August 29, 2019
How artificial intelligence can determine a person’s ‘physiological age’
CNBC A new study from the Mayo Clinic shows how artificial intelligence can determine a person’s actual “physiological age,” which could be years above or below a person’s chronological age. Dr. Paul Friedman, chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, joins “Squawk Box” to explain what that means. Reach: CNBC is […]
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August 29, 2019
Mayo Clinic uses AI to glean patients’ overall health from EKG heart test
Wall Street Journalby John McCormick Artificial intelligence could help doctors learn more than the condition of a patient’s heart from an electrocardiogram: Applying AI to the heart test data could indicate overall health status, researchers at the Mayo Clinic have discovered. Electrocardiograms, which record electrical activity in the heart to check for heart disease, reflect […]
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August 16, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for August 16, 2019
Wall Street Journal, Deals Give Drugmakers Rights to DNA Data by Melanie Evans — Deals between drugmakers and hospital systems to mine the genetic profiles of hospital patients are triggering concerns over the control of valuable genetic data. Drugmakers have been spending hundreds of millions of dollars for access to patient information because of the […]
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August 9, 2019
AI may help to spot heart problems
BBC Atrial fibrillation affects one million people in the UK and increases the risk of stroke and long-term heart problems. It is relatively simple to diagnose when the heart is beating irregularly, but not when it returns to normal. Computer modelling at the Mayo Clinic in the US may have identified signs that indicate previous […]
Tags: AF, AI, artificial Intelligence, atrial fibrillation, BBC, Dr. Paul Friedman
August 2, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for August 2, 2019
New York Times, How to Find a Babysitter You Can Rely On by Ellen Lee — Your sitter should also have basic first aid and CPR training and know how to respond in an emergency. The American Red Cross offers both online and in-person classes for babysitting, child care, first aid and CPR. Those who […]
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July 5, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for July 5, 2019
Washington Post, Closing the achievement gap, with help from the Mayo Clinic by Mikhail Zinshteyn — Amarachi Orakwue felt stifled during high school in Minnesota, having immigrated to the United States from Nigeria in 2010. She “stuck out like a sore thumb,” she said, as one of the few students of color in class. “I […]
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May 31, 2019
Mayo Clinic holds artificial intelligence symposium with eye on the future
KIMTby Jeremiah Wilcox Mayo held an artificial intelligence symposium, looking to bring together groups of developers from around the world. They’re working on projects using technology to help patients. One of the ideas includes computing systems that can interpret medical information and offer preliminary recommendations for patients. Dr. Steve Peters works at Mayo and says […]