MIT Researchers Develop An AI Model That Can Detect Future Lung Cancer Risk – The Medical Futurist Newsletter

Lung cancer is the No. 1 deadliest cancer in the world, predictive models could save millions of lives Administration and terrible workflows from the analogue past are major obstacles in almost all healthcare systems. [This picture tells it all]( the amount of paperwork required to admit a patient to a hospital in the United Kingdom can be twice as tall as the physician. While there are differences between countries and institutions, this is a global problem. The solutions will be complex: we need more streamlined processes and unified databases, and AI to take over most of the repetitive elements. I hope you will find the newsletter useful! Best regards, Berci Bertalan Meskó, PhD The Medical Futurist [MIT RESEARCHERS DEVELOP AI MODEL THAT CAN DETECT FUTURE LUNG CANCER RISK]( Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans are currently the most common way for finding lung cancers in earliest stages. A new deep-learning model - Sybil - takes a personalized approach to assess each patient’s risk based on CT scans. Sybil analyzes the LDCT image data without the assistance of a radiologist to predict the risk of a patient developing future lung cancer within six years. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Most radiologists will soon experience on a daily basis what we ChatGPT and Midjourney users do: the technological sublime that a certain technology (namely AI) can support our tasks so well that it changes our entire perception of work. [CAN TECH GIANTS TAKE OVER HEALTHCARE?]( --------------------------------------------------------------- We've been discussing the progress made by tech (and retail) giants in the healthcare sector for years, and that interest has only grown over the past decade. However, 2022 marked a new chapter, as several large non-healthcare companies decided to become primary care providers. Can they take over healthcare? This is the question we aimed to answer in this article. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Different companies might have chosen somewhat different tactics, one way or another, billions of tech dollars have flown into these ventures. This will undoubtedly transform healthcare, and we need to prepare for it. [DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN HEALTHCARE - A MEDICAL FUTURIST BOOK BUNDLE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The healthcare industry is entering the era of digital innovation, as patients seek on-demand healthcare. Learn how to adapt to this new era from our bundle. This bundle explores three different, but equally significant facets of this transformation: technologies that will have the biggest impact, the issues around health data, and how specific medical specialties will change with this paradigm shift. [GET IT HERE]( [WHAT IS CHATGPT? / THE ONE-MINUTE CHALLENGE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The internet has been buzzing about ChatGPT for a bit now, so let's take a look behind the scenes and see how it works. In the latest episode of the One Minute Challenge Series, I try to explain it in under 60 seconds. [WATCH THE VIDEO]( WHY IT'S IMPORTANT? Large language models are developing with jaw-dropping speed, we soon will see many practical applications in our professional lives. Worth to get acquainted with them early. [STANFORD MEDICINE RESEARCHERS MEASURE THOUSANDS OF MOLECULES FROM A SINGLE DROP OF BLOOD]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Stanford Medicine researchers demonstrated that they could measure thousands of protein, fat and metabolic molecules from a single drop of blood with a finger prick. Patients can collect the blood drop at home and mail it to the lab for analysis. "Instead of focusing on any single protein, metabolite or inflammatory marker, the growing field of “omics” research takes a broader, systems-biology approach: analyzing the whole spectrum of proteins (the proteome), fats (the lipidome) or the by-products of metabolism (the metabolome)." [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? We can finally leave the pain of the Theranos story behind and focus on technologies that could genuinely make that idea happen! [A $5 AMAZON SUBSCRIPTION FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS]( --------------------------------------------------------------- "Amazon is launching RxPass in the US, a new drug subscription exclusive to Prime members that charges users a $5 monthly fee to ship eligible prescription medications to their doorstep. The Amazon RxPass subscription program provides generic medications to treat over 80 common health conditions, including high blood pressure, hair loss, anxiety, and acid reflux." [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? After the recent success of [Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company]( (if you haven't heard about its story, please check it out), I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon even started a similar venture soon. [ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COULD SAVE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY $360B A YEAR]( --------------------------------------------------------------- "Artificial intelligence could save the U.S. up to $360 billion annually if adopted more widely in healthcare, according to a new report from McKinsey and Harvard researchers. Based on the AI-driven use cases, private payers could save roughly 7% to 9% of their total costs, amounting to $80 billion to $110 billion in annual savings within the next five years. Physician groups could save 3% to 8% of costs, amounting to between $20 billion and $60 billion in savings. Meanwhile, hospitals could see savings between 4% to 11%, or between $60 billion and $120 billion each year, the report estimates." [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? If a healthcare executive or a policy maker needs some data to get more open about using AI in medicine, here are a few numbers. 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