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01/05/2020

Hot Topics of the Day are picked by experts to capture the latest information and publications on public health genomics and precision health for various diseases and health topics. Sources include published scientific literature, reviews, blogs and popular press articles.

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AI shows promise for breast cancer screening
ED Pisano, Nature, January 2020

Could artificial intelligence improve the accuracy of screening for breast cancer? A comparison of the diagnostic performance of expert physicians and computers suggests so, but the clinical implications are as yet uncertain.

International evaluation of an AI system for breast cancer screening
SM McKinney et al, Nature, January 2020

We present an artificial intelligence system that is capable of surpassing human experts in breast cancer prediction. To assess its performance in the clinical setting, we curated a large representative dataset from the UK and a large enriched dataset from the USA. We show an absolute reduction of 5.7% and 1.2% in false positives and 9.4% and 2.7% in false negatives

AMD: Transforming Disease Detection
CDC YouTube video, January 2020 Brand

This video gives a brief introduction to next-generation sequencing and explains how this technology can help solve outbreaks that, in the past, would not have been detectable. Learn more about CDC's Advanced Molecular Detection program at www.cdc.gov/amd/

Folic Acid Information
CDC, January 2020 Brand

Folic acid is a B vitamin. If a woman has enough folic acid in her body before and during pregnancy, it can help prevent major birth defects of the baby’s brain and spine. Women need 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid every day.


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