Ethical Concerns Plague Online, Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Companies
Online direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical companies can give rise to distinct ethical challenges including potential conflicts of interest for prescribing physicians.
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Machine Learning Could Aid Diagnosis of Barrett’s Esophagus, Avoid Invasive Testing
A risk prediction model consisting of 8 independent diagnostics can provide potential insight into a patient’s risk for Barrett’s esophagus before endoscopy, according to a study in published in Lancet Digital Health.
Machine Learning System Makes More Alerts for Medical Errors
A machine learning system can generate clinically valid alerts for medication errors that might be missed with existing clinical decision support (CDS) systems.
Can an Apple Watch Record a Standard, Multilead ECG?
A research report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine described a method to record a quasi-standard electrocardiogram (ECG) using the Apple Watch.
FDA: Pacemakers, Insulin Pumps Could Be Hacking Targets
Cyberattackers could take control of a medical device and cause it to stop functioning.
Automated Machine Learning Measures Cardiac Structural Changes Faster Than Humans, but With Similar Precision
Although the precision of automated machine learning (AML) for analysis of cardiac structures matches that of expert clinicians and medical trainees, AML systems are >100 times faster in measuring changes in left ventricular ejection fraction in several cardiovascular disease states.
#DontFryDay: 12 Million Twitter Impressions Spread Message of Sun Safety
Social media is an ideal platform to reach teenagers and young adults to encourage sun safety.
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