Chronic Disease Prevention

Genetic Mutations Key to Precision Medicine, Cancer Prevention

by Erin McNemar, MPA

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

by Erin McNemar, MPA

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

by Erin McNemar, MPA

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

by Erin McNemar, MPA

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

by Erin McNemar, MPA

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

by Erin McNemar, MPA

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...

Predictive Analytic Method Creates COVID-19 Health Disparities

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Yale University researchers suggest that a standard measurement that uses predictive analytics to determine which COVID-19 patients have the best chances of survival could promote health disparities...

Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility Highlights Health Disparities

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Despite revised guidelines for lung cancer screening eligibility, health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities are persisting, according to the Radiological Society of North America. In 2014,...

Exploring Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Around the Globe

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making a dent in healthcare in the US and around the globe, helping leaders in Europe, South America, and Asia improve outcomes and cut costs, dissolving key pain points...

Predictive Analytics Flags Gynecologic Cancer Relapse in Patients

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Nagourney Cancer Institute researchers in collaboration with the Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, University of California, Irvine, and Todd Cancer Institute discovered metabolic signatures in...

Identifying Early COPD Risk Factors in Hispanic, Latinx Populations

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Brigham and Women’s researchers conducted a study to identify important risk factors for early chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among Hispanic and Latino populations in the United...

NIH Creates Study to Examine Long COVID-19, Population Health

by Erin McNemar, MPA

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded nearly $470 million to create a large national study population to support research on the long-term effects of COVID-19 and gain insight into population...

Age, Chronic Conditions, Comorbidities Impact COVID-19 in Children

by Erin McNemar, MPA

At Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a group of physicians has identified older age, chronic conditions, and comorbidities as risk factors for severe...

Blood Enzyme Activity Predicts Chronic Disease Progression

by Erin McNemar, MPA

SWOG Cancer Research Network researchers have discovered that blood enzyme activity levels could determine the chronic disease progression of breast cancer.  The study indicated that patients...

Neurodegenerative Disease Insights Can Advance Precision Medicine

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Rutgers researchers discovered some of the first molecular insights into how toxic proteins are regulated in neurodegenerative disease, potentially advancing precision medicine efforts. The most...

SDOH-Related Stress Can Lead to Increased Risk of Heart Disease

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Stress due to social determinants of health can increase an individual’s risk of heart disease, according to the American Heart Association. Studies have indicated that cumulative exposure to...

Using SDOH Data to Enhance Artificial Intelligence, Outcomes

by Erin McNemar, MPA

As providers search for ways to improve their methods of care, social determinants of health (SDOH) have become an increasingly popular area of research. These social factors, which impact...

Deep Learning Model for Mammograms Predicts Breast Cancer Risk

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Deep learning can distinguish between the mammograms of women who will later develop breast cancer and those who will not, according to new research out of the University of Hawaii. Researchers said...

Key Use Cases for Health Risk Assessments

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Understanding an individual’s risk of disease is critical to providing the best quality of care. With health risk assessments (HRAs), also known as health risk appraisals, providers can collect...

Artificial Intelligence Technology Advances Heart Imaging

by Erin McNemar, MPA

New artificial intelligence technology for heart imaging could allow doctors to examine a patient’s heart for scar tissue while eliminating the need for contrast injections typically required in...