Tech & Innovation
Randomized Trial: Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery in Suboptimally Controlled Type 1 Diabetes
11 Oct, 2018 | 20:06h | UTCCommentaries: Enlarging the loop: closed-loop insulin delivery for type 1 diabetes – The Lancet (free) AND Hybrid Closed Loop System Aid for Tighter Glucose Control – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Report: The Future of Healthcare
5 Oct, 2018 | 02:39h | UTCThe future of healthcare – The Economist (free PDF)
Video: Understanding How Machine Learning Works
28 Sep, 2018 | 01:12h | UTCUnderstanding How Machine Learning Works – JAMA (free)
Study: Recovery of Walking after Complete Spinal Cord Injury
27 Sep, 2018 | 23:06h | UTCCommentaries: Technology and therapy help individuals with chronic spinal cord injuries take steps – University of Louisville (free) AND Epidural Stimulation Helps Patients Walk After Total Paralysis – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Paralyzed Patients Able to Walk Following Epidural Stimulation, Intense Rehab – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Study: Deep Learning Algorithm for Detection of Malignant Pulmonary Nodules on Chest Radiographs
27 Sep, 2018 | 23:04h | UTCDevelopment and Validation of Deep Learning–based Automatic Detection Algorithm for Malignant Pulmonary Nodules on Chest Radiographs – Radiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Deep learning algorithm detects malignant pulmonary nodules better than radiologists – Radiology Business (free)
Related Studies: Deep Learning for the Diagnosis of Fibrotic Lung Disease (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Can Artificial Intelligence Reliably Report Chest X-Rays? (free study and commentaries) AND Artificial Intelligence Can Determine Lung Cancer Type (link to abstract and commentaries)
Randomized Trial: Transcatheter Mitral-Valve Repair in Patients with Heart Failure
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:56h | UTCTranscatheter Mitral-Valve Repair in Patients with Heart Failure – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentary: COAPT: MitraClip Reduces Repeat Hospitalizations, Mortality in Functional MR Patients With Severe HF – TCTMD (free)
Related MITRA-FR trial: Percutaneous Repair or Medical Treatment for Secondary Mitral Regurgitation – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
“Physicians responded with shock and excitement to findings, but struggled to reconcile the results with the MITRA-FR trial.” (from TCTMD)
Perspective: Amazing Ways Artificial Intelligence is Used in Healthcare
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:33h | UTCAmazing ways artificial intelligence is used in healthcare – World Economic Forum (free)
CDC Report: Current Tobacco Smoking, Quit Attempts, and Knowledge About Harm in 28 Countries
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:24h | UTC
Study: Deep Learning for the Diagnosis of Fibrotic Lung Disease
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:49h | UTCDeep learning for classifying fibrotic lung disease on high-resolution computed tomography: a case-cohort study – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Audio: Deep learning and fibrotic lung disease (free)
Commentary: Machine Tops Humans in Fibrotic Lung Disease Classification – Medical Health News (free)
Study: Can Artificial Intelligence Reliably Report Chest X-Rays?
21 Sep, 2018 | 01:42h | UTCNews Release: Qure.ai’s qXR Algorithm can ID Abnormal Chest X-rays With Unprecedented Accuracy (free)
Commentary: AI algorithm IDs abnormal chest x-rays with 90% accuracy – Health Imaging (free) AND AI startup trains algorithm with 1.2M chest x-rays, confirms its accuracy – Radiology Business (free)
Study: Artificial Intelligence Can Determine Lung Cancer Type
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:47h | UTCClassification and mutation prediction from non–small cell lung cancer histopathology images using deep learning – Nature Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Artificial intelligence can determine lung cancer type – eCancer News (free) AND Google AI Tool Identifies a Tumor’s Mutations From An Image – WIRED (free)
Study: Telehealth for Promoting Safe Antibiotic Prescribing Practices in Remote Healthcare Settings
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:19h | UTCNews Release: Telehealth Proves Valuable for Promoting Safe Antibiotic Prescribing Practices in Remote Healthcare Settings – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (free)
Commentary: VA pilot study finds telehealth could aid stewardship – CIDRAP (free)
Study: Machine Learning Models in EHR Can Outperform Conventional Survival Models for Predicting Outcomes in CAD
6 Sep, 2018 | 03:02h | UTCCommentaries: AI beats doctors at predicting heart disease deaths – The Francis Crick Institute, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Novel AI algorithm beats cardiologists’ models in predicting heart disease mortality – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Perspective: New Questions About the $3B/year Robotic Surgery Business
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:21h | UTCNew questions about the $3B/year robotic surgery business – HealthNewsReview (free)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Global Health: How Can AI Contribute to Health in Resource-Poor Settings?
2 Sep, 2018 | 01:58h | UTC
Perspective: Embracing Technology to Save Primary Care
2 Sep, 2018 | 01:47h | UTCEmbracing Technology to Save Primary Care – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Perspective: Clinical Implications and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:36h | UTCClinical Implications and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Viewpoints: Deep Learning—A Technology With the Potential to Transform Health Care – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Deep Learning—A Technology With the Potential to Transform Health Care – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Randomized Trial: Telemedicine in Heart Failure Patients
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:04h | UTCEfficacy of telemedical interventional management in patients with heart failure (TIM-HF2): a randomised, controlled, parallel-group, unmasked trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Telemedicine in Heart Failure Patients (TIM-HF2) – American College of Cardiology (free) AND ESC: Telemonitoring of HF Cuts Admissions, Mortality MedPage Today (free registration required)
Study: Automated Deep-Neural-Network Surveillance of Cranial Images for Acute Neurologic Events
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:58h | UTCAutomated deep-neural-network surveillance of cranial images for acute neurologic events – Nature Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Artificial Intelligence Platform Screens for Acute Neurological Illnesses at Mount Sinai – Mount Sinai Health System, via NewsWise (free) AND AI diagnoses neurological diseases on CT in 1.2 seconds – Health Imaging (free) AND New AI system can screen for neurological illnesses in seconds – UPI (free)
Study: Clinically Applicable Deep Learning for Diagnosis and Referral in Retinal Disease
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:59h | UTCClinically applicable deep learning for diagnosis and referral in retinal disease – Nature Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Opening the ‘black box,’ Google DeepMind AI system diagnoses eye diseases and shows its work – STAT (free) AND Artificial intelligence tool ‘as good as experts’ at detecting eye problems – The Guardian (free)
Perspective: How Disruptive Innovation by Business and Technology Firms Could Improve Population Health
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:25h | UTCHow Disruptive Innovation by Business and Technology Firms Could Improve Population Health – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Review: Clinical Applications of Machine Learning in Cardiovascular Disease and its Relevance to Cardiac Imaging
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:21h | UTC
Perspective: Would Technology Enabled Remote Consulting Save Time and Add Value in Primary Care?
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:05h | UTC“Would remote consulting save time and add value in primary care? Rising multimorbidity makes the evaluation of potentially time saving technologies ever more necessary” (via @bmj_latest see Tweet)
Playing Doctor with Watson: Medical Applications Expose Current Limits of AI
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:06h | UTCPlaying Doctor with Watson: Medical Applications Expose Current Limits of AI – Spiegel (free) (via @EricTopol)
“IBM has big plans for how its Watson artificial intelligence software could change the medical industry. But a number of hospitals have ended their experiments with the platform, arguing that it doesn’t help diagnose or treat diseases.”
Randomized Trial: E-Counseling for Hypertension
20 Jul, 2018 | 03:07h | UTCCommentaries: Virtual counseling helps lower blood pressure – AHA News (free) AND E-counseling can lower blood pressure, heart disease risk – Medical News Today (free)