Evaluating Use of New AI Technology in Diagnosing COVID-19

Published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, University of Minnesota researchers led a study evaluating federated learning variations for COVID-19 diagnosis in chest x-rays. Federated learning is an artificial intelligence (AI) technique that enables multiple parties to develop and train AI models collaboratively without the need to exchange or centralize data sets.

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MEDICA and COMPAMED Present Themselves as Extremely Vital Platforms in Turbulent Times

14 - 17 November 2022, Düsseldorf, Germany.
MEDICA and COMPAMED continue to develop in an extremely vital manner. The world's leading medical trade fair and the international No. 1 for the medical technology supply sector once again impressively underscored their positive results from the previous year with strong numbers - despite continuing adverse conditions.

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AI Transforms Smartwatch ECG Signals into a Diagnostic Tool for Heart Failure

A study published in Nature Medicine reports the ability of a smartwatch ECG to accurately detect heart failure in nonclinical environments. Researchers at Mayo Clinic applied artificial intelligence (AI) to Apple Watch ECG recordings to identify patients with a weak heart pump. Participants in the study recorded their smartwatch ECGs remotely whenever they wanted, from wherever they were.

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Siemens Healthineers Presents Two Revolutionary High-End MRI Scanners for Clinical and Scientific Use

• 7 Tesla (T) Magnetom Terra.X(1) will offer excellent imaging of even the smallest structures
• 3T Magnetom Cima.X(2) more than doubles the gradient amplitude(3)
• AI algorithms which can reduce scanning times by up to 50%(4) now available in this high-end segment

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New Group to Advance Digital Twins in Healthcare

EDITH (Ecosystem for Digital Twins in Healthcare) Coordination and Support Action (CSA) - a group made up of numerous internationally renowned research institutions, professional associations, companies, and hospitals of excellence - has marked a successful inception with its first official meeting and commencement of its ambitious plans.

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MEDICA 2022 and COMPAMED 2022: International Health Industry Meet-Up in Düsseldorf

14 - 17 November 2022, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Next week sees the return of the date marked in extra thick outline in many yearly calendars of the international health and medical technology industry: From Monday to Thursday, the international leading medical trade fair MEDICA and COMPAMED, the leading international trade fair for suppliers from the medical technology industry, will be held in Düsseldorf.

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3D Protein Structure Predictions Made by an AI can Boost Cancer Research and Drug Discovery

In a living being, proteins make up roughly everything: from the molecular machines running every cell's metabolism, to the tip of your hair. Encoded in the DNA, a protein may be represented as a thread of hundreds of individual molecules called amino acids, linked together. Depending on its particular amino acids combination, a protein folds in one way or another, resulting in a functional 3D shape.

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DMEA Call for Papers: Supporting Digitalisation of the Healthcare Sector Together

25 - 27 April 2023, Berlin, Germany.
Health meets digitalisation: from 25 to 27 April 2023 at DMEA - Connecting Digital Health, all actors aiming to promote health IT will be gathering on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds.

At DMEA23, experts from business, science and practical fields will also have an opportunity to shape the congress program on all three days of the event. From now until 8 December they can submit their papers for the event.

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West Midlands to Digitally Transform Cancer Diagnosis Across 17 Trusts Following Digital Pathology Go-Live with Sectra

NHS patients throughout the West Midlands are to benefit from a digital pathology programme, designed to help reduce cancer backlogs, transform services, and improve the speed and accuracy of cancer diagnosis.

As one of the largest digital pathology programmes in Europe, the West Midlands Cancer Alliance initiative covers a population of 5.8 million people across four NHS pathology networks and 17 NHS trusts.

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Willingness to Use Video Telehealth Increased During Pandemic

Americans' use and willingness to use video telehealth has increased since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, rising most sharply among Black Americans and people with less education, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

Following a representative survey panel of Americans from March 2019 through March 2021, researchers found that the willingness to use video telehealth increased overall from 51% in February 2019 to 62% in March 2021.

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