Search Tag: AI
2025 10 Jul
A new study shows that an artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Mayo Clinic and Ultromics, Ltd., an AI echocardiography company in Oxford, England, is highly accurate at screening for cardiac amyloidosis, a rare, progressive form of heart failure. It is the first and only AI tool designed specifically for this purpose. Researchers...Read more
2025 06 Jul
Emergency departments (EDs) are often the first point of contact for patients in acute distress, yet they remain among the most overburdened areas in healthcare. Overcrowding, long wait times and clinician burnout are endemic challenges that compromise patient outcomes and staff morale. With artificial intelligence technologies gaining traction...Read more
2025 06 Jul
Emergency departments (EDs) are often the first point of contact for patients in acute distress, yet they remain among the most overburdened areas in healthcare. Overcrowding, long wait times and clinician burnout are endemic challenges that compromise patient outcomes and staff morale. With artificial intelligence technologies gaining traction...Read more
2025 06 Jul
Emergency departments (EDs) are often the first point of contact for patients in acute distress, yet they remain among the most overburdened areas in healthcare. Overcrowding, long wait times and clinician burnout are endemic challenges that compromise patient outcomes and staff morale. With artificial intelligence technologies gaining traction...Read more
2025 06 Jul
Emergency departments (EDs) are often the first point of contact for patients in acute distress, yet they remain among the most overburdened areas in healthcare. Overcrowding, long wait times and clinician burnout are endemic challenges that compromise patient outcomes and staff morale. With artificial intelligence technologies gaining traction...Read more
2025 06 Jul
Emergency departments (EDs) are often the first point of contact for patients in acute distress, yet they remain among the most overburdened areas in healthcare. Overcrowding, long wait times and clinician burnout are endemic challenges that compromise patient outcomes and staff morale. With artificial intelligence technologies gaining traction...Read more
2025 01 Jul
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being promoted as a tool to improve global health outcomes and tackle systemic inequities in care delivery. However, the same technologies are contributing significantly to climate change due to their massive consumption of water, energy and natural resources. Despite these impacts, the environmental costs...Read more
2025 01 Jul
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being promoted as a tool to improve global health outcomes and tackle systemic inequities in care delivery. However, the same technologies are contributing significantly to climate change due to their massive consumption of water, energy and natural resources. Despite these impacts, the environmental costs...Read more
2025 17 Jun
Researchers at Mass General Brigham, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can scan existing chest CT images to detect high coronary artery calcium (CAC) levels, an important predictor of future heart attacks and long-term mortality. Their findings, published in NEJM...Read more
2025 11 Jun
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used in healthcare for education, research, and clinical care. They have shown promise by passing all stages of the US Medical Licensing Exam and generating accurate, empathetic responses to patient queries, suggesting the potential to assist physicians in complex clinical decision-making, including differential...Read more
2025 25 May
The Prof Ibsen Lecture at this year’s Euroanaesthesia conference addressed the theme of innovation and artificial intelligence. Professor Andre Dekker, from Maastricht University Medical Center and Maastro Clinic in The Netherlands, presented the topic Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Better Healthcare . Anaesthetists today face several challenges:...Read more
2025 25 May
Each year, Euroanaesthesia opens with the prestigious Sir Robert Macintosh Lecture to honour people who have made extraordinary contributions to the fields of anaesthesiology and intensive care. In light of the rapid and transformative rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, this year’s lecture explored the profound implications...Read more
2025 16 May
A global healthcare workforce crisis is on the horizon, with projections estimating a shortage of at least ten million healthcare workers by 2030. This shortfall poses severe risks not only to individual well-being but also to global health systems and economies. While expanding the workforce supply is crucial, it is no longer sufficient. The path...Read more
2025 16 May
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) represents the most common subtype of kidney cancer and remains a clinical challenge due to its variable progression and risk of recurrence. Despite early detection and treatment through surgery or ablation, up to one-third of cases may relapse, necessitating accurate risk assessment prior to treatment....Read more
2025 16 May
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) represents the most common subtype of kidney cancer and remains a clinical challenge due to its variable progression and risk of recurrence. Despite early detection and treatment through surgery or ablation, up to one-third of cases may relapse, necessitating accurate risk assessment prior to treatment....Read more
2025 12 May
The rise in follow-up imaging for pulmonary nodules has created an urgent need for tools that can support efficient and accurate longitudinal assessments. With increasing reliance on computed tomography (CT) scans for lung cancer screening and disease monitoring, radiologists face a mounting workload, especially as CT sensitivity results in frequent...Read more
2025 12 May
The rise in follow-up imaging for pulmonary nodules has created an urgent need for tools that can support efficient and accurate longitudinal assessments. With increasing reliance on computed tomography (CT) scans for lung cancer screening and disease monitoring, radiologists face a mounting workload, especially as CT sensitivity results in frequent...Read more
2025 23 Apr
Despite the availability of effective treatments, accessible strategies for heart failure (HF) risk stratification remain limited. Current clinical risk scores (e.g., PCP-HF, PREVENT, Health ABC) require comprehensive clinical evaluation, which can exclude individuals without access to healthcare. Similarly, biomarker testing (e.g., NT-proBNP, troponins)...Read more
2025 25 Mar
Image capture: Pre-Surgery Consultation – Patient and Doctor Discussing Medical Procedure in Clinic In a rapidly evolving healthcare environment, patient expectations and regulatory requirements demand continuous innovation and refinement in care delivery. UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center identified a key area for improvement—not in clinical...Read more
2025 03 Mar
The integration of artificial intelligence into healthcare documentation has gained traction as a potential solution to alleviate the administrative burden on healthcare professionals (HCPs). AI-powered systems, particularly generative AI and ambient intelligence, offer the promise of increased efficiency, reduced workload and improved documentation...Read more
2025 03 Mar
The integration of artificial intelligence into healthcare documentation has gained traction as a potential solution to alleviate the administrative burden on healthcare professionals (HCPs). AI-powered systems, particularly generative AI and ambient intelligence, offer the promise of increased efficiency, reduced workload and improved documentation...Read more
2025 03 Mar
The integration of artificial intelligence into healthcare documentation has gained traction as a potential solution to alleviate the administrative burden on healthcare professionals (HCPs). AI-powered systems, particularly generative AI and ambient intelligence, offer the promise of increased efficiency, reduced workload and improved documentation...Read more
2025 27 Feb
A recent study examined public concerns about AI replacing human workers. The research also uncovered cultural differences in how people perceive AI’s involvement in six key professions: doctors, judges, managers, caregivers, religious leaders, and journalists. The study surveyed over 10,000 participants from 20 countries—including the United...Read more
2025 27 Jan
Lung ultrasound (LUS) is increasingly used for diagnosing and monitoring shortness of breath due to its portability, low cost, and lack of radiation exposure. It provides real-time lung assessments and is more accurate than chest radiography in detecting conditions such as pneumonia, pneumothorax, pleural effusion, and pulmonary oedema. LUS is particularly...Read more
2025 24 Jan
Researchers at Emory University have developed an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model that accurately predicts the need for blood transfusions in non-traumatic ICU patients. Published in Health Data Science , the study tackles longstanding challenges in forecasting transfusion requirements across diverse patient populations with varying medical...Read more
2025 14 Jan
Recent advances in large language models (LLMs) and generative artificial intelligence (AI) have led to the rapid integration of AI tools into research. These tools are now used to assist with literature reviews, data management and analysis, data synthesis, and editing scientific writing. Additionally, many medical journals utilise AI for tasks such...Read more
2025 14 Jan
Acute kidney injury (AKI) often complicates critical illness, with management focusing on supportive care per the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guideline due to the lack of specific reversing therapies. Although timely implementation of these guidelines can reduce postoperative moderate and severe AKI, adherence in routine clinical...Read more
2025 07 Jan
Healthcare systems face challenges like increasing patient loads, rising costs, and staff shortages, which hinder consistent, high-quality care. Without integrating artificial intelligence (AI), these issues could worsen, leading to greater disparities in access and care quality. AI offers transformative potential by automating administrative tasks,...Read more
2024 10 Dec
The integration of AI tools into clinical practice is advancing rapidly, but mechanisms to ensure their safety and effectiveness remain insufficient. That is why healthcare organisations (HCOs) and clinicians face challenges in adopting AI responsibly. Risks like model drift, algorithmic errors, biases, and overfitting have already been observed...Read more
2024 09 Dec
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare, offering innovative tools to tackle longstanding challenges in patient safety and facility security. Synectics, a leader in advanced surveillance systems, has developed the Synergy platform to deliver AI-based solutions for healthcare environments. With the introduction of Synergy Detect,...Read more