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AI tool helps find life-saving medicine for rare disease

AI tool helps find life-saving medicine for rare disease

Detailed in a new paper published in NEJM, a group led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania used an AI technique called machine learning to determine that adalimumab -- a monoclonal antibody which is FDA-approved to treat conditions ranging from arthritis to Crohn's disease -- was the "top-predicted" new treatment that was likely to work for iMCD.


Exploring opioid prescription trends in chronic cough treatment

Exploring opioid prescription trends in chronic cough treatment

"Chronic cough is a significant problem -- at home, at work and when out in the community -- for a very large number of patients and warrants not only better diagnosis plans and management pathways, but also a larger array of treatment options so that we don't have to rely on opioids to such a great extent," added Dr. Weiner, who studies the effects of health information and information technology on physician practice and patient outcomes.