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‘Just the beginning’: AI tool identifies twice as many ALL relapses as clinicians
2+ week, 3+ day ago (777+ words) A publicly available AI tool correctly predicted approximately twice as many children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who would relapse as three expert clinicians. XGBoost, a boosting algorithm, had nearly 70% recall in a cohort of more than 2,000 patients. Clinicians had superior…...
Social media engagement increased surgeon exposure, did not improve patient satisfaction
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (355+ words) NEW ORLEANS " Results presented here showed greater social media engagement among arthroplasty surgeons was not associated with higher patient satisfaction, but it did increase surgeon exposure. "With more of the generation going toward online platforms, arthroplasty surgeons, and orthopedic surgeons,…...
Nuance Audio Glasses help understand speech in noisy settings
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (289+ words) Nuance Audio Glasses boost the ability to understand speech in noisy environments, and participants prefer wearing them rather than not wearing them, according to a study published in Journal of Otolaryngology-ENT Research. Harel-Arbeli and colleagues conducted a prospective study at…...
OR efficiency, analytics program may improve surgical throughput in TJA
6+ day, 56+ min ago (156+ words) NEW ORLEANS " Implementation of an OR efficiency and analytics program may significantly improve surgical throughput and efficiency metrics for total joint arthroplasty, according to a presenter here. When looking at TKA procedures, results showed significant differences in OR time between…...
Virtual reality takes next step in eye care
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (1607+ words) In the last 2 years, virtual reality and augmented reality have taken a step toward more practical applications in eye care. In 2024, Healio | OSN looked at this digital technology as it was making its way into physicians" and patients" hands. Since…...
Scaling impact through shared medical appointments
1+ week, 4+ day ago (586+ words) One of the biggest challenges for clinicians trying to help patients make sustainable lifestyle changes is time. Behavior change is not easy; it requires education, coaching and identifying environmental, household or workplace obstacles to making healthier choices. That's hard for…...
Cardiology’s next chapter: What to expect in 2026
2+ week, 3+ day ago (618+ words) The cardiology landscape is rapidly evolving. Novel risk factors and new tools are reshaping CV risk assessment and management. Healio | Cardiology Today asked cardiologists: What are the most important advances or issues in cardiology heading into 2026? I am most looking…...
Large language model spots thrombolysis contraindications in electronic health records
1+ week, 6+ day ago (600+ words) A large language model delivered high sensitivity and specificity in analyzing electronic health records of patients for thrombolysis contraindications during stroke evaluations, according to a poster at the International Stroke Conference. "In acute stroke, thrombolysis decisions are time-critical and hinge…...
Q&A: Researchers create system to engineer synthetic phages
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (571+ words) Researchers from New England Biolabs and Yale University have created a system for engineering the first fully synthetic bacteriophages that could help with future clinical development of phage therapies. Bacteriophages, also referred to as phages, are naturally occurring viruses that…...
Hospital ambient AI adoption differs based on workload, location
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (674+ words) U.S. hospitals with higher workloads, higher operating margins, a metropolitan location and nonprofit ownership had a higher probability of adopting ambient AI, according to data published in the American Journal of Managed Care. "Clinicians should understand that while access to ambient…...