It’s very clear that current healthcare systems are unsustainable — with a global shortage of clinicians who are already overworked, overtired and overwhelmed. This could be the early warning signs of a medical tsunami and therefore it is essential that we call upon innovation to steady the waters. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform healthcare from a system that is … [Read more...]
How Consumers and Health Care Providers Can Judge the Quality of Digital Mental Health Tools
A burgeoning industry of apps and wearables must voluntarily put in place standards to ensure its products and services are based on solid evidence for their effectiveness. More than 10,000 apps in the Apple and Google Play stores claim to treat psychological difficulties, and the list doesn’t stop with downloads for your smartphone. Wearables, artificial intelligence software, augmented and … [Read more...]
Detecting cancer and heart disease in a single low-dose CT scan with AI
Clinicians at Massachusetts General Hospital and engineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a deep learning algorithm capable of screening for cardiovascular disease risk and cancer from the same scan. Applied to low-dose CT, the AI solution is designed to expedite the diagnosis process, accelerate treatment and improve patient outcomes, while eliminating the need for … [Read more...]