Tech & Innovation
Young Doctors Struggle to Learn Robotic Surgery
12 Jan, 2018 | 16:45h | UTCYoung doctors struggle to learn robotic surgery and often practice in the shadows – STAT (free)
Systematic Review: mHealth Interventions for Maternal and Child Health
12 Jan, 2018 | 16:44h | UTC
Biotech Innovations: iPhone–Based Device Helps Treat River Blindness
12 Jan, 2018 | 16:41h | UTCiPhone–Based Device Helps Treat River Blindness – JAMA (free)
Research: Using Spatial and Temporal Mapping to Identify Nosocomial Disease Transmission
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:18h | UTCCommentaries: UCSF Uses EHR Data to Track Hospital-Acquired Infections – Healthcare Informatics (free) AND C. diff infection trail leads straight to a CT scanner – Health Imaging (free) AND How doctors are providing smarter care with electronic health records – MedicalXpress (free)
Telehealth: Can Home Health Visits Help Keep People Out Of The ER?
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:17h | UTCCan Home Health Visits Help Keep People Out Of The ER? – NPR (free)
Will Gathering Vast Troves of Information Really Lead To Better Health?
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:29h | UTCWill Gathering Vast Troves of Information Really Lead To Better Health? – NPR (free)
Review: Ethical Aspects of Brain Computer Interfaces
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:04h | UTCEthical aspects of brain computer interfaces: a scoping review – BMC Medical Ethics (free)
Commentary: Ethical questions raised by brain-computer interfaces – BMC Series Blog (free)
Blockchains and Health Care: Promising and Moving Quickly, Though no Silver Bullet
31 Dec, 2017 | 15:53h | UTCBlockchains and health care: promising and moving quickly, though no silver bullet – STAT (free) (via @EricTopol see Tweet)
Infographic: Date Night with the Electronic Health Record
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:38h | UTCInfographic: Date Night with the EHR – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Related Guideline: Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians (free)
Related Commentary: Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Clinicians Brace for AI to Transform Medicine
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:33h | UTCClinicians Brace for AI to Transform Medicine – MedPage Today (free registration required)
CRISPR-ing Humans in 2018
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:49h | UTC“CRISPR-ing humans in 2018: gearing up for many clinical trials X3” (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
– CRISPR in 2018: Coming to a Human Near You – MIT Technology Review (free)
– In 2018, We Will CRISPR Human Beings – GIZMODO (free)
– Human CRISPR Trials Will Happen in 2018. They’ll Look Like This – BigThink (free)
Related: Simple guide to CRISPR, one of the biggest science stories of the decade – VOX (free)
How Big Tech is Going After Your Health Care
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:05h | UTCHow Big Tech is Going After Your Health Care – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Research: Noninvasive Cardiac Radiation for Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:24h | UTCNoninvasive Cardiac Radiation for Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: A ‘Game Changer’ for Patients With Irregular Heart Rhythm – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“The use of stereotactic radiotherapy in five patients with refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT) showed a 99.9% reduction in VT burden”. (via @NEJM see Tweet with infographic)
Artificial Intelligence Promising for CA, Retinopathy Diagnoses
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:21h | UTCArtificial Intelligence Promising for CA, Retinopathy Diagnoses – Physician’s Weekly (free)
Original Article 1: Diagnostic Assessment of Deep Learning Algorithms for Detection of Lymph Node Metastases in Women With Breast Cancer – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentary: Findings Show Potential Use of Artificial Intelligence in Detecting Spread of Breast Cancer – The JAMA Network (free)
Original Article 2: Development and Validation of a Deep Learning System for Diabetic Retinopathy and Related Eye Diseases Using Retinal Images From Multiethnic Populations With Diabetes – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentary: Artificial Intelligence Detects Diabetic Retinopathy and Related Eye Diseases among Patients with Diabetes – The JAMA Network (free)
Opinion: Get Ready For A Tsunami Of ECGs
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:10h | UTCGet Ready For A Tsunami Of ECGs – Cardiobrief (free)
Related: Thoughts on the Apple Watch and Mobile ECG, by Dr John Mandrola (free) AND Overdiagnosis Only a Matter of Time With ECG Watches – Medscape (free registration required)
CAR T-Cell Therapies Drive Outcomes in Lymphoma, Myeloma
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:13h | UTCCAR T-Cell Therapies Drive Outcomes in Lymphoma, Myeloma: Treatments Hold Promise for People with Hard-to-Treat Blood Cancers – 2017 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting (free)
Related commentary: CAR T-Cell Therapy Makes Further Inroads in Lymphoma and Myeloma – ASCO Post (free)
Related Study: Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells in Refractory B-Cell Lymphomas – New England Journal of Medicine (free), Editorial: A Milestone for CAR T Cells (free) AND Visual Abstract (free)
Research: Hemophilia B Gene Therapy with a High-Specific-Activity Factor IX Variant
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:06h | UTCHemophilia B Gene Therapy with a High-Specific-Activity Factor IX Variant – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: Gene Therapy for Factor IX Deficiency (free)
Commentary: One-dose gene therapy produces clotting factor, safely stops bleeding in hemophilia B patients – MedicalXpress (free)
Research: Diagnostic Accuracy of Pediatric Teledermatology Using Parent-Submitted Photographs
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:13h | UTCDiagnostic Accuracy of Pediatric Teledermatology Using Parent-Submitted Photographs: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Dermatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Parent-Supplied Photos Allow Pediatric Dermatology Diagnoses without an Office Visit in Most Instances – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (free) AND Smartphone pics may be sharp enough for dermatology diagnosis – Reuters (free)
Big data often yields small returns. Here’s how to fix that
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:13h | UTCBig data often yields small returns. Here’s how to fix that – STAT (free)
ACC Health Policy Statement on Healthcare Transformation in the Era of Digital Health, Big Data, and Precision Health
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:38h | UTCNews Release: ACC’s Innovation Roadmap Provides Framework for Future of Care Delivery (free)
Summary with key points to remember: ACC Statement on Transforming Cardiovascular Care Through Innovation (free)
Research: AVATAR therapy for auditory verbal hallucinations in people with psychosis
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:29h | UTCCommentaries: Understanding AVATAR therapy: who, or what, is changing? – The Lancet Psychiatry (free) AND Avatars can help schizophrenia patients control threatening voices – Reuters (free) Avatar therapy ‘reduces power of schizophrenia voices’ – BBC (free)
How might artificial intelligence improve healthcare?
26 Nov, 2017 | 00:11h | UTCRichard Smith: How might artificial intelligence improve healthcare? – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Research: Detecting hip fractures with radiologist-level performance using deep neural networks
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:43h | UTCRelated: CheXNet: Radiologist-Level Pneumonia Detection on Chest X-Rays with Deep Learning – Stanford ML Group (free)
Research: Radiologist-Level Pneumonia Detection on Chest X-Rays with Deep Learning
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:56h | UTC“We develop an algorithm that can detect pneumonia from chest X-rays at a level exceeding practicing radiologists”
Research: Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke with a Mismatch between Deficit and Infarct
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:10h | UTCEditorial: A New DAWN for Imaging-Based Selection in the Treatment of Acute Stroke (free)
Commentaries: Landmark study may impact standard stroke treatment guidelines – MedicalXpress (free) AND Thrombectomy Works While Infarct Core is Small – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“DAWN data: Consider a “tissue window” rather than a “time window”” (from MedPage Today)