An AI-Powered Pipeline for Personalized Cancer Vaccines

Ludwig Cancer Research scientists have developed a full, start-to-finish computational pipeline that integrates multiple molecular and genetic analyses of tumors and the specific molecular targets of T cells and harnesses artificial intelligence algorithms to use its output to design personalized cancer vaccines for patients.

The design, validation and comparative assessment of this computational suite, NeoDisc, are detailed in the current issue of Nature Biotechnology in a publication led by Florian Huber and Michal Bassani-Sternberg of the Lausanne Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research.

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MEDICA 2024 + COMPAMED 2024: Adapted Hall Layout for Even Better Integration of Trade Fair and Accompanying Programme

11 - 14 November 2024, Düsseldorf, Germany.
The final preparations for MEDICA 2024 and COMPAMED 2024 in Düsseldorf have begun. A total of more than 5,500 exhibitors from approximately 70 countries will fill the entire hall space on the trade fair premises, and their innovations will highlight both events' place as globally unique information and business platforms serving the entire added-value chain of medical-technical systems and products - including manufacture and development.

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Why the NHS is Seeking to Make Media Services Free for Patients

Opinion Article by Dean Moody, Healthcare Services Director, Airwave Healthcare.
Tim Kelsey and Martha Lane Fox called for WiFi to be made available free of charge throughout the NHS back in 2015.

The vision of NHS England’s then national director for patients and information, and the former UK digital champion, was to give patients greater access to digital health apps, self-help tools, and social networks, in ways that could "support recovery and promote well-being".

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Great Start for Ideas and Innovations: DMEA 2025 'Call for Papers' Launched

8 - 10 April 2025, Berlin, Germany.
From 15 October to 15 November 2024, the DMEA invites experts from business, science, politics and practice to actively participate in shaping the congress programme on all three days of the event. Interested parties have the opportunity to submit their short abstracts free of charge Call for Papers.

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When it comes to Emergency Care, ChatGPT Overprescribes

If ChatGPT were cut loose in the Emergency Department, it might suggest unneeded x-rays and antibiotics for some patients and admit others who didn't require hospital treatment, a new study from UC San Francisco has found.

The researchers said that, while the model could be prompted in ways that make its responses more accurate, it's still no match for the clinical judgment of a human doctor.

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AI Drives Development of Cancer Fighting Software

University of Houston researchers and their students are developing a new software technology, based on artificial intelligence, for advancing cell-based immunotherapy to treat cancer and other diseases.

CellChorus Inc., a spinoff from the University of Houston, is commercializing the UH-developed Time-lapse Imaging Microscopy In Nanowell Grids™ platform for dynamic single-cell analysis with label-free analysis. Now they've received a $2.5 million grant from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health to fast-track the development of an advanced "label-free" version of this technology in partnership with the University of Houston.

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Revolutionizing Cardiovascular Risk Assessment with AI

A recent position paper in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology explores the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in ophthalmology. Led by Lama Al-Aswad, Professor of Ophthalmology and Irene Heinz Given and John La Porte Given Research Professor of Ophthalmology II, of the Scheie Eye Institute, the work represents a collaboration among researchers from Penn Engineering, Penn Medicine, the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, St. John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem, and Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine in Korea.

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Why the NHS Needs a Transparency Revolution after Darzi

Opinion Article by Dr Mark Ratnarajah, NHS paediatrician and UK Managing Director for C2-Ai.
Wes Streeting wanted 'no stone left unturned' when he asked Lord Darzi to examine the current state of the NHS in England. Laudable to be sure - but we need to keep doing this at every level, and dig deeper without burdening busy teams. Here's why.

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HWL 2024 Brings Together a Record Number of 3,000 Participants

1 - 2 October 2024, Luxembourg.
The second edition of Healthcare Week Luxembourg on 1 and 2 October 2024, organised by the Federation of Luxembourg Hospitals (FHL), in partnership with the agency Quinze Mai (QM), was a resounding success, bringing together 3,000 professionals from the Greater Region’s healthcare sector. The conference was also an opportunity to reward four innovative projects with the HWL Awards 2024. The datesfor the third edition have already been announced for 1 and 2 October 2025.

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AI Language Models Write Good Doctor's Letters

Generative AI should be able to write usable doctor's letters and thus potentially speed up medical documentation, according to a study by the University Medical Center Freiburg. Around 93% of the AI-generated reports could have been used with only minimal adaptations, the researchers found.

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