Health Informatics

Cardiovascular diseases cause one death every 33 seconds in America. Diagnosing these conditions, which account for approximately 20% of all deaths annually, can be difficult because the overlaying and natural fluorescence of cardiac tissue complicate diagnostic images.... Read more

Research shows that chronic social isolation can be as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and perhaps no group is more at risk than the elderly. In response to this health crisis, Kennesaw State University researchers are developing an AI-powered tool to help older adults match and reconnect with... Read more

Medical professionals have been using artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline diagnoses for decades, using what are called diagnostic decision support systems (DDSSs). Computer scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) first developed MGH's own DDSS called DXplain in 1984, which relies on thousands of disease profiles, clinical findings, and data points... Read more

A "fine-tuned" artificial intelligence (AI) tool shows promise for objective evaluation of patients with facial palsy, reports an experimental study in the June issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.... Read more

Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas' Center for Vital Longevity (CVL) have released the full dataset from a decade-long project designed to track brain and cognitive health as people age and distinguish neurologically healthy paths from those indicating a likelihood of decline.... Read more

Investigators in the Yale Department of Psychiatry demonstrated that females and males report different information regarding the family history of Alzheimer's disease. In particular, the scientists observed that socioeconomic factors and cognitive abilities contribute to altering the assessment of family history of Alzheimer's disease in large-scale studies.... Read more

Flu shots save lives across the United States every year. These vaccines are good at protecting the population from severe influenza infections, but not every person gets the same level of protection.... Read more

The Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology divisions at MUSC have joined forces to create and test an algorithm for treating children with sickle cell disease who present to the Emergency Department (ED) with a fever.... Read more

Digital tools such as apps, sensors, and AI-based solutions have become increasingly common in research on lifestyle interventions and self-management for chronic conditions like cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. However, despite encouraging outcomes, few of these tools are actually implemented in everyday health care.... Read more

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a machine learning tool that can help doctors manage blood sugar levels in patients recovering from heart surgery, a critical but often difficult task in the intensive care unit (ICU). The findings appear in npj Digital Medicine.... Read more

A newly developed scoring system could enhance risk prediction and guide treatment decisions for colorectal cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.... Read more

Thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), more women might soon benefit from targeted breast cancer treatment, a new study says.... Read more

A study by researchers from The University of Manchester and Cambridge into attitudes to the use of AI in general practice has revealed that patients and staff broadly welcomed it, as long as it is used as a complement to the clinical expertise of doctors during online consultations.... Read more

The role of AI in medical decision-making elicits different reactions in people when compared with human doctors. A new study investigated the situations where the acceptance differs and why with stories that described medical cases.... Read more

Pharmacogenomics studies how individuals respond to drugs based on their genetic code. Using that knowledge to guide prescribing in routine care could lead to better outcomes for patients and save money for health systems.... Read more