AI may help predict mortality in dementia patients
Mar 05, 2024
The prediction was feasible across time frames using certain clinical features.
AI outperforms glaucoma, retina specialists for diagnostic accuracy
Feb 28, 2024
Trainees and specialists rated a chatbot’s accuracy and completeness more favorably than those of their specialist counterparts.
Deep learning improves diagnostic accuracy for skin diseases
Feb 16, 2024
Both specialists and generalists were 4 percentage points less accurate for diagnosis of images of dark versus light skin
Telemedicine has declined since pandemic, but video encounters still frequent
Jan 22, 2024
“Although these nationwide trends can inform research and policy, they obscure disparities in access to and use of telemedicine that disproportionately affect older adults, individuals in rural regions...
FDA approves AI device that helps spot skin cancer
Jan 18, 2024
Along with helping to spot melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, the device can also assess moles for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.
AI can improve identification of social determinants of health in EHRs
Jan 12, 2024
93.8% of patients with adverse social determinants of health were identified with large language models.
Many dead patients still listed as alive in electronic health records
Dec 29, 2023
The deceased patients received unnecessary outreach, including appointment reminders and prescription refills.
Ethnic disparity seen when diagnosing bacterial vaginosis using AI
Dec 27, 2023
The models perform least effectively for Hispanic and Asian women when evaluating false-positive and false-negative rates.
Raspberry Pi-based system accurate for detecting facial palsy
Dec 27, 2023
A Raspberry Pi device with a digital camera and a deep learning algorithm achieved accuracy of 98%.
AI-aided stethoscope may aid home monitoring of asthma exacerbations
Dec 08, 2023
The greatest effectiveness, however, was seen for young children compared with adults.