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Mount Sinai Researchers Unveil Comprehensive Youth Diabetes Dataset and Interactive Portal to Boost Research and Prevention Strategies

A team from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has developed the most comprehensive epidemiological dataset for youth diabetes and prediabetes research, derived from extensive National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data collected from 1999 to 2018.

July 9, 2024

Researchers to Develop Predictive Model for Opioid Addiction in High-Risk Patients

Opioids are a broad group of effective pain-relieving medicines that can become highly addictive in some individuals.

June 26, 2024

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iTHRIV Backs Promising Researchers to Improve Patient Care

The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV) has selected its eighth cohort for the iTHRIV Scholars Program.

June 17, 2024

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AI Can Help Doctors Make Better Decisions and Save Lives

Deploying and evaluating a machine learning intervention to improve clinical care and patient outcomes is a key step in moving clinical deterioration models from byte to bedside, according to a June 13 editorial in Critical Care Medicine that comments on a Mount Sinai study published in the same issue.

Mount Sinai Launches Center for Healthcare Readiness to Strengthen Practice and Partnerships in Public Health Emergency Response

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai announced the launch of its new Center for Healthcare Readiness, bringing together a diverse team of academic and operational experts to strengthen the Mount Sinai Health System’s strategies and the U.S. health care sector’s capacity to prepare for and respond to any large-scale public health emergency.

AI Can Help Improve ER Admission Decisions, Mount Sinai Study Finds

Generative artificial intelligence (AI), such as GPT-4, can help predict whether an emergency room patient needs to be admitted to the hospital even with only minimal training on a limited number of records, according to investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Study Finds Patients with Limited English Proficiency Have Poorer Experiences with Virtual Healthcare

People with limited English proficiency have a worse experience with virtual healthcare visits than those who are proficient in English, according to a new study led by a team of investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system.

Artificial Intelligence Can Improve OB-GYN Care

Cedars-Sinai investigators are using artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce serious health risks associated with pregnancy and childbirth and improve screening for some gynecological cancers.

Adding AI to Artificial Pancreas Enhances Efficiency, Study Finds

Adding advanced artificial intelligence to an artificial pancreas regulating type 1 diabetes is safe and improves the system’s efficiency, a first-of-its-kind study from the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology has found.

Despite AI Advancements, Human Oversight Remains Essential

State-of-the-art artificial intelligence systems known as large language models (LLMs) are poor medical coders, according to researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Artificial Intelligence Tool to Improve Heart Failure Care

UVA Health researchers have developed a powerful new risk assessment tool for predicting outcomes in heart failure patients.

Top Nanotechnology Expert to Lead UVA’s NanoSTAR Institute

A preeminent expert in the use of nanotechnology to understand and fight disease will head up the University of Virginia’s Institute for Nanoscale Scientific and Technological Advanced Research, or nanoSTAR, as UVA enters a bold new era in nanotechnology research with the launch of the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology.

Mount Sinai Is First in New York to Study a Brain-Computer Interface Designed to Record and Map the Brain’s Activity in Unprecedented Detail

A multidisciplinary team of neurosurgeons and neuroscientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are the first in New York to study a new brain-computer interface that’s engineered to map a large area of the brain’s surface, in real time, at resolutions hundreds of times more detailed than typical arrays used in neurosurgical procedures.

One in Five State Medicaid Programs Covers Weight Loss Medications

Mounting evidence suggests that FDA-approved weight loss medications, such as Wegovy, not only help patients lose weight but also protect against complications from obesity such as cardiovascular disease.

Unifying Academic Medical Center Departments is Major Step in Harnessing Collective Expertise

Mass General Brigham clinicians, caregivers, and staff are coming together like never before to work to become the integrated academic healthcare system of the future with patients at the center.

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