Archive · 2019-11-06
AI ethics on Wednesday, 6 November 2019
2 items published this day, across 1 categories.
Research (2)
A data-driven approach to predicting diabetes and cardiovascular disease with machine learning
BACKGROUND: Diabetes and cardiovascular disease are two of the main causes of death in the United States. Identifying and predicting these diseases in patients is the first step towards stopping their progression. We evaluate the capabilities of machine learning models in detecting at-risk patients using survey data (and laboratory results), and identify key variables within the data contributing to these diseases among the patients. METHODS: Our research explores data-driven approaches which ut
A new twenty-first century science for effective epidemic response
With rapidly changing ecology, urbanization, climate change, increased travel and fragile public health systems, epidemics will become more frequent, more complex and harder to prevent and contain. Here we argue that our concept of epidemics must evolve from crisis response during discrete outbreaks to an integrated cycle of preparation, response and recovery. This is an opportunity to combine knowledge and skills from all over the world—especially at-risk and affected communities. Many discipli