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New AI could top experts in breast cancer detection

BY Jeff Rowe | January 03, 2020

According to the researchers, the study points to promising signs that the model could potentially increase the accuracy and efficiency of screening programs.

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Researchers tap AI to keep astronauts healthy in space

As astronauts embark on ever-longer space flights, they will need direct and continuous feedback on the quality of their muscles and bones. 

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AI study points to viability of new test for acute form of leukemia

BY Jeff Rowe | December 24, 2019

Although researchers have not yet developed a test for widespread use, they believe their approach works in principle and that the groundwork has been laid for developing such a test.

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How AI might change medicine in the very near future

BY Jeff Rowe | December 24, 2019

For decades, there has been a steady erosion of the practice of medicine, says one prominent stakeholder, but AI may provide at least one effective antidote.

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UK researchers search for signs of Alzheimer’s using AI eye scans

BY Jeff Rowe | December 20, 2019

Among other things, the project is being viewed as a model for linking disparate health data together in a useful way while respecting patients’ rights.

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Why bots are becoming the preferred ‘therapist’ for workplace stress

BY Jeff Rowe | December 20, 2019

As long as employers are able to ethically teach AI bots how to ask the right questions, says one stakeholder, we may finally see a greater reduction in workplace stress.

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Proceed with AI in healthcare, says national academy, but cautiously

BY Jeff Rowe | December 18, 2019

The best advice for AI developers, say the report’s authors, is to start with real problems in healthcare and explore the best solutions by engaging the relevant stakeholders.

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Insurance giant Cigna unveils AI tool to monitor medication adherence

BY Jeff Rowe | December 13, 2019

The new tool can alert doctors their patients may not be taking their prescribed drugs, but patients who follow their care plans could be spared needless trips to the hospital.

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Providers tapping AI to help create convenient nutrition programs

As providers shift from treating disease to trying to prevent disease, AI is making it easier for them to serve improved nutrition to their patients right in their offices and at the patients’ homes.