Machine Learning

Machine Learning Tools Flag Predictors of Fetal Heart Rate Changes

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers have developed machine learning (ML) methods that can accurately identify predictors associated with fetal heart rate changes following neuraxial analgesia in healthy pregnant patients,...

Machine Learning Accurately Triages Respiratory Symptoms in Primary Care

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers have demonstrated that a machine learning (ML)-based clinical decision support tool can accurately triage patients with respiratory symptoms before they visit a primary care clinic, which...

Head-Worn Device Leverages ML, MEG, Distinguishes Between Hand Gestures

by Mark Melchionna

Research from the University of California San Diego described a head-worn wearable device that leverages machine learning and a noninvasive brain imaging technique called magnetoencephalography (MEG)...

Kaiser Permanente Launches Grant Program for AI, ML in Healthcare

by Shania Kennedy

The Permanente Medical Group launched the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research (KP-DOR) Augmented Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare Initiative (AIM-HI) Coordinating Center,...

Machine Learning-Aided Biomarker Analysis Predicts Parkinson’s Onset

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Boston University and Australia-based University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) developed a machine learning (ML) tool that predict Parkinson’s disease onset years before...

Johns Hopkins Machine Learning Tool Can Identify Tumor Cell Interactions

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Convergence Institute and the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a machine learning (ML) model capable of identifying molecular interactions among the...

Cedars-Sinai Launches Center for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education

by Shania Kennedy

The Cedars-Sinai Department of Computational Biomedicine established the Center for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education (CAIRE) this week to drive innovation in artificial intelligence (AI),...

ML Highlights Population Differences in Long COVID Risk, Symptoms

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine using machine learning (ML)-based analysis of electronic health record (EHR) data found that long COVID risk and symptoms present differently across diverse...

Can Machine Learning, Wearable Tech Help Treat Mental Health?

by Mark Melchionna

New research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York indicated that using Apple Watch data, such as heart rate variability and resting heart rate, could assist in training machine...

Machine Learning Helps Identify Pneumonia as Driver of COVID-19 Deaths

by Shania Kennedy

Northwestern University researchers found that secondary bacterial pneumonia was a major driver of COVID-19 deaths in critically ill patients following a machine learning (ML)-based analysis of medical...

MIT, Philips Expand Dataset for Health AI Development

by Shania Kennedy

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and health technology company Philips announced an expansion to their critical care dataset at HIMSS 2023 earlier this week, giving researchers access to...

Machine-Learning Technique Improves High Blood Pressure Treatment

by Mark Melchionna

Published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, a new UCLA study describes how a machine-learning technique known as “casual forest” could determine the hypertension patients that...

ML, NLP Identifies Digital Voice Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s

by Shania Kennedy

Artificial intelligence can help identify subtle changes in a patient’s voice and speech patterns, which may help clinicians diagnose cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease before...

Machine Learning Identifies Four Autism Subtypes

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers at Well Cornell Medicine have identified four subtypes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) linked to distinct molecular pathways in the brain using machine learning (ML).  The findings...

Artificial Intelligence Platform Deployment Aims to Enhance Surgical Care

by Mark Melchionna

Using KelaHealth’s Surgical Intelligence Platform, the Advocate Aurora Research Institute aims to combine the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to determine...

Machine-Learning Algorithm Enhances Stroke Diagnosis

by Mark Melchionna

Published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, findings from Florida International University’s College of Business (FIU Business) indicate that a new machine-learning (ML) algorithm...

Machine-Learning Model Predicts Risk of Pediatric Deterioration

by Sarai Rodriguez

Nationwide Children's Hospital developed and deployed a machine-learning (ML) model that uses the deterioration risk index to promptly predict hospitalized children at risk for pediatric...

Machine Learning Model Estimates Optimal Treatment Timing for Sepsis

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Ohio State University (OSU) have developed a machine learning (ML) model that can accurately estimate optimal treatment timing for sepsis cases and support clinical decision-making,...

ML Helps Stratify Adverse Outcome Risk in Older Cancer Patients

by Shania Kennedy

A study published last month in JAMA Network Open described a new machine learning (ML) tool that may assist clinicians in identifying older adults with advanced cancer who are at higher risk of...

FDA Releases AI/ML-Enabled Medical Device Modification Guidance

by Shania Kennedy

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new draft guidance last week proposing an approach to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)-enabled devices can be safely...