Machine Learning

FDA Evaluations of Medical AI Devices Show Limitations

by Jessica Kent

To ensure medical AI devices are effective, reliable, and safe, FDA evaluations should include prospective studies and assessments in multiple clinical sites, according to a review published in...

Artificial Intelligence Enhances Preventive Care, Telehealth

by Jessica Kent

While preventive care and telehealth have long been critical elements of the healthcare industry, these services have become even more important in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers are...

Machine Learning Technique Reveals Cancer Genetic Insights

by Jessica Kent

Machine learning approaches could help detect mutational signatures in patients with cancer, revealing the genetic effects of the underlying contributors to the disease, a study published in eLife...

Machine Learning Catches Multiple Sclerosis-Related Gait Issues

by Jessica Kent

Machine learning could help providers monitor and predict multiple sclerosis disease progression in individual patients, according to a study published in Institute of Electrical and Electronics...

FDA Approves Machine Learning Tool for COVID-19 Screening

by Jessica Kent

The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first machine learning-based non-diagnostic screening tool to prevent the spread of COVID-19.   The Tiger Tech COVID Plus Monitor...

How Machine Learning Enables Clinical Forecasting, Visualization

by Jessica Kent

At first glance, mining clinical data to extract meaningful insights seems like a task well-suited for machine learning algorithms. The principal aim of advanced analytics tools is to evaluate multiple...

Machine Learning Technique Could Accelerate Drug Discovery

by Jessica Kent

A machine learning technique can quickly estimate the binding affinities between drug candidates and their targets, potentially accelerating drug discovery and protein engineering, a study published in...

Machine Learning Uses EHR Data to Predict Suicide Attempt Risk

by Jessica Kent

A machine learning tool can analyze EHR data to calculate suicide attempt risk and help providers know which patients to screen in nonpsychiatric clinical settings, a study published in JAMA Network...

Machine Learning Limited When Applied to Clinical Data Registries

by Jessica Kent

When applied to a clinical data registry, machine learning algorithms showed no significant improvement in predicting adverse outcomes after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), a study published in...

Machine Learning System Uses Smart Speakers to Monitor Heartbeat

by Jessica Kent

Using smart speakers and machine learning algorithms, researchers from University of Washington (UW) have developed a way to monitor both regular and irregular heartbeats without physical contact. In...

Exploring the Intersection of Genomic Data and AI in Healthcare

by Jessica Kent

Personalization is something most people have come to appreciate – if not expect – in everyday, consumer-driven experiences. From recommended movies and shows based on what you’ve watched, to playlists tailored to your...

Machine Learning Reveals Traits of High Mental Health Utilizers

by Jessica Kent

After applying machine learning to EHR data, researchers found that dropping out of high school, having schizophrenia, or being diagnosed with a co-occurring personality disorder increases the...

Machine Learning Shows Social Media Greatly Affects COVID-19 Beliefs

by Jessica Kent

Using machine learning, researchers found that people’s biases about COVID-19 and its treatments are exacerbated when they read tweets from other users, a study published in JMIR showed. The...

Machine Learning Detects Biomarkers of Autism Spectrum Disorder

by Jessica Kent

Machine learning tools analyzed hundreds of proteins and identified blood biomarkers that could speed the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study published in PLOS One. ASD...

Google Opens Office in MN to Enhance Mayo Clinic Partnership

by Jessica Kent

Google has announced its first office in Rochester, Minnesota, a new space that will help the tech giant deepen its long-term strategic partnership with Mayo Clinic. The two organizations launched...

Deep Learning Can Help Guide Lung Cancer Treatment Decisions

by Jessica Kent

A deep learning tool was able to accurately predict survival expectancy in patients with lung cancer, potentially leading to more informed care decisions by providers, according to a study published in...

Health Providers Partner to Create Big Data Analytics Platform

by Jessica Kent

Fourteen leading healthcare providers are partnering to form Truveta, a new company that will leverage big data analytics for enhanced care insights. Providers involved in the effort include...

Machine Learning Identifies Existing Drugs to Treat COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

Machine learning could help detect existing drugs that could help fight COVID-19, particularly in elderly populations, a study published in Nature Communications revealed. One of the many major...

Machine Learning Tool Predicts Mortality During Transfers of Care

by Hannah Nelson

Researchers at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have leveraged machine learning to develop a tool that predicts mortality for patients facing transfer between hospitals in order...

Machine Learning Model Shows Higher COVID-19 Cases Than Reported

by Jessica Kent

Since the pandemic began, experts have looked to daily counts of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in an effort to contain the virus. Now, a machine learning algorithm has revealed that...