Chronic Disease Management

Precision Medicine Approach Resolves Severe Lung Disorder

by Jessica Kent

A precision medicine approach that targeted a genetic mutation helped clinicians resolve a severe lymphatic disorder in a patient, according to a study published in EMBO Molecular Medicine. The...

Big Data Initiative Will Advance Pediatric Cancer Precision Medicine

by Jessica Kent

The University of Chicago Pediatric Cancer Data Commons (PCDC) is participating in new collaborative effort to leverage big data to advance pediatric cancer precision medicine. The global initiative,...

Applying Artificial Intelligence to Chronic Disease Management

by Jessica Kent

When it comes to healthcare, it seems Americans spend more to receive less. An aging population, expensive pharmaceuticals, and administrative waste result in sky-high medical costs, while health outcomes remain poorer than those in other...

Machine Learning Could Improve Cardiovascular Disease Screening

by Jessica Kent

A machine learning model was able to detect different clusters of gut bacteria that could potentially identify individuals with existing cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published in...

Genetic Disease Risk Impacted by Entire Genome, Study Reveals

by Jessica Kent

In people with a single-gene variant that contributes to high genetic disease risk – specifically for heart disease, breast cancer, or colorectal cancer – the rest of the genome can alter...

Precision Medicine Approach Could Improve Heart Disease Treatment

by Jessica Kent

An international trial used genetic testing and precision medicine techniques to choose antiplatelet therapies for heart disease patients, lowering the chance of heart attack or stroke by 34 percent,...

Racial Disparities Persist in Heart Disease Deaths, Outcomes

by Jessica Kent

Heart failure and hypertensive heart disease deaths are increasing among black men and women despite advances in heart disease management, highlighting persistent racial disparities that should be...

Predictive Analytics Models Detect Alzheimer’s-Protecting Protein

by Jessica Kent

A team from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Emory University, and other collaborating institutions used predictive analytics models to discover a protein known as VGF, which protects the...

3 Ways Predictive Analytics is Advancing the Healthcare Industry

by Jessica Kent

As the healthcare industry has increasingly aimed to deliver proactive, quality care, predictive analytics models have emerged as viable tools for improving outcomes and cutting costs. From mapping...

Data Reveals Chronic Disease Burden Among Individuals with HIV

by Jessica Kent

The first collection of important data from the world’s largest study of cardiovascular disease prevention in people with HIV has revealed the significant chronic disease burden of this patient...

Researchers Discover Genetic Variants Linked to Type 2 Diabetes

by Jessica Kent

In the largest study of its kind, researchers discovered hundreds of novel genetic variants linked to type 2 diabetes, potentially improving care for millions living with this disease. A team from the...

Predictive Analytics Models Determine Diabetes Life Expectancy

by Jessica Kent

Building predictive models with patient data – such as history of comorbidities and medications – can determine the five- to ten-year life expectancy of older people with diabetes and help...

Machine Learning Tracks EHR Data to Predict Disease Risk

by Jessica Kent

A new sequential approach uses machine learning to connect patients’ EHR data, including medications and diagnoses, to quantify disease risk, according to a study published in Cell...

Chronic Disease Management Projects Leverage AI, Data Analytics

by Jessica Kent

Howard University College of Medicine’s 1867 Health Innovations Project and AARP Innovation Labs will leverage artificial intelligence and data analytics to boost chronic disease management in...

Machine Learning Powers CDS Tool for Diabetes Management

by Jessica Kent

A clinical decision support system that leverages machine learning techniques could help patients control their glucose levels and enhance type 1 diabetes management, according to a study published in...

Targeted Population Health Interventions Will Boost COVID-19 Outcomes

by Jessica Kent

The interaction of COVID-19 and existing chronic diseases – including diabetes, obesity, and hypertension – are associated with poorer outcomes from the virus, indicating that health...

Big Data Model Predicts Rise in Alcohol-Related Liver Disease

by Jessica Kent

A big data model projected that without any changes in alcohol consumption or interventions to address high-risk drinking, deaths from alcohol-related liver disease will rise significantly in the US,...

EHR Data Reveals Risk Factors for Poor Outcomes with COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

A team from NYU Langone Health analyzed EHR data and found that low levels of blood oxygen and markers of inflammation were strongly associated with poor outcomes among patients...

Using Social Determinants to Promote Health Equity During a Crisis

by Jessica Kent

Across the healthcare landscape, it is widely understood but rarely confessed that not all care is delivered equally.  In an ideal world – or just a fairer one – the medical industry would be able to seamlessly address an...

Researchers Identify New Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease, ALS

by Jessica Kent

Researchers at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have uncovered a new genetic risk...