“Pediatric cancer patients often struggle with low muscle mass, but there is no standard way to measure this. We were motivated to use artificial intelligence to measure temporalis muscle thickness and create a standardized reference,” said senior author Ben Kann, MD, a radiation oncologist in the Brigham’s Department of Radiation Oncology and Mass General Brigham’s… Read More »
Voice Technology’s Power Unveils New Era in Diabetes Detection
The new study outlines how scientists used six to 10 seconds of people’s voice, along with basic health data, including age, sex, height, and weight, to create an . The model has 89 percent accuracy for women and 86 percent for men. For the study, Klick Labs researchers asked 267 people (diagnosed as either non-… Read More »
AI Triage Platform Helps Predict Future Virus Outbreaks
“Being able to predict which patients can be sent home and those possibly needing intensive care unit admission is critical for health officials seeking to optimize patient health outcomes and use hospital resources most efficiently during an outbreak,” said senior author Vasilis Vasiliou, a professor of epidemiology at Yale School of Public Health (YSPH).The researchers… Read More »
Can New Medtech Help India Fight Tuberculosis?
The disease is preventable, treatable, and curable, but early diagnosis remains the key. Accurate diagnosis of TB early in the infection cycle can help accelerate therapy and curb the spread of the disease. “Given the current infrastructure in India, the early diagnosis of TB continues to be the biggest hurdle in treatment compliance. For TB… Read More »
Old-School Printer Helps Scientists Spot Bacteria in Blood
March 20, 2023 — When a bacterial infection reaches the bloodstream, every second is critical. The patient’s life is on the line. Yet blood tests to identify bacteria take hours to days. While waiting, doctors often prescribe broad-spectrum antibiotics in hopes of killing whatever germ may be at fault. Someday soon, that wait time could… Read More »
