Tech & Innovation
Machine learning: identification of intracranial hemorrhage on CT scans of the head
11 Apr, 2018 | 01:48h | UTCAdvanced machine learning in action: identification of intracranial hemorrhage on computed tomography scans of the head with clinical workflow integration – NPJ Digital Medicine (free) (via @EricTopol see Tweet)
Perspective: to combat physician burnout and improve care, fix the electronic health record
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:37h | UTCTo Combat Physician Burnout and Improve Care, Fix the Electronic Health Record – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free)
Related: Care-Centered Clinical Documentation in the Digital Environment: Solutions to Alleviate Burnout – National Academy of Medicine (free) AND Date Night with the EHR – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians (free)
Perspective: the struggle to build a massive ‘biobank’ of patient data
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:59h | UTCThe Struggle to Build a Massive ‘Biobank’ of Patient Data – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Perspective: take this app and call me in the morning
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:56h | UTCTake This App and Call Me in the Morning – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“A new category of prescription medical treatments, what executives call digital therapeutics, comes in the form of mobile apps”.
Meta-analysis: effects of telestroke on thrombolysis times and outcomes
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:25h | UTCEffects of Telestroke on Thrombolysis Times and Outcomes: A Meta-analysis – Prehospital Emergency Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Perspective: robots may have role in future of elder care
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:14h | UTCAging Japan: Robots may have role in future of elder care – Reuters (free)
Related: Japan faces its old age with robots and virtual reality – STAT (free)
Tele-Monitoring Can Reduce Medical Appointments For Low-Risk Pregnancies
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:39h | UTCTele-Monitoring Can Reduce Medical Appointments For Low-Risk Pregnancies – Kaiser Health News (free)
Related commentary: How Mayo Clinic Is Simplifying Prenatal Care for Low-Risk Patients – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free)
Related articles: Effectiveness of Telemonitoring in Obstetrics: Scoping Review – Journal of Medical Internet Research (free) AND Assessing the Effect of mHealth Interventions in Improving Maternal and Neonatal Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review – PLOS One (free)
Fast and accurate view classification of echocardiograms using deep learning
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:30h | UTCFast and accurate view classification of echocardiograms using deep learning – npj Digital Medicine (free)
Commentaries: AI is Quicker, More Effective Than Humans in Analyzing Heart Scans – University of California San Francisco (free) AND Study: AI faster, more accurate than humans at analyzing heart scans – UPI (free) AND AI model 98% accurate in ECG classification—outperforming cardiologists – Health Imaging (free)
Artificial Intelligence Is Infiltrating Medicine — But Is It Ethical?
22 Mar, 2018 | 23:53h | UTCArtificial Intelligence Is Infiltrating Medicine — But Is It Ethical? – Forbes (free)
From app store to drug store, digital health is redefining pharma’s pipeline
22 Mar, 2018 | 23:46h | UTCFrom app store to drug store, digital health is redefining pharma’s pipeline – STAT (free)
Viewpoint: Big Data and Machine Learning in Health Care
16 Mar, 2018 | 03:35h | UTCBig Data and Machine Learning in Health Care – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: AI diagnostics need attention
16 Mar, 2018 | 03:31h | UTCEditorial: AI diagnostics need attention – Nature (free) (via @RasoiniR see Tweet)
Grader Variability and the Importance of Reference Standards for Evaluating Machine Learning Models for Diabetic Retinopathy
16 Mar, 2018 | 03:30h | UTCGrader Variability and the Importance of Reference Standards for Evaluating Machine Learning Models for Diabetic Retinopathy – Ophthalmology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Google’s AI program: Building better algorithms for detecting eye disease – ScienceDaily (free)
Like It Or Not, Personal Health Technology Is Getting Smarter
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:08h | UTCLike It Or Not, Personal Health Technology Is Getting Smarter – NPR (free)
“Nice article about wearables related issues, such as medicalization of the healthy, privacy loss, low adherence, uncertain reliability of measurements and uncertain health benefits”. (via @RasoiniR see Tweet)
AI researchers embrace Bitcoin technology to share medical data
16 Mar, 2018 | 01:39h | UTCAI researchers embrace Bitcoin technology to share medical data – Nature News (free)
Why Apple, Amazon, and Google are making big health care moves
8 Mar, 2018 | 21:37h | UTCWhy Apple, Amazon, and Google are making big health care moves – VOX (free)
Meta-Analysis: Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery versus conventional laparoscopic surgery
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:23h | UTC“Despite higher operative cost, robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery does not result in statistically better treatment outcomes, with the exception of lower estimated blood loss. Operative time and total complication rate are significantly more favorable with conventional laparoscopic surgery”.
Research: Prediction of cardiovascular risk factors from retinal fundus photographs via deep learning
2 Mar, 2018 | 00:56h | UTCPrediction of cardiovascular risk factors from retinal fundus photographs via deep learning – Nature Biomedical Engineering (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (via @EricTopol see Very interesting Tweet)
Commentaries: Assessing Cardiovascular Risk Factors with Computer Vision – Google Research Blog (free) AND Google’s new AI algorithm predicts heart disease by looking at your eyes – TheVerge (free) AND Combination of AI, eye images could predict cardiovascular disease – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND It’s All in the Eyes: Google AI Calculates Cardiovascular Risk From Retinal Images – Medium (free)
Big pharma, big data: why drugmakers want your health records
1 Mar, 2018 | 22:08h | UTCBig pharma, big data: why drugmakers want your health records – Reuters (free)
Identifying Medical Diagnoses and Treatable Diseases by Image-Based Deep Learning
27 Feb, 2018 | 17:20h | UTCIdentifying Medical Diagnoses and Treatable Diseases by Image-Based Deep Learning – Cell (free)
Commentary: Artificial intelligence quickly and accurately diagnoses eye diseases and pneumonia – University of California, via ScienceDaily (free)
Deep Learning for Biology
27 Feb, 2018 | 17:11h | UTCDeep learning for biology – Nature (free)
“A popular artificial-intelligence method provides a powerful tool for surveying and classifying biological data. But for the uninitiated, the technology poses significant difficulties”.
Wanted: a WhatsApp alternative for clinicians
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:17h | UTCTechnology: Wanted: a WhatsApp alternative for clinicians – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Clinical Analytics Aid Payers, Providers with Value-Based Care
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:51h | UTCClinical Analytics Aid Payers, Providers with Value-Based Care – HealthITAnalytics (free)
Research: Telemedicine in the Management of Type 1 Diabetes
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:43h | UTCTelemedicine in the Management of Type 1 Diabetes – Preventing Chronic Disease (free)
Commentary: Telemedicine program saves time, money in managing type 1 diabetes – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Review: The role of robotics in colorectal surgery
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:27h | UTCState of The Art Review: The role of robotics in colorectal surgery – The BMJ (free for a limited period)