ESCMID 2024: Using AI in infection prevention and control

ESCMID 2024: Using AI in infection prevention and control

People wearing a mask pass through a thermal temperature measurement device Artificial intelligence systems can be used in different ways for infection control and prevention. Credit: Shutterstock/aslysun At the 34th European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Global (formerly ECCMID) conference in Barcelona, Spain, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to optimise infection …

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The growing pains of effective altruism

The growing pains of effective altruism

This past weekend I attended the latest Effective Altruism Global conference, which was held in the Bay Area, where I live. These events always have me reflecting on two things: how to effectively do good in the world — the prime directive of EA — and the culture and history of the EA movement itself. …

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Artificial Intelligence Closes Care Gaps in Diabetic Eye Exams

Artificial Intelligence Closes Care Gaps in Diabetic Eye Exams

Risa Wolf, MD Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine Autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) diabetic eye exams increase screening rates for youth with diabetes and close further care gaps among a racially and ethnically diverse population versus the standard of care, according to new research.1 Analyses of the ACCESS randomized controlled trial revealed these findings remained accurate despite …

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