Tech & Innovation
Precision Medicine: the Promise vs. the Reality
29 Jun, 2017 | 15:36h | UTCPrecision Medicine: the Promise vs. the Reality – Michigan University Health Lab (free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
“Scientists find great potential in using genetic sequencing to help direct targeted cancer therapy, but practicing oncologists see some important limitations”.
Trial of Electrical Direct-Current Therapy versus Escitalopram for Depression
29 Jun, 2017 | 00:34h | UTCTrial of Electrical Direct-Current Therapy versus Escitalopram for Depression – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: A New Brain-Stimulation Treatment Disappoints – Physician’s First Watch (free)
“For depression, new transcranial direct current stimulation treatment is not as effective as escitalopram” (RT @JWatch see Tweet)
Needle-Free Flu Vaccine Patch Works as Well as a Shot
29 Jun, 2017 | 00:29h | UTCThe safety, immunogenicity, and acceptability of inactivated influenza vaccine delivered by microneedle patch (TIV-MNP 2015): a randomised, partly blinded, placebo-controlled, phase 1 trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Needle-Free Flu Vaccine Patch Works as Well as a Shot – NBC News (free) AND Microneedle Patch: Safe, Effective Flu Vaccination in First-in-Human Trial – Medscape (free registration required) AND Dissolvable patch offers radical pain-free alternative to flu injection, study finds – The Guardian (free) AND Skin patch may be the future of flu vaccines, study suggests – CNN (free text and video)
A Reality Check for IBM’s AI Ambitions
28 Jun, 2017 | 17:27h | UTCA Reality Check for IBM’s AI Ambitions – MIT Technology Review (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
“IBM overhyped its Watson machine-learning system, but the company still could have the best access to the kind of data needed to make medicine much smarter”.
How app culture is reviving the house call
25 Jun, 2017 | 13:44h | UTCDoctor on demand: How app culture is reviving the house call – The Washington Post (a few articles per month are free)
Five ways virtual reality is improving healthcare
21 Jun, 2017 | 19:13h | UTCFive ways virtual reality is improving healthcare – The Conversation (free)
“Virtual reality can help patients overcome pain, beat phobias and even improve memory” (RT @ConversationUK see Tweet)
Stanford Medicine launches health care trends report
21 Jun, 2017 | 15:11h | UTCHarnessing the Power of Data in Health – Stanford Medicine 2017 Health Trends Report (free PDF)
News release: Stanford Medicine launches health care trends report (free)
“Stanford Medicine launches report on health care trends” (RT @StanfordMed see Tweet)
A randomized trial of telemedicine efficacy and safety for nonacute headaches
16 Jun, 2017 | 01:00h | UTCA randomized trial of telemedicine efficacy and safety for nonacute headaches – Neurology (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
Commentary: For Headache, Telemedicine May Be as Effective as in-Person – American Academy of Neurology, via NewsWise (free)
Machine Learning Versus Standard Techniques for Updating Searches for Systematic Reviews
16 Jun, 2017 | 00:54h | UTCMachine Learning Versus Standard Techniques for Updating Searches for Systematic Reviews: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Artificial intelligence may help doctors keep up with new research – Reuters (free)
“Machine-learning fed by citations of a systematic saved a ton of time for updating it, didn’t miss important studies” (RT @hildabast see Tweet)
Hospitals Are Dramatically Overpaying for Their Technology
15 Jun, 2017 | 00:49h | UTCHospitals Are Dramatically Overpaying for Their Technology – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free)
“For years, hospitals have invested in sophisticated devices and IT systems that, on their own, can be awe-inspiring. Yet these technologies rarely share data, let alone leverage it to support better clinical care”.
6 Ways Drones Could Change Health Care
15 Jun, 2017 | 00:51h | UTC6 Ways Drones Could Change Health Care – Scientific American (free)
Time to Delivery of an Automated External Defibrillator Using a Drone for Simulated Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests
15 Jun, 2017 | 00:52h | UTCTime to Delivery of an Automated External Defibrillator Using a Drone for Simulated Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests vs Emergency Medical Services – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
The JAMA Network – For the Media: Can Use of a Drone Improve Response Times for Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests Compared to an Ambulance?(free)
Commentaries: Drones Can Get Defibrillators to Bystanders Faster Than EMS Can – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Defibrillator Drones Can Reach You Four Times Faster Than EMS – ECN (free)
In 18 simulated cases in Sweden, the drones could get automatic external defibrillators to the scene an average of 16 minutes faster than emergency medical services.
The End of Human Doctors – The Bleeding Edge of Medical AI Research
14 Jun, 2017 | 00:42h | UTCThe End of Human Doctors – The Bleeding Edge of Medical AI Research (Part 1) – By Luke Oakden-Rayner (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
Original article: Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Algorithm for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Retinal Fundus Photographs – JAMA (free)
See more on the impact of artificial intelligence in healthcare in our April 28th issue, see #1, and in our April 10th issue, see #8
The End of Human Doctors – The Bleeding Edge of Medical AI Research (Part 2) – By Luke Oakden-Rayner (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
Original article: Dermatologist-level classification of skin cancer with deep neural networks – Nature (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See more on the impact of artificial intelligence in healthcare in our April 28th issue, see #1, and in our April 10th issue, see #8
Things the Health Care Sector Must Do to Improve Cybersecurity
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:53h | UTCPerspective: Cyberattack on Britain’s National Health Service: A Wake-up Call for Modern Medicine – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Related: 11 Things the Health Care Sector Must Do to Improve Cybersecurity – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free) AND Eric D Perakslis: Cyber security modeled as infection prevention and control in the healthcare delivery setting – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND Healthcare Seen Highly Vulnerable to Cyberattack – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Small wearable devices may lead to big health care savings
8 Jun, 2017 | 15:46h | UTCSmall wearable devices may lead to big health care savings – STAT News (free)
Why health IT is such a tragedy
7 Jun, 2017 | 15:02h | UTCWhy health IT is such a tragedy – Suneel Dhand, MD via KevinMD.com (free)
Telemedicine Myths and the Truth Behind Them
4 Jun, 2017 | 18:47h | UTCTelemedicine Myths and the Truth Behind Them – Smart Vision Labs (free) (RT @eeckman see Tweet)
Cybercrime and healthcare
15 May, 2017 | 19:44h | UTCCybercrime and healthcare
The hackers holding hospitals to ransom – The BMJ (free) AND NHS cyber-attack: GPs and hospitals hit by ransomware – BBC News (free) AND Disruption from cyber-attack to last for days, says NHS Digital – as it happened – The Guardian (free) AND Worldwide ransomware attack hits NHS hospitals – video – The Guardian (free) AND British Patients Reel as Hospitals Race to Revive Computer Systems – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Hackers Hit Dozens of Countries Exploiting Stolen N.S.A. Tool – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Many hospitals were affected around the world.
Using AI to Detect Cancer
12 May, 2017 | 19:33h | UTCUsing AI to Detect Cancer, Not Just Cats – Wired (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
Related: Is AI a threat or benefit to health workers? – CMAJ News (free)
More on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare in our April 28Th issue (see #1) and in our April 10th issue (see #8)
Internet-Based Vestibular Rehabilitation for Older Adults With Chronic Dizziness
12 May, 2017 | 19:36h | UTCSee also: Balance retraining tool used in the study (free)
Commentaries: Online Rehabilitation Program Reduces Chronic Dizziness – Medscape (free registration required) AND Online Intervention Could Reduce Chronic Dizziness – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Here’s What Your Future Doctor Visits Could Look Like
3 May, 2017 | 17:22h | UTCInteresting read: Here’s What Your Future Doctor Visits Could Look Like – Fortune (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
According to this point of view “tomorrow’s office visit will increasingly take place everywhere but the office”, with a sharp increase in virtual visits and home visits, with doctors coming to patients.
Automated Identification of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Deep Learning
28 Apr, 2017 | 16:42h | UTCAutomated Identification of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Deep Learning – Ophthalmology (free)
Source: Artificial Intelligence Shows Potential to Fight Blindness – NewsWise (free)
Related article: Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Algorithm for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Retinal Fundus Photographs – JAMA (link to abstract -$ for full-text)
Another study showing an artificial intelligence-based algorithm can be used with high reliability to screen for diabetic retinopathy, with cases referred to an ophthalmologist for further evaluation and treatment.
See more about how doctors might be affected by artificial intelligence in our April 10 issue, see #8.
Physicians Split Time Evenly Between Seeing Patients And Desktop Medicine
21 Apr, 2017 | 15:18h | UTCElectronic Health Record Logs Indicate That Physicians Split Time Evenly Between Seeing Patients And Desktop Medicine – Health Affairs (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: By the Numbers: Docs’ Logged-On Time Increases – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related: Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians (free)
“Electronic health records systems now account for about half of the average doctor’s day”
Can machine-learning improve cardiovascular risk prediction using routine clinical data?
17 Apr, 2017 | 13:57h | UTCCan machine-learning improve cardiovascular risk prediction using routine clinical data? – PLOS One (free)
See also: Self-taught artificial intelligence beats doctors at predicting heart attacks – Science (free)
“When expert MD guidelines are outperformed by machine learning for heart risk prediction” (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
The hospital of tomorrow in 10 points
12 Apr, 2017 | 15:54h | UTCThe hospital of tomorrow in 10 points – Critical Care (free)
This is the first article in a new thematic series about the future of critical care (free)