The (Sober) State of Artificial Intelligence in the Fight Against COVID-19
If you ask us at The Medical Futurist about the importance of artificial intelligence in healthcare, we will have a lot to talk about. We’ve seen how it could solve alarm fatigue in hospitals. We’ve analyzed the unusual associations the technology discovered in medicine. We believe it will usher the real era of the Art of Medicine. Dr. Meskó even embarked on a journey to better understand the language of A.I.
So of course, with the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to explore the contribution of A.I. in this public health crisis. We came across promising endeavours involving such algorithms from mining for insights through...
Source: The Medical Futurist - April 14, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Prans Tags: Artificial Intelligence Future of Medicine digital health coronavirus covid covid19 Source Type: blogs
Inscrutable Genes
" In most cases, the molecular consequences of disease, or trait-associated variants for human physiology, are not understood. " from: Manolio TA, Collins FS, Cox NJ, Goldstein DB, Hindorff LA, Hunter DJ, et al. Finding the missing heritability of complex diseases. Nature 2009;461:747 –53. The 1960s was a wonderful decade for the field of molecular genetics. Hundreds of inherited metabolic diseases were being studied. Most of these diseases could be characterized by a simple inherited mutation in a disease-causing gene. Back then, we thought we understood genetic diseases. Here ’s how it all might have worked, if life ...
Source: Specified Life - February 15, 2018 Category: Information Technology Tags: genetic heterogeneity genetics multi-step pathogenesis precision medicine Source Type: blogs
Narrative Matters: On Our Reading List
Editor’s note: “Narrative Matters: On Our Reading List” is a monthly roundup where we share some of the most compelling health care narratives driving the news and conversation in recent weeks.
Cut Off From Ambulance Rides
In December 2014, Medicare began a pilot program in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and South Carolina to require prior authorization for “repetitive, scheduled, nonemergency” ambulance rides — enforcing a long-standing Medicare policy under which beneficiaries needed to require a stretcher before Medicare would pay for the nonemergency rides. But the policy crack-down left Charles Prozzillo, ...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - February 29, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Jessica Bylander Tags: Equity and Disparities Featured Medicare Narrative Matters Quality big data On Our Reading List Source Type: blogs
Using Epigenetic Measures of Age to Determine that Cellular Aging is Distinct From Cellular Senescence
One of the research groups involved in developing biomarkers of aging based on characteristic epigenetic changes published a most interesting paper earlier this month, linked below, in which they use their tools to investigate cellular senescence and cell aging. Biomarkers to measure biological age, the degree to which an individual is damaged and their biology has become dysfunctional in response to that damage, are an important line of development. An effective biomarker might be used to quickly assess the overall benefits of a potential rejuvenation therapy in mammals. As an alternative to running full life span studies...
Source: Fight Aging! - February 25, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Good Evening Acadiana- KATC TV 3
I just received a phone call from KATC TV 3 and they want to air our story about Hunter and the advancements in research for Usher Syndrome. They are coming over bright and early tomorrow morning and airing the story at 5pm tomorrow (Friday). Be on the... (Source: Deaf Village)
Source: Deaf Village - February 7, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Authors: Hunter's Mommy Tags: Uncategorized VB Source Type: blogs
