Category: medical

MIT AI system knows when to make a medical diagnosis or defer to an expert

Post author By Randall
Post date August 3, 2020
Categories In Ai, csail, diagnose, gear, hybrid, machine learning, medical, mit, News, Tech, tomorrow, x-rays

[ad_1] The researchers trained the system on multiple tasks, including looking at chest X-rays to diagnose conditions like a collapsed lung. When asked to diagnose cardiomegaly (an enlarged heart), the human-AI hybrid model performed eight percent better than either the AI or medical professionals could on their own. “There are many obstacles that understandably prohibit […]

Ford GoRide Health shifts to autonomy and shuts down in five cities

Post author By Randall
Post date December 3, 2019
Categories In Autonomous Vehicles, business, Ford, goride, goride health, health care, medical, medical transportation, medicine, miami, Mobility, pilot program, relocating, rides, shutting down, Tech, tomorrow, Transportation

[ad_1] GoRide Health will no longer be available in Detroit or Toledo, Dayton, Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio. That will leave customers searching for new ways to get to appointments, which is not a great look for Ford. The company has not revealed what its Miami-based program will look like, only that the pilot will research […]

Millions of Americans’ medical records are out in the open on the internet

Post author By Randall
Post date September 17, 2019
Categories In Cybersecurity, gear, medical, medical records, medicine, Public Health, Security, Tech

[ad_1] The publication identified at least 187 medical servers across the US that weren’t protected by a password, let alone other modern cybersecurity measures. Moreover, many of those same servers were running outdated software, making them vulnerable to a variety of known exploits. In all, ProPublica estimates that some 13.7 million medical tests and 400,000 […]

Google bans ads for unproven medical treatments

Post author By Randall
Post date September 6, 2019
Categories In ads, Advertising, business, claims, gear, gene therapy, Google, health, healthcare, Internet, medical, medicine, policy, stem cell, Tech, therapy, treatment

[ad_1] According to The Washington Post, the change was made in response to outcry over online marketing by stem cell clinics touting unapproved treatments for everything from joint pain to Alzheimer’s. At best, many of the clinics are a waste of money. At worst, they can be extremely dangerous. The policy includes a list of […]