Tech & Innovation
A new surgical robot is smaller, nimbler, and cheaper, its maker claims. But will it be better for patients?
3 Oct, 2021 | 22:26h | UTC
Efficient and targeted COVID-19 border testing via reinforcement learning.
1 Oct, 2021 | 10:33h | UTCEfficient and targeted COVID-19 border testing via reinforcement learning – Nature
Editorial: Greece used AI to curb COVID: what other nations can learn – Nature
Commentary: An algorithm may have helped slow the spread of COVID-19 in Greece – University of Southern California
Commentary on Twitter
A @Nature paper describes Eva, a learning system that led to targeted SARS-CoV-2 testing of travellers arriving in Greece. It identified nearly twice as many asymptomatic, infected people than would be expected for random testing or entry restrictions. https://t.co/Xogj5l4KCS pic.twitter.com/VT5HcXN3ic
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) September 22, 2021
World Heart Day 2021: COVID-19, digital health, and tackling cardiovascular disease.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:20h | UTCWorld Heart Day 2021: COVID-19, digital health, and tackling cardiovascular disease – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) claims around 18.6 million lives every year. Could the rapid uptake of digital health during the pandemic transform the #CVD response?
On #WorldHeartDay🫀, a Comment from @fjpinto1960 and colleagues: https://t.co/4dF3I8MCEq pic.twitter.com/sQQg7kMbyC
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) September 29, 2021
AAN Position Statement: Use of social media in health care—opportunities, challenges, and ethical considerations.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:19h | UTC
Video: The tedious process of training computers to think about medicine, explained.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:12h | UTCWatch: The tedious process of training computers to think about medicine, explained – STAT
WHO releases new compendium of innovative health technologies for COVID-19 and other priority diseases.
23 Sep, 2021 | 10:03h | UTC
RCT: The addition of telemedicine to improve standard care for medically complex children was associated with improved clinical outcomes and reduced costs.
17 Sep, 2021 | 10:00h | UTCTelemedicine for Children With Medical Complexity: A Randomized Clinical Trial – Pediatrics
Systematic review finds there is insufficient evidence that AI breast cancer screening is accurate enough to replace human scrutiny.
10 Sep, 2021 | 05:12h | UTCOriginal study: Use of artificial intelligence for image analysis in breast cancer screening programmes: systematic review of test accuracy – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
A systematic review of #AI for mammography is very disappointing
"Thirty four (94%) of 36 AI systems evaluated in these studies were less accurate than a single radiologist, and all were less accurate than consensus of two or more radiologists"https://t.co/zqFTxojU9J @bmj_latest pic.twitter.com/wylwOsf4ua— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 2, 2021
Opinion | Liquid biopsy: misplaced faith in early cancer detection?
7 Sep, 2021 | 21:30h | UTCLiquid biopsy: misplaced faith in early cancer detection? – STAT
Commentary on Twitter
Opinion: "The real money isn’t in testing the relatively few people with advanced cancer, it’s in testing everyone else: those not known to have cancer." Screening liquid biopsies could become standard care before we know if they save lives https://t.co/1IAo5Kb0vm via @statnews
— Gideon Gil (@GideonGil) August 31, 2021
Drowning in the literature? These smart software tools can help.
3 Sep, 2021 | 10:09h | UTCDrowning in the literature? These smart software tools can help – Nature
#ESCCongress – Pilot study in Sweden showed drones delivered defibrillators faster than ambulances to patients with suspected cardiac arrest.
29 Aug, 2021 | 18:02h | UTCEditorial: Automated external defibrillator delivery by drones: are we ready for prime time?
News releases:
Drones delivered defibrillators to patients with suspected cardiac arrests – Karolinska Institutet
Commentary on Twitter
Just released: #drones are effective in successfully delivering #AEDs to patients with suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrest #OHCA, with a time benefit compared to emergency medical services https://t.co/D9XOI0Pep4 #EHJ #ESCcongress #ESCYoung @ehj_ed @rladeiraslopes pic.twitter.com/oRSMdQVqAC
— European Society of Cardiology Journals (@ESC_Journals) August 27, 2021
Why remote consultation with a doctor is difficult – and how it can be improved.
22 Aug, 2021 | 23:00h | UTCWhy remote consultation with a doctor is difficult – and how it can be improved – The Conversation
Original article: Planning and Evaluating Remote Consultation Services: A New Conceptual Framework Incorporating Complexity and Practical Ethics – Frontiers in Digital Health
Commentary on Twitter
My new piece for @ConversationUK on why setting up doctor-in-your-pocket video consultation services for the young and healthy is as easy as putting up a lemonade stall – but making remote consulting work for a wider demographic is much more challenging. https://t.co/SQZHozFTtg
— Trisha Greenhalgh (@trishgreenhalgh) August 20, 2021
A primer on deep learning and convolutional neural networks for clinicians.
19 Aug, 2021 | 08:35h | UTCA primer on deep learning and convolutional neural networks for clinicians – Insights into Imaging
Artificial intelligence projects in healthcare: 10 practical tips for success in a clinical environment.
12 Aug, 2021 | 08:44h | UTC
RCT: Computer-assisted individualized hemodynamic management reduces intraoperative hypotension in intermediate- and high-risk surgery – larger trials with patient-relevant outcomes are required.
11 Aug, 2021 | 08:25h | UTCVideo: Computer-assisted individualized hemodynamic management reduces intraoperative hypotension
Cancer care in the wake of a cyberattack: how to prepare and what to expect.
5 Aug, 2021 | 08:41h | UTCCancer Care in the Wake of a Cyberattack: How to Prepare and What to Expect – JCO Oncology Practice
Commentary on Twitter
The paper we wish we never had to write based upon our #cyberattack experience at the @UVMcancercenter.
Cancer care in the wake of a cyberattack: How to prepare and what to expect. @UVMMedCenter @UVMLarnerMed #medtwitterhttps://t.co/W3xGcuhZrs pic.twitter.com/cEHYUOt7yU
— Tim Plante, MD MHS (@tbplante) August 4, 2021
RCT: Text-message reminders can increase COVID-19 vaccinations.
4 Aug, 2021 | 09:12h | UTCBehavioral Nudges Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations – Nature
Commentaries:
Text-message ‘nudges’ can encourage holdouts to get COVID vaccination, study finds – UCLA
Text reminders boost vaccine appointments – Carnegie Mellon University
Commentary on Twitter
Sometimes the tools that actually work in public health are profoundly boring. Here, a text message reminder system is shown in a randomized trial to increase vaccine uptake. Years of HIV adherence research has shown the value of simple nudges like this.https://t.co/1ndpnQ6Ha6 https://t.co/Gltll8DTJ4
— Natalie E. Dean, PhD (@nataliexdean) August 3, 2021
Radiologists use structured CT reports to create database of metastatic cancer patterns.
4 Aug, 2021 | 08:51h | UTCOriginal study: Patterns of Metastatic Disease in Patients with Cancer Derived from Natural Language Processing of Structured CT Radiology Reports over a 10-year Period – Radiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Hundreds of AI tools have been built to catch covid. None of them helped.
3 Aug, 2021 | 08:57h | UTCHundreds of AI tools have been built to catch covid. None of them helped. – MIT Technology Review
Telehealth in Oncology: ASCO Standards and Practice Recommendations.
30 Jul, 2021 | 11:52h | UTCTelehealth in Oncology: ASCO Standards and Practice Recommendations – JCO Oncology Practice
Amazon and Google are finally tackling one of healthcare’s biggest problems: unstructured health data.
28 Jul, 2021 | 09:50h | UTC
RCT: Real time remote symptom monitoring during chemotherapy for cancer may reduce symptom burden and improve quality of life.
26 Jul, 2021 | 02:18h | UTCCommentaries:
Remote 24-hour monitoring shows sizable, positive effect on cancer patients – BMJ
Remote Monitoring System Reduces Chemotherapy Symptom Burden – HealthDay
eSMART trial adds support for remote symptom monitoring in people with cancer – medwire News
Related:
Study: Cancer patients benefit from using automated device to manage their symptoms
Study: Web-Based Symptom Monitoring Increases Overall Survival in Lung Cancer
Commentary on Twitter
👇🏼 Results from an RCT, conducted at multiple centres across Europe, showing the benefits of remote patient monitoring and highlighting the vital role it will play in services going forward – congratulations @roma_maguire @Lisa_McCann_ and colleagues https://t.co/8zWrykJEjS
— Katie McMillan (@KathrynMc91) July 22, 2021
Pediatric telehealth in the COVID-19 pandemic era and beyond.
7 Jul, 2021 | 08:56h | UTCPediatric Telehealth in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era and Beyond – Pediatrics
Deep learning in histopathology: the path to the clinic.
5 Jul, 2021 | 01:33h | UTCDeep learning in histopathology: the path to the clinic – Nature Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
What an outstanding new review of deep learning #AI for pathology, and what it will take to overcome the obstacles for clinical value @NatureMedicine https://t.co/frRbGExrsQ
by @DrJeroen @radboudumc @geertlitjens pic.twitter.com/lUo8a8YU7L— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 17, 2021
M-A: Decision-making authority during Tele-ICU care reduces mortality and length of stay.
5 Jul, 2021 | 01:18h | UTCDecision-Making Authority During Tele-ICU Care Reduces Mortality and Length of Stay—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)