Health IT Analytics and Population Health News

Grant Promotes Chronic Disease Prevention in Latinx Populations

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Arizona State University was awarded $3.3 million to develop a community approach to improve the health of Latinx youth at risk for Type 2 diabetes and expand it to include entire families, a step...

SDOH Stress Creates Poor Breast Cancer Outcomes, Health Disparities

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According to a recent study, heightened allostatic load due to social determinants of health stressors are linked to a lower likelihood of completing chemotherapy and a lower overall survival rate for...

AI-Based Natural Language Processing Advances Precision Medicine

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To advance their precision medicine research, Washington University School of Medicine has adopted artificial intelligence-based natural language processing tools to assist in sorting their...

Health Disparities Emerge Around Cancer Screening Eligibility

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According to the results of a simulated pancreatic cancer clinical trial screening, Black patients were significantly more likely than White patients to be excluded from clinical trials due to a wide...

Artificial Intelligence Advances Breast Cancer Detection

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With artificial intelligence technology, medical professionals can quickly and accurately sort through breast MRIs in patients with dense breast tissue to eliminate those without cancer. Mammography...

COVID-19 Impact Highlights Racial and Health Disparities

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According to a study by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute of Health (NIH), COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Latinx...

Predictive Analytics Model Helps Determine Colon Cancer Risk

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Regenstrief Institute researchers created a new prediction model that determines an individual’s risk for colon cancer and precancerous polyps. The work was led by Thomas F. Imperiale, MD,...

SDOHs Tied To Poor Autoimmune Disease Outcomes Among Minorities

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According to a study by the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC), minority populations in the United States with autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis...

Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence Lower Hospital Infections

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread worldwide, hospitals are searching for ways to keep their patients safe from potential hospital-acquired infections. Different methods have included hygiene...

Managing Chronic Illnesses During COVID-19, Vaccine Impact

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Those managing chronic illnesses such as cancer have been heavily impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic due to their risk factors. While the vaccine supplies some relief, according to University of...

Unvaccinated Pregnant Women Face Population Health Impacts

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According to UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers, unvaccinated pregnant women are increasingly hospitalized due to COVID-19, impacting population health. The study, which analyzed more than...

Advancing Personalized Medicine For Ventricular Arrhythmias

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To better understand ventricular arrhythmias, Johns Hopkins University researchers are studying the use of whole-heart computational models. Whole-heart computational modeling can lead to personalized...

Predictive Analytics Detects COVID-19 Infection

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Using predictive analytics, a set of seven symptoms together can be used to maximize the detection of COVID-19 in a community. The paper was published in PLOS Medicine by Elliott of Imperial College...

Genetic Mutations Key to Precision Medicine, Cancer Prevention

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A recent study indicated that genetic mutations in blood cells caused by smoking and aging-related changed could be risk factors for a rare type of blood cancer that impacts immune cells. The findings...

Enhancing Cancer Diagnostic Tools with Deep Learning

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Beckham Institute Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory researchers applied deep learning to polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) to improve cancer diagnostic tools. OCT systems are...

Removing Race from Chronic Kidney Disease Diagnoses

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The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Task Force released a report outlining a new race-free approach to diagnosing chronic kidney disease. In the joint...

Improving Breast Cancer Imaging with Artificial Intelligence

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A study led by New York University (NYU) researchers created an artificial intelligence tool to improve the accuracy of breast cancer imaging. The computer program was trained to identify patterns...

Using Artificial Intelligence to Detect Anti-cancer Immunity

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UT Southwestern Medical Center and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers developed an artificial intelligence method to determine anti-cancer immunity. According to...

Identifying Disease with Natural Language Processing Technology

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A recent study by Kaiser Permanente demonstrated the value of natural language processing (NLP) technology with clinicians identifying more than 50,000 patients with aortic stenosis, a common heart...

Deep Learning Model Could Predict Outcomes for HCC Patients

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Cleveland Clinic researchers collaborated with Owkin to develop and validate a deep learning model to predict survival and outcomes for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients after liver...