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Gastroenterology

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.

Health informatics

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 ...

Medical economics

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 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

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 ...

Health informatics

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 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

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 ...

Health informatics

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 ...

Oncology & Cancer

Deep learning approach enhances HER2 scoring in breast cancer

The human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is a critical protein in the growth of cancer cells, and its expression level is a vital indicator of breast cancer aggressiveness. Traditionally, HER2 status is assessed ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders

Machine learning helps define new subtypes of Parkinson's disease

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have used machine learning to define three subtypes of Parkinson's disease based on the pace at which the disease progresses. In addition to having the potential to become an important ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Should AI be used in psychological research?

Mohammad Atari and colleagues explore the promise and peril of using large language models (LLMs) in psychological research, beginning by urging researchers to also ask themselves whether and why they should use LLMs—not ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Beyond algorithms: The role of human empathy in AI-enhanced therapy

A new study by researchers from the Psychology Department at the Hebrew University published in JMIR Mental Health has made significant strides in understanding the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in mental health therapy. ...

Ophthalmology

AI assistant shows great promise in cataract care pathway

A new study has found that an artificial intelligence (AI) conversational agent enhances patient care after cataract surgery. The AI-powered automated voice system, called Dora, is able to call patients to ask them questions, ...

Neuroscience

How AI might help in diagnosing mild concussions

Whether it's from a sports injury, whiplash, or a bump to the head, many patients with mild concussion don't even realize their minor injury can, if untreated, cause lifelong severe health issues. Even if a patient goes to ...

Health informatics

Researchers develop GPT-4-based simulator for biomedical research

The artificial intelligence (AI) model GPT-4, known from its application in ChatGPT, shows impressive capabilities in biomedical research and can be used in many ways for simulations. A simulator developed at MedUni Vienna ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Chatbots show potential to bridge gaps in mental health services

Psychologists reviewed 31 studies published between 2017 and 2023 which examined the use of chatbots as mental health interventions. The evidence shows that these artificial intelligence tools are generally well-received ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers hone ChatGPT, creating AI tools for digital pathology

Scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Weill Cornell Medicine have developed and tested new artificial intelligence tools tailored to digital pathology—a relatively new field that uses high-resolution digital ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

AI model can predict continuous renal replacement therapy survival

A UCLA-led team has developed a machine-learning model that can predict with a high degree of accuracy the short-term survival of dialysis patients on continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). The study is published in ...