Coronavirus

Predictive Analytics Tool Calculates COVID-19 Hospitalization Risk

by Jessica Kent

Cleveland Clinic researchers have built a predictive analytics model to better understand which patients with COVID-19 are at high risk of hospitalization from the virus. For more coronavirus updates,...

How Medical Imaging is Boosting COVID-19 Detection, Prevention

by Jessica Kent

With nearly every healthcare organization working to better manage and stop the spread of COVID-19, many have turned to medical imaging and imaging analytics tools to improve detection and prevention...

Researchers Use AI to Predict Severe COVID-19-Related Illness

by Jessica Kent

NIH is funding a project that will use artificial intelligence to identify children at risk of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), an illness believed to be a severe complication of...

NIH Launches AI, Medical Imaging Center to Combat COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

NIH has launched the Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center (MIDRC), which will utilize artificial intelligence and medical imaging to enhance COVID-19 detection and treatment. For more coronavirus...

COVID-19 Data Reveals Pediatric Racial and Ethnic Disparities

by Jessica Kent

An analysis of COVID-19 data showed that infection rates are higher among minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged children, indicating that racial and ethnic disparities persist even in pediatric...

Artificial Intelligence May Accelerate Heart Failure Diagnosis

by Jessica Kent

Artificial intelligence-enhanced electrocardiogram (ECG) may be able to accurately detect heart failure in patients being evaluated in the ER for shortness of breath, according to a study published in...

Leveraging Synthetic Data for COVID-19 Research, Collaboration

by Jessica Kent

While the spread of COVID-19 has presented healthcare with many challenges, the sheer amount of data generated by the pandemic has been one of the biggest tests the industry has faced so far. For more...

New Guide Helps Policymakers Use COVID-19 Data to Make Decisions

by Jessica Kent

Decision-makers should take several criteria into account when assessing the usefulness of COVID-19 data points, according to a new guide by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and...

Healthcare Data Sharing Connects the Dots for COVID-19 and Beyond

by Jessica Kent

When one considers the healthcare industry, it’s easy to picture the entire ecosystem existing as one massive, cohesive machine – a system seamlessly working to achieve the goals of quality care, lower costs, and improved...

HHS, VA, DOE Launch COVID-19 Big Data Analytics Collaborative

by Jessica Kent

The Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Veterans Affairs have announced a new big data analytics initiative to coordinate and share...

Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Pneumonia-Causing Bacteria

by Jessica Kent

Artificial intelligence can use information available in the emergency room to predict the kind of bacteria that is causing infection in patients with pneumonia, according to research presented at the...

Patient Safety, Data Privacy Key for Use of AI-Powered Chatbots

by Jessica Kent

Patient safety, data privacy, and health equity are key considerations for the use of chatbots powered by artificial intelligence in healthcare, according to a viewpoint piece published in JAMA. With...

How Precision Medicine, Genomics Research is Decoding COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

Since COVID-19 has entered and spread across the US, healthcare researchers have aimed to learn everything they can about the virus. For more coronavirus updates, visit our resource page, updated...

Predictive Analytics Model Examines Droplets to Map COVID-19 Spread

by Jessica Kent

A predictive analytics model showed that without masks, six feet of social distance may not be enough to keep one person’s respiratory droplets from reaching someone else, which could contribute...

Team Uncovers Genetic Variants that Impact COVID-19 Susceptibility

by Jessica Kent

Genetic variants may play a role in a person’s susceptibility to COVID-19, leading to a better understanding of which populations are most at risk of severe complications from the virus,...

Good Data, Targeted Action Needed to Reduce COVID-19 Disparities

by Jessica Kent

Quality data on race, ethnicity, and gender is needed to reduce disparities in confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths, according to a report from researchers at the Medical College of Georgia. For more...

How Geographic Data Supports Population Health During COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

Although COVID-19 has spread to communities around the world, as the pandemic wears on it’s clear that the virus has impacted some populations more than others. For more coronavirus updates,...

Precision Medicine Projects to Accelerate COVID-19 Treatment

by Jessica Kent

The San Antonio Partnership for Precision Therapeutics (SAPPT) has announced the funding of three projects that will accelerate treatments for COVID-19 using precision medicine principles. For more...

UCI Uses Campus Wi-Fi to Test COVID-19 Contact Tracing App

by Jessica Kent

The University of California, Irvine is seeking to leverage the campus’s Wi-Fi connectivity to deploy a COVID-19 contact tracing application, which could help reduce the spread of the virus. For...

Healthcare Looks to AI-Powered Chatbots to Ease COVID-19 Anxiety

by Jessica Kent

Artificial intelligence tools have played a pivotal role in the COVID-19 pandemic thus far, helping researchers and healthcare organizations identify hot spots, prepare for potential resource gaps, and...