Tech & Innovation
Looking Forward 25 years: The Future of Medicine
6 Jan, 2020 | 23:16h | UTCLooking forward 25 years: the future of medicine – Nature (free)
“To celebrate the end of our 25th anniversary year, we asked thought leaders and experts in the field to answer one question: What will shape the next 25 years of medical research?”
Study: Google Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Improves Accuracy of Breast Cancer Detection in Mammography
5 Jan, 2020 | 14:14h | UTCInternational evaluation of an AI system for breast cancer screening – Nature (free link via STAT)
Commentaries: AI shows promise for breast cancer screening – Nature (free) AND Google AI tool can pinpoint breast cancer better than clinicians, new study suggests – STAT (free) AND Artificial intelligence could help to spot breast cancer – Imperial College London (free) AND AI can now outperform doctors at detecting breast cancer. Here’s why it won’t replace them – Vox (free) AND A.I. Is Learning to Read Mammograms – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Study finds Google system could improve breast cancer detection – Reuters (free)
NAM Report – Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: The Hope, the Hype, the Promise, the Peril
5 Jan, 2020 | 14:10h | UTCRelated JAMA Viewpoint: Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: A Report From the National Academy of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: AI’s Future Potential Hinges on Consensus: NAM Report – Vanderbilt University Medical Center (free)
Study: Detection of Cutaneous Cancer on the Face Using Deep-learning Algorithm
9 Dec, 2019 | 01:19h | UTCKeratinocytic Skin Cancer Detection on the Face Using Region-Based Convolutional Neural Network – JAMA Dermatology (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Problems and Potentials of Automated Object Detection for Skin Cancer Recognition (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Robot vs Derms for Skin Cancer Dx: It’s a Toss-Up – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Should this man be smiling or does he unwittingly have skin #cancer by #AI?https://t.co/OAVwFlY8d0 @JAMADerm
1st: he's not a real man, but GAN -> fake
2nd: portends ability to use AI on from regular photos to diagnose skin cancers pic.twitter.com/D2amntkI4L— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) December 4, 2019
Study: Chest Radiograph Interpretation with Deep Learning Models
4 Dec, 2019 | 08:26h | UTCEditorial: Moving Artificial Intelligence from Feasible to Real: Time to Drill for Gas and Build Roads (free)
Commentary: AI improves chest X-ray interpretation – Radiology Society of North America (free)
Related Studies: Can Artificial Intelligence Reliably Report Chest X-Rays? (free) AND Deep Learning for Chest Radiograph Diagnosis (free) AND Automated Triaging of Adult Chest Radiographs with Deep Artificial Neural Networks (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Chest X-rays and deep learning #AI: 4 models, ~860,000 CXRs from 2 large datasets, parity for several diagnoses w/ 4 radiologists but gaps in accuracy (for both MDs and machines) for some features https://t.co/2OpG7KQ2VF @RSNA @radiology_rsna #RSNA19 @amajkowska et al @GoogleAI pic.twitter.com/jwCi8M1Xhj
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) December 3, 2019
Artificial Intelligence in Digital Pathology — New Tools for Diagnosis and Precision Oncology
1 Dec, 2019 | 22:03h | UTC
Viewpoint: Addressing Bias in Artificial Intelligence in Health Care
26 Nov, 2019 | 08:12h | UTCAddressing Bias in Artificial Intelligence in Health Care – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Addressing Bias in Artificial Intelligence in Health Care (free)
Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, and Clinical Practice: Can the Past Inform the Present?
26 Nov, 2019 | 08:10h | UTCMachine Learning, Predictive Analytics, and Clinical Practice: Can the Past Inform the Present? – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: How to Read Articles That Use Machine Learning: Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Evaluating Machine Learning Articles – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Telehealth in Cardiology: The Future is Today
26 Nov, 2019 | 07:32h | UTCTelehealth in Cardiology: The Future is Today – Cardiology Magazine, American College of Cardiology (free)
Paging Dr. Robot: Artificial Intelligence Moves into Care
26 Nov, 2019 | 07:31h | UTCPaging Dr. Robot: Artificial intelligence moves into care – Associated Press (free) (via @EricTopol)
[Abstract Only] Large-Scale Assessment of a Smartwatch to Identify Atrial Fibrillation
14 Nov, 2019 | 10:37h | UTCLarge-Scale Assessment of a Smartwatch to Identify Atrial Fibrillation – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: What Can We Learn From The Apple Heart Study? – Cardiobrief (free)
“…nearly half a million people were required to identify a few hundred people with AF. (It should further be noted that we have no idea whether the patients identified in this group will even benefit from their diagnosis, since they may differ in important ways from AF patients identified by traditional means.)” (from Cardiobrief)
[Not Published Yet] Artificial Intelligence Examining ECGs Predicts Irregular Heartbeat, Death Risk
13 Nov, 2019 | 10:40h | UTCRelated Study: Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Can Detect Patients with Atrial Fibrillation from a Sinus Rhythm ECG (link to abstract and commentaries)
How to Read Articles That Use Machine Learning: Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature
13 Nov, 2019 | 10:38h | UTCHow to Read Articles That Use Machine Learning: Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Evaluating Machine Learning Articles (free)
Deep Learning: A Review for the Radiation Oncologist
29 Oct, 2019 | 02:16h | UTCDeep Learning: A Review for the Radiation Oncologist – Frontiers in Oncology (free)
Study: Accuracy of an Artificial Intelligence Algorithm to Detect Melanoma in Images of Skin Lesions
29 Oct, 2019 | 02:13h | UTCCommentary: AI Algorithm Helps Determine Likelihood of Melanoma from Dermoscopic Images – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Related: Man vs. Machine: Diagnostic Performance of AI for Melanoma Recognition (free study and commentaries)
Machine Learning Approaches to Predict 6-Month Mortality Among Patients with Cancer
27 Oct, 2019 | 23:34h | UTCCommentary: Algorithm Identifies Cancer Patients in Need of Advance Care Planning Conversations – Penn Medicine (free)
Perspective: 12 Innovations That Will Change Health Care and Medicine in the 2020s
27 Oct, 2019 | 19:16h | UTC12 Innovations That Will Change Health Care and Medicine in the 2020s – TIME (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
"12 Innovations That Will Change Health Care and Medicine in the 2020s" https://t.co/qFa5lnUK7S
First, many of these will not happen. Science so much slower & > unpredictable than often portrayed.
Second, unclear whether some would even be beneficial.
Still, #GoScience!
— Timothy Caulfield (@CaulfieldTim) October 25, 2019
Systematic Review: Mobile Phone Text Messaging and App‐based Interventions for Smoking Cessation
24 Oct, 2019 | 08:36h | UTCMobile phone text messaging and app‐based interventions for smoking cessation – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Can programmes delivered by mobile phones help people to stop smoking? – Cochrane Library (free)
Advancing AI in Health Care: It’s All About Trust
24 Oct, 2019 | 07:58h | UTCAdvancing AI in health care: It’s all about trust – STAT (free)
Perspective: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Health Care Delivery
23 Oct, 2019 | 08:16h | UTCHow Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Health Care Delivery – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Study: A Deep Learning Algorithm Can Improve Radiology Residents’ Evaluation of Chest Radiographs
23 Oct, 2019 | 07:56h | UTCDeep Learning for Chest Radiograph Diagnosis in the Emergency Department – Radiology (free)
[Abstract Only] Super-precise New CRISPR Tool Could Tackle a Plethora of Genetic Diseases
22 Oct, 2019 | 08:03h | UTCSuper-precise new CRISPR tool could tackle a plethora of genetic diseases – Nature News (free)
Original Article: Search-and-replace genome editing without double-strand breaks or donor DNA – Nature (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See also: New CRISPR genome editing system offers a wide range of versatility in human cells – Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard (free) AND Prime editing: DNA tool could correct 89% of genetic defects – BBC (free) AND New CRISPR tool has the potential to correct almost all disease-causing DNA glitches, scientists report – STAT (free)
Related: Simple guide to CRISPR, one of the biggest science stories of the decade – VOX (free)
Review: Use of Mobile Health Interventions in Vulnerable Populations for Cardiovascular Disease Management
22 Oct, 2019 | 07:30h | UTC
Perspective: Rapid Expansion of Telehealth Comes with New Challenges
22 Oct, 2019 | 07:31h | UTCRapid expansion of telehealth comes with new challenges – STAT (free)
Study: Combination of an Artificial Intelligence Tool and Radiologists Improves Accuracy in the Identification of Breast Cancer
20 Oct, 2019 | 22:43h | UTCCombination of AI tool and radiologists identifies breast cancer with 90% accuracy – IEEE (free PDF)
Commentary: Combination of AI tool and radiologists identifies breast cancer with 90% accuracy – News Medical (free)