Tech & Innovation
Position Paper: Teleconsultation in respiratory medicine.
24 Jun, 2022 | 11:11h | UTC
Computing for Audiology: Smartphone tympanometer for diagnosing middle ear disorders.
22 Jun, 2022 | 12:16h | UTCPerforming tympanometry using smartphones – Communications Medicine
News Release: Computing for Audiology: Smartphone tympanometer for diagnosing middle ear disorders – Bioengineering
Commentary on Twitter
A study in @CommsMedicine reports a smartphone attachment can be used to test the function of the middle ear and costs $28 for the materials, compared to traditional devices that can cost up to $5,000 to purchase. https://t.co/4zgBMdYFiY pic.twitter.com/SiTzoN0YVJ
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) June 16, 2022
RCT: Guided, internet based, cognitive behavioral therapy noninferior to individual face-to-face CBT for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.
21 Jun, 2022 | 11:06h | UTC
Artificial intelligence may detect autism speech patterns across different languages, study finds.
20 Jun, 2022 | 01:05h | UTCNews Release: AI detects autism speech patterns across different languages – Northwestern University
Original Study: Cross-linguistic patterns of speech prosodic differences in autism: A machine learning study – PLOS One
Systematic Review: Artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms for early detection of skin cancer in community and primary care settings.
10 Jun, 2022 | 10:28h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
NEW Review: '#ArtificialIntelligence and #MachineLearning algorithms for early detection of #skincancer in community and primary care settings: a systematic review'. @Cambridge_Uni @OUHospitals @UniMelb @UniofNottingham @QMUL_WIPH https://t.co/LQuzNbrKpn pic.twitter.com/v83GDEg2G4
— The Lancet Digital Health (@LancetDigitalH) May 26, 2022
RCT: Effect of electronic symptom monitoring on patient-reported outcomes among patients with metastatic cancer.
8 Jun, 2022 | 11:14h | UTCEffect of Electronic Symptom Monitoring on Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Patients With Metastatic Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related:
Digital remote monitoring plus usual care versus usual care in patients treated with oral anticancer agents: the randomized phase 3 CAPRI trial – Nature Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Key components of successful digital remote monitoring in oncology – Nature Medicine
#ASCO22 – RCT: Circulating tumor DNA analysis guiding adjuvant therapy in stage II colon cancer.
6 Jun, 2022 | 11:53h | UTCCirculating Tumor DNA Analysis Guiding Adjuvant Therapy in Stage II Colon Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: ctDNA Effectively Detects When Adjuvant Chemo Is Avoidable in Stage II Colon Cancers – Cancer Network
Commentary on Twitter
DYNAMIC: Among patients with stage II colon cancer, a ctDNA-guided management approach reduced the use of adjuvant chemotherapy without increasing the risk of recurrence. #ASCO22 https://t.co/xXjXyPXRC9 pic.twitter.com/gvHMnGWbyE
— NEJM (@NEJM) June 4, 2022
RCT: Computer-aided device improves adenoma detection in colonoscopy for screening and surveillance colonoscopy.
6 Jun, 2022 | 11:03h | UTCCommentary: Colonoscopy With a Computer-Aided Device Boosted Adenoma Detection — Use of the device led to a 27% increase in adenomas per colonoscopy versus standard procedure – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Prospective comparison of medical oncologists vs. a machine learning model to predict 3-month mortality in patients with metastatic solid tumors.
3 Jun, 2022 | 11:22h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
When the machines outperformed 74 oncologists for predicting outcomes in a prospective study of over 2,000 patients with advanced cancer #AIhttps://t.co/UmfjRhZak2 @JAMANetworkOpen pic.twitter.com/5zJSb0qv0g
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 31, 2022
Review: Critical appraisal of artificial intelligence-based prediction models for cardiovascular disease.
27 May, 2022 | 11:58h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
NEW PAPER
Open access: https://t.co/i18w72kDTe pic.twitter.com/wPH8jlmLwz— Maarten van Smeden (@MaartenvSmeden) May 26, 2022
Under a https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ license
Opinion | Immersion in innovation should be part of every health care professionals’ training.
24 May, 2022 | 07:48h | UTCImmersion in innovation should be part of every health care professionals’ training – STAT
12 plagues of AI in healthcare: a practical guide to current issues with using machine learning in a medical context.
23 May, 2022 | 01:21h | UTC
Review: Cardiac rhythm monitoring using wearables for clinical guidance before and after catheter ablation.
18 May, 2022 | 10:23h | UTC
RCT: Effect of robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion vs. open radical cystectomy on 90-day morbidity and mortality among patients with bladder cancer.
16 May, 2022 | 02:35h | UTCEditorial: Robotic Surgery for Bladder Cancer – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
In this trial, robot-assisted surgery vs open surgery for radical cystectomy among patients with #bladdercancer resulted in a statistically significantly greater number of days alive and out of the hospital. https://t.co/icPLiKH0Lf
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) May 15, 2022
2022 EULAR points to consider for remote care in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
16 May, 2022 | 02:11h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
2022 #EULAR points to consider for remote care in #rheumatic and #musculoskeletal diseaseshttps://t.co/oB0Fo0wzoM pic.twitter.com/LS95rSvCmh
— ARD & RMD Open (@ARD_BMJ) April 27, 2022
M-A: Electronic health interventions for patients with breast cancer.
16 May, 2022 | 01:16h | UTC
Systematic Review: Digital interventions for universal health promotion in children and adolescents.
11 May, 2022 | 10:43h | UTC
Artificial intelligence for screening of multiple retinal and optic nerve diseases.
9 May, 2022 | 01:18h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
This diagnostic study developed and prospectively validated a #DeepLearning algorithm to recognize multiple retinal diseases, with better accuracy vs retinal specialists, and may help to overcome the lack of ophthalmologists in underdeveloped areas. https://t.co/9fvwOTVV8N
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) May 3, 2022
M-A: Wearable cuffless blood pressure monitoring devices.
6 May, 2022 | 10:48h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Wearable cuffless blood pressure monitoring devices: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://t.co/UP2M81OuzB #EHJDigital @BruiningNico @rafavidalperez @pauldub67 @clara_chow pic.twitter.com/8ouQvSH8mQ
— European Society of Cardiology Journals (@ESC_Journals) May 4, 2022
Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) a pipe dream? Why legal issues present significant hurdles to ai autonomy.
6 May, 2022 | 10:32h | UTC
Mobile phone-based interventions for mental health: A systematic meta-review of 14 meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials.
6 May, 2022 | 10:25h | UTC
RCT: Digital remote monitoring plus usual care vs. usual care in patients treated with oral anticancer agents.
2 May, 2022 | 00:37h | UTCDigital remote monitoring plus usual care versus usual care in patients treated with oral anticancer agents: the randomized phase 3 CAPRI trial – Nature Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
A phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the impact of a digital nurse navigator-led system in patients receiving oral #cancer treatment shows that remote monitoring with a smartphone results in improved patient experience & optimizes resources @GustaveRoussy https://t.co/N8fEXb00r7
— Nature Medicine (@NatureMedicine) April 26, 2022
RCT: Efficiency of electronic health record assessment of patient-reported outcomes after cancer immunotherapy.
2 May, 2022 | 00:36h | UTCInvited Commentary: An Assistive Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Monitoring Intervention for Management of Immune-Related Toxic Effects—Moving Toward Efficiency and Scale – JAMA Network Open
Commentary on Twitter
This RCT aimed to compare the efficiency between ePRO and traditional follow up models in cancer immunotherapy among 278 patients from 28 hospitals, finding that an ePRO model can improve safety & QOL, and is less time consuming. https://t.co/KtpcNz0keb pic.twitter.com/EsmNyTkdfB
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 31, 2022
Systematic Review: The performance of wearable sensors in the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
25 Apr, 2022 | 00:55h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
A missed opportunity for Covid early detection and tracking, inexpensively, passively, at scalehttps://t.co/4cDxlps7AM systematic review of wearable sensors (smartwatch or fitness bands worn or owned by > 80 million Americans) @LancetDigitalH pic.twitter.com/sy1rArB5fE
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 22, 2022
Under a (CC BY 4.0) License
Big Tech in Healthcare: Here’s who wins and loses as Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft target niche sectors of healthcare.
20 Apr, 2022 | 09:59h | UTC