New Machine Learning Tool Flags Risky Remedies

Sometimes, treatments can make things worse – but it can be hard to know when that is (or isn’t) the case. Such is the case with sepsis, which kills nearly 270,000 annually in the United States – and which can, sad Read more…

Study Shows How Workflow Visualization Can Enable Big Data Transformation

Big data tools show enormous promise to modify operations in businesses and organizations, boosting efficiency and profits. But as study after study shows, those benefits can be difficult to realize without the proper im Read more…

Poor Data Hurts COVID-19 Contact Tracing, CDC Director Says

The lack of accurate and timely data about COVID-19 infections has hampered the government’s ability to perform contact tracing, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Robert Redfield, testifie Read more…

Localized Models Give Hospitals Flexibility in COVID-19 Response

Hospitals have been re-allocating resources and delaying elective surgeries in anticipation of a surge in COVID-19 patients over the past month. That surge didn’t materialize in most locations, and now, as the number o Read more…