January 16, 2020
(Reuters) – A smartwatch band with integrated electrodes to produce an electrocardiogram (ECG) might be able to help detect atrial fibrillation, but not as well as a traditional ECG machine used in a hospital, a recent study suggests.
January 14, 2020
(TIME) – But the proliferation of faux bones also poses an ethical dilemma — and one that, prior to the advent of accessible 3D printing, was mostly limited to museum collections containing skeletons of dubious provenance. Laws governing how real … Read More
January 13, 2020
(Wired) – In other words, AI systems like the one from Google promise to combine humans and machines in order to facilitate cancer diagnosis, but they also have the potential to worsen pre-existing problems such as overtesting, overdiagnosis, and overtreatment. … Read More
January 10, 2020
(Wired) – The technology now exists to deliver genes encoding antibodies or proteins to cells. In fact, the first gene therapy approved by the US Food and Drug Administration was a modified T lymphocyte that allows targeted killing of cancer … Read More
January 9, 2020
(Quartz) – Google is working on an AI tool for mammograms that researchers hope will one day be more accurate than human radiologists. The tech giant paid for a study, the results of which were published last week (Jan.1) in … Read More
January 8, 2020
(The Atlantic) – But for Facebook, the real value of the tool isn’t in direct monetization. It’s in becoming an integral part of yet another facet of users’ lives. Historically, this appears to be Facebook’s operating strategy: Move into a … Read More
January 7, 2020
(Vox) – Facebook announced late Monday that it would ban “deepfakes,” which are AI-manipulated videos that distort reality, often simulating real people in fake situations. The social media giant announced the changes in a company executive blog post, saying it … Read More
January 2, 2020
(New Scientist) – An artificial intelligence system is better at predicting breast cancer than radiologists, according to a UK-US study led by Google Health. The team behind the technology hopes it can be widely deployed to improve cancer care. Catching … Read More
December 30, 2019
(Kaiser Health News) – Even the Food and Drug Administration ? which has approved more than 40 AI products in the past five years ? says “the potential of digital health is nothing short of revolutionary.” Yet many health industry … Read More
December 27, 2019
(Scientific American) – Facial-recognition technology is already being used for applications ranging from unlocking phones to identifying potential criminals. Despite advances, it has still come under fire for racial bias: many algorithms that successfully identify white faces still fail to … Read More
