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Pancreatic Cancer Prediction Model May Reduce Unnecessary Biopsies

September 13, 2023 - Researchers have developed and externally validated a prediction model to detect early-stage pancreatic cancer using routinely collected blood biomarkers, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open. The research team underscored that accurate risk prediction for pancreatic cancer could facilitate early detection and prevent...


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Artificial Intelligence Flags Knee Osteoarthritis Using Medical Images

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin’s (UT Austin) College of Natural Sciences and Dell Medical School have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of identifying knee...

Patient Triage Artificial Intelligence May Boost Future Outbreak Response

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven patient triage platform capable of forecasting length of hospitalization and disease severity...

Exploring Mayo Clinic’s AI Efforts to Enhance Organ Transplants

by Shania Kennedy

Organ transplants represent one of many revolutionary advancements within the field of medicine over the past century. Since the first successful human kidney transplant in 1954, the number of treatment options for once life-threatening or...

Top Data Analytics Tools for Population Health Management

by Shania Kennedy

Effective population health management requires collecting, processing, and analyzing large amounts of patient data, making data analytics tools key for any population health initiative. Population health is often conceptualized based on...

Using AI to Support Healthcare Amid a Mental Health Provider Shortage

by Shania Kennedy

Healthcare provider shortages are nothing new, but recent shifts in care-seeking behaviors and rising demand for health services illustrate some of the unique challenges healthcare organizations face in addressing these shortages. A 2022...

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Support Medication Adherence

by Shania Kennedy

Medication adherence remains a persistent, complex challenge for the healthcare industry as drug costs rise and prescription adherence rates sink. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that adherence to prescribed...