests to accurately predict a patient's chances of having a currently undiagnosed cancer, including hard-to-diagnose ...
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New machine learning tool predicts a child's personal risk for cisplatin-induced hearing loss
The powerful chemotherapy drug cisplatin has been used since the late 1970s to treat a variety of cancers. It's highly effective against solid tumors and is often a core element of treatment for children with brain and spinal ...
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Real-time AI-driven decision support aids catheter ablation
An artificial intelligence (AI)-driven model can significantly improve procedural safety in cardiac electrophysiology with real-time decision support, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Heart Rhythm ...
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AI trained on de-identified patient data to predict health care needs in pilot study
Foresight, a generative AI model, learns to predict what happens next based on previous medical events. It's similar to models like ChatGPT, which predicts the next word in a sentence based on what it's seen previously from ...
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Researchers raise red flag about AI-generated fake images in biomedical research
The authors of an editorial published in the American Journal of Hematology, claim that "generative Artificial Intelligence can be exploited to produce fraudulent scientific images, either from scratch or by modifying existing ...
May 6, 2025
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AI therapy may help with mental health, but innovation should never outpace ethics
Mental health services around the world are stretched thinner than ever. Long wait times, barriers to accessing care and rising rates of depression and anxiety have made it harder for people to get timely help.
May 6, 2025
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Discovery uses gut bacteria and AI to diagnose a chronic pain syndrome
McGill University researchers, in collaboration with colleagues in Israel and Ireland, have developed AI technology that can detect patterns in gut bacteria to identify complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) with remarkable ...
May 6, 2025
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New review of performance measures for diabetes finds many measures inadequate
A review by the American College of Physicians (ACP) of performance measures for diabetes found that of the 14 performance measures relevant to internal medicine, only four meet ACP's rigorous standards for appropriate use, ...
May 6, 2025
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How analytics is driving decisions and outcomes in health care
What if data could help predict a patient's prognosis, streamline hospital operations, or optimize human resources in medicine? A book fresh off the shelves, "The Analytics Edge in Healthcare," shows that this is already ...
May 6, 2025
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Health assessment tool gauges body's biological age better than current methods
A novel health-assessment tool uses eight metrics derived from a person's physical exam and routine lab tests to characterize biological age. It may be able to predict a person's risk of disability and death better than current ...
May 5, 2025
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Findings support use of personalized medicine approach to treat soft tissue sarcomas
A recent study has demonstrated that a precision medicine approach improves treatment selection for patients with soft tissue sarcomas (STS) in a clinical setting. Published in npj Precision Oncology in March 2025, the research ...
May 5, 2025
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Addressing health care provider burnout through digital twin systems
Taylan Topcu is leading a team of Virginia Tech researchers using digital twins to help take better care of health care providers.
May 5, 2025
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Assessing systemic sclerosis with AI deep neural networks
Artificial intelligence (AI) is shaping the future of health care, offering new tools for earlier diagnosis of disease and more precise tracking of treatment outcomes. In a new Yale-led study, published in Arthritis Research ...
May 5, 2025
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US researchers seek to legitimize AI mental health care
Researchers at Dartmouth College believe artificial intelligence can deliver reliable psychotherapy, distinguishing their work from the unproven and sometimes dubious mental health apps flooding today's market.
May 4, 2025
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Ambient AI technology can reduce documentation burden for health care providers
Researchers at Sutter Health, led by Cheryl Stults, Ph.D., found that an innovative ambient artificial intelligence platform showed promising results in easing the burden of clinical documentation for health care providers. ...
May 2, 2025
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Estimated 7.2 million Americans 65 years and older have Alzheimer's dementia
An estimated 7.2 million Americans aged 65 years and older are living with Alzheimer's dementia, and almost all adults feel it is important to diagnose the disease in the early stages, according to a report published by the ...
May 2, 2025
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Researchers develop explainable AI toolkit to predict disease before symptoms appear
Researchers at the University of Utah's Department of Psychiatry and Huntsman Mental Health Institute have published a paper in Patterns introducing RiskPath, an open-source software toolkit that uses explainable artificial ...
May 2, 2025
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AI successfully identifies risk factors linked to more severe pain after knee replacement
A study using artificial intelligence to classify patient pain archetypes and identify risk for severe pain after knee replacement has earned a Best of Meeting award at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Regional ...
May 2, 2025
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AI uncovers hidden patterns in genes that shape disease vulnerability
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered protein models combined with genome sequencing technology could help scientists better diagnose and treat genetic diseases, according to new research from The Australian National University ...
May 1, 2025
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Making AI models more trustworthy for high-stakes contexts, like classifying diseases in medical images
The ambiguity in medical imaging can present major challenges for clinicians who are trying to identify disease. For instance, in a chest X-ray, pleural effusion, an abnormal buildup of fluid in the lungs, can look very much ...
May 1, 2025
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Roughly half of all women may need extra screening for breast cancer: Some struggle to access it
When Dr. Shoshana Hallowell, a breast surgeon with McLaren Health System in Lapeer, Michigan, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020. She knew it put all of her first-degree relatives at higher risk of developing the same ...
May 1, 2025
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AI chatbots can help pregnant women with opioid use disorder, study finds
For expectant mothers struggling with opioid use disorder, the stigma surrounding addiction can make it difficult to seek help.
May 1, 2025
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