Machine Learning

Machine-Learning Tools Predict Post-Op Complications, Surgery Duration

by Shania Kennedy

New research shows that machine-learning (ML) tools can use perioperative data to accurately predict post-operative complications and surgery duration. Surgery and its potential complications create...

Biomedical Informatics, Data Science Program Wins $4M NIH Grant

by Shania Kennedy

Rice University’s National Library of Medicine Training Program (NLMTP) in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science has been awarded a $4.16 million grant to extend its program, which focuses on...

Machine Learning Models Predict Liver Cancer Treatment Response

by Shania Kennedy

A proof-of-concept study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology shows that machine learning (ML) models can predict tumor recurrence in patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma...

Wearable AI Sensor Supports Personalized Health Data Processing, Analysis

by Shania Kennedy

New research from the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) shows that a flexible, stretchable computing chip worn directly on the skin can collect and analyze...

AI Protein Design Software Trained to Generate Medicines, Vaccines

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers at Harvard and the University of Washington School of Medicine (UW Medicine) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) software that uses deep learning to design proteins with various...

ML Model Estimates Weekly Opioid Overdose Deaths Using Proxy Data

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers have developed a machine learning (ML) model capable of estimating national weekly opioid overdose mortality trends in near real-time using proxy data sources such as public health...

Machine-Learning Models May Accurately Predict Postpartum Hemorrhage Risk

by Shania Kennedy

A new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research shows that machine-learning (ML) models can effectively predict the risk of postpartum hemorrhage using data pulled from de-identified...

Mayo Clinic ML Can Predict Pancreatic Cancer Earlier Than Usual Methods

by Shania Kennedy

A Mayo Clinic-led study published in Gastroenterology shows that radiomics-based machine-learning (ML) models may help diagnose pancreatic cancer at an earlier, more treatable stage than standard...

$15M Collaboration Aims to Advance Cardiovascular Care with Analytics, AI

by Shania Kennedy

NewYork-Presbyterian, with physicians from its affiliated medical schools, Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia University VP&S), is...

Machine-Learning Models Can Predict Sepsis-Related Mortality

by Shania Kennedy

A new study published in BMC Medical Research Methodology highlights how researchers developed and trained machine-learning (ML) models that can accurately predict 30-day mortality in patients with...

Mayo Clinic ML Models Can Help Diagnose Hepatitis, Bacterial Infections

by Shania Kennedy

A study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings shows that machine-learning (ML) models can assist healthcare workers with differentiating between alcohol-associated hepatitis and acute cholangitis using...

Researchers Develop Simulated Medical Interviews to Train AI Models

by Shania Kennedy

A study published in Scientific Data earlier this month showcases how researchers developed a dataset of simulated medical conversations focused on respiratory conditions to support the development and...

Decentralized AI Connects Globally Distributed, Poor-Quality Medical Data

by Shania Kennedy

A new study published in Scientific Reports shows that a federated learning algorithm designed to train artificial intelligence (AI) on globally distributed, decentralized, and poor-quality medical...

Healthcare Orgs Report Improved Processes, Patient Experience with AWS

by Shania Kennedy

A new report from KLAS Research found that a majority of healthcare organizations reported better and faster processes, improved clinician and patient experience, and reduced costs while using Amazon...

Machine-Learning Platform Can Accurately Predict Surgical Complications

by Shania Kennedy

University of Florida (UF) researchers have developed a machine-learning (ML) platform, called MySurgeryRisk, that can predict surgical complications as accurately as clinicians. Surgery and potential...

New Collaboration to Leverage Engineering, AI to Improve Nursing Education

by Shania Kennedy

The Ohio State University Colleges of Nursing and Engineering are working together to launch a new project called ‘Disrupting Nursing Education with XR, AI and ML,’ which aims to better...

Machine Learning May Help Predict Opioid Overdoses in Medicaid Patients

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers have developed and validated a machine-learning (ML) model that can accurately predict opioid overdose risk in Medicaid beneficiaries in Pennsylvania and Arizona, indicating that the model...

Machine-Learning Clinical Decision Support Tool Improves UTI Treatment

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers have found that a machine learning-based clinical decision support system (CDSS) significantly impacted treatment success and antibiotic prescription behavior for urinary tract infections...

NY Cancer Center Develops Machine-Learning Sensor to Sniff Out Cancer

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have created a tool that can sniff for and identify cancer in blood samples using machine learning. Like the human nose, the tool uses...

AI Model Uses Free-Text Data to Accurately Classify COVID-19 Symptoms

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers have developed a prediction model that can convert coronavirus-related free text information from EMRs into symptom-based data. In a study published in JMIR Medical Informatics,...