December 19, 2019
At Mayo Clinic, AI engineers face an ‘acid test’: Will their algorithms help real patients?
STATby Casey Ross It would be easy to wonder what Zachi Attia is doing in the cardiac operating rooms of one of America’s most prestigious hospitals. He has no formal medical training or surgical expertise. He cannot treat arrhythmias, repair heart valves, or unclog arteries. The first time he watched a live procedure, he worried […]
Tags: artificial Intelligence, Dr. David Rushlow, Dr. Eric Topol, Dr. Paul Friedman, Dr. Peter Noseworthy, Dr. Zachi Attia, heart disease treatment, machine learning, STAT
March 22, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for March 22, 2019
New York Times, When Email Comes to the Doctor’s Office, Wait Times Decrease by Austin Frakt — Most studies report high satisfaction from specialists, but one found that a large minority (26 percent) of them were dissatisfied. The concerns expressed included unclear clinical questions and the possible liability associated with providing medical advice for patients […]
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April 6, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for April 6, 2018
Reuters, Many in U.S. take more calcium supplements than necessary by Lisa Rapaport — The study wasn’t a controlled experiment designed to prove whether or how calcium supplements might help or harm health…Still, results add to the evidence that use of calcium supplements is declining, in part out of safety concerns, said […]
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June 30, 2017
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Editor, Karl Oestreich; Assistant Editor: Emily Blahnik NBC News What Can Prevent Alzheimer’s? Here’s What the Evidence Shows by […]
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February 13, 2013
Walker proposes millions to help rural health care
Wisconsin would spend $23 million to help improve health care in rural and poor urban areas under a proposal Gov. Scott Walker announced Monday…Mayo’s Family Medicine Residency Program “could certainly use more funding,” said Dr. David Rushlow, chief medical officer. “It could offset current costs, make the program stronger and allow more development to place […]
Tags: Dr. David Rushlow, Family Medicine Residency Program, funding, Gov. Scott Walker, Health Care, La Crosse Tribune