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Most medical devices do not hit the market through rigorous safety testing but by being deemed similar enough to something already approved—the “predicate” device through a mechanism known as the FDA’s 510(k) pathway. But similar is not a synonym for safe. While the assumption may be that substantial equivalence is a reasonable stand-in for a safety review, a share of devices cleared with this method still get recalled, and the FDA spends valuable time reviewing devices the same way, regardless of how risky it is on paper.
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Researchers from Mayo Clinic, Harvard University and Oxford University created a decision tree to identify patients who can receive treatment while sitting instead of requiring a bed — reducing length of stay and increasing ED efficiency without adversely affecting outcomes or care quality.
"Slopsquatting" exploits AI coding hallucinations by planting malicious packages with fictitious names that automated tools may inadvertently import into software.
As cities are growing due to urbanization, many infrastructure assets cannot meet the demand of an increasing population. Yet, the gap between infrastructure demand and investment is estimated to reach 15 trillion USD by 2040 according to the World Economic Forum. Therefore, industry needs smart, cost-effective strategies to bridge this gap.
Current thinking increasingly treats artificial intelligence (AI) as a scalable substitute for human coaching in digital health. New research published in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science challenges that assumption, finding that access to human coaches in addition to an AI coach leads to significantly greater weight loss than AI coaching alone.
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