Artificial Intelligence
How Do Patients Feel About AI?
Supporters want to implement it as fast as possible, those scared of it want to postpone it as long as possible. But one party is left out of the conversation - the patient.
Editor at Medical Notes. Final year medical student. Saxophonist and former basketball player.
Artificial Intelligence
Supporters want to implement it as fast as possible, those scared of it want to postpone it as long as possible. But one party is left out of the conversation - the patient.
Solutions
Precision medicine is where healthcare is developing. Pharmaceutical companies are already developing medication tailored for individuals. Where's the place for digital health?
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Artificial intelligence might unleash the real art of medicine. This is how it's boosting medical imaging, diagnosing and procedures to allow healthcare staff to do what they're trained for - caring for patients.
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Digital therapeutics (apps) are becoming popular. Countries are including them in their health insurance plans. Are they even useful, and what's there to consider?
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Mental health isn't left behind in digital health. The latest proof is Apple reportedly developing a way to detect mental health issues with iPhones. Sometimes though, their devices might also be the problem.
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There's a growing number of patients with tuberculosis and the number of radiologists for its diagnosis isn't following. We will soon need AI for triaging and screening, especially in countries with lower socio-economic status.
General
Blood testing is arguably the centrepiece of diagnostics in medicine. But a few years ago a scandal shook up the field, which still has consequences. The challenge now is to get over it but work towards its idea.
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Diabetes is quickly becoming an epidemic. If we don't act preventively the burden on healthcare will be too big. One of the solutions is to use digital technology in managing it.
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Big tech started entering healthcare as the companies realised it presents an opportunity for new products and profit. But one of the threats may be their monopolies.
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The tech world is obsessed with digital nomads. This is a little more difficult to achieve in healthcare. But still, there are options.
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We can often read and hear AI will have the greatest impact on radiology. That radiologists will even be replaced with AI. These were my thoughts exactly, until I dug a little deeper with this article.
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Google recently introduced a healthcare dashboard for better data visualisation. Apple is researching hearing loss. Litmaps is wonderful for researchers and medical education might change.
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The other day I was browsing what to watch on Netflix and had a thought. I think Netflix might become a new digital channel for “conveying” health.
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Decision support systems have been around for a long time. But not coupled with AI. A team of researchers is proposing guidelines to make DSS with AI better.
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It seems like we’re collecting and analysing data on every step of our way. The biggest opportunity for public health screening programs lies in wide-spread data collection and analysis.
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It’s about one year since the SARS-CoV-2 was first identified. And I know we’ve been reading and hearing about it from all perspectives. Even on several occasions in my newsletters. There’s been a lot of hype in those issues. Now it’s time to sober up a bit!