Chronic Disease Management

Smartphone App Can Help Detect Genetic Risk for Heart Attacks

by Mark Melchionna

Researchers from Scripps Research Institute developed a new app called MyGeneRank that can predict the genetic risk for heart attacks along with information from 23andMe. The researchers detailed how...

Cedars-Sinai Launches Artificial Intelligence Division

by Mark Melchionna

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has created a new division called Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, with the intention of enhancing clinical care. Led by Sumeet Chugh, MD, an associate director of...

New AI Tool Helps Detect Hard-to-Diagnose Heart Disease

by Mark Melchionna

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool created by physician-scientists in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai was able to detect two types of heart disease that are typically hard to diagnose,...

Mayo Clinic Uses Genomic Sequencing, AI to Predict Treatment Response

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center researchers are validating the use of genomic sequencing and artificial intelligence to predict treatment response in patients with gastric cancer. “Gastric cancer is...

Community Health Systems Deploys AI to Improve Remote Patient Monitoring

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Community Health Systems and Cadence announced a partnership to improve remote patient monitoring for those with chronic conditions. By collecting and analyzing patient vitals, medical history, and...

AI Company Launches Remote Care Service for Chronic Conditions

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Biofourmis, a Boston-based company focused on artificial intelligence-driven virtual care and digital therapeutics, has launched Bioformis Care, a service that aims to deliver high-quality remote care...

Researchers Study Artificial Intelligence Tool to Detect Esophageal Cancer

by Erin McNemar, MPA

University of Colorado (CU) Cancer Center researchers are assessing whether an artificial intelligence-powered diagnostic platform can assist endoscopists in identifying esophageal cancer in patients...

Ohio Cancer Center Joins Precision Oncology Alliance

by Erin McNemar, MPA

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center –Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James) have joined Caris Life Science's Precision...

Data Analytics Points to Cardiovascular Risk After COVID-19

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Data analytics indicated that individuals who have had COVID-19 are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular complications, from the first month to a year after the infection, according to...

Health System to Employ AI, Analytics to Improve Mental Health Access

by Erin McNemar, MPA

UCHealth, based in Aurora, Colorado, is partnering with HealthRhythms, a digital mental health startup, to offer an artificial intelligence-based digital platform to millions of mental health...

UNC Researchers To Lead NIH Precision Nutrition Centers

by Erin McNemar, MPA

 The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill will play an important role in the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) new study on precision nutrition. UNC received two of 14 awards...

Industry Applauds as Biden Reboots Cancer Moonshot

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Almost six years to the day after the Cancer Moonshot Task Force met for the first time, President Joe Biden announced the reignition of the initiative, aiming to reduce the cancer death rate by 50...

NIH Researchers Develop Personalized Breast Cancer Therapy Approach

by Erin McNemar, MPA

National Cancer Institute researchers have revealed an experimental form of immunotherapy that uses a patient’s tumor-fighting immune cells to treat those with metastatic breast cancer, advancing...

Data Analysis Reveals Genes Linked to Rare Respiratory Disease

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to a large data analysis by the Indiana University School of Medicine, the rare respiratory disease called primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is more common than previously thought. The data...

How Can Artificial Intelligence Change Medical Imaging?  

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Increasingly, researchers are looking for ways to implement artificial intelligence into medical imaging. There are several different cases for why a patient might need medical imaging. Whether it’s for a cardiac event, fracture,...

Using Machine Learning For Personalized Breast Cancer Screenings 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning and Health studied the use of machine learning to...

Updated Diabetes Standards Target Improved Chronic Disease Management 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) announced new updates to the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management...

AI Imaging Techniques, Clinical Data Improve Predictive Models 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

With the assistance of artificial intelligence imaging techniques and clinical data, physicians can improve predictive models indicating a...

AI Detects Cancerous Lesions in Mammography Scans 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Duke University researchers have created an artificial intelligence platform to analyze potentially cancerous lesions in mammography scans and determine whether patients should...

Data Analysis Model to Help Reveal Potential Infertility Treatments 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

A data analysis model created by University of Minnesota researchers could identify potential treatments for women facing infertility issues.   Researchers examined data...