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01/29/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Technology removes one more degree of humanity from hospitals: New AI can accurately predict when patients will DIE

When will you die? It’s a morbid question that no one is able to answer with certainty; but a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can. Developed by researchers from Stanford University, the AI is said to be capable of predicting the time of a patient’s death with terrifying accuracy. Tests have shown it to be […]

05/01/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Shocking study reveals patients who go to the hospital on a weekend are more likely to die within 30 days

A recent report released by the National Health Services (NHS) in the U.K. revealed that being admitted to a hospital on a weekend increased the risk of dying within 30 days. The report also showed that weekend admission elevated the odds of a longer hospital stay. As part of the research, health experts examined data on more than 16.3 million patient […]

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