Can AI power progress with remote patient monitoring technology?
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Can AI power progress with remote patient monitoring technology?

Technology tamfitronics One of the more promising healthcare AI advancements is the development of remote patient monitoring tools such as symptom checkers, symptom assessments and digital self-triage.These tools not only help redefine and enhance patient experiences, they potentially can streamline patient flow, reduce healthcare disparities, and improve health outcomes through more personalized and precise care recommendations.This is particularly significant at a time when healthcare availability is diminishing, highlighted by the closures of facilities like Walmart Health centers and other major providers. AI-driven tools offer the potential to bridge these gaps by offering virtual consultations and remote monitoring, making healthcare not only more accessible but also more adaptable to the needs of diverse populations.Amanda L. Bury is chief commercial officer at Infermedica, a digital health company specializing in AI-powered systems for symptom analysis and patient triage.Healthcare...
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NASA cites progress in reducing ISS air leak

Top Stories Tamfitronics The International Space Station, photographed in 2021. Credit: NASAWASHINGTON — NASA is playing down concerns raised in a recent report about a long-running air leak in the Russian segment of the International Space Station, saying they have recently reduced the rate of the leak.A report by NASA’s Office of Inspector General released Sept. 26 noted that, in June, the ISS program had elevated a leak in a section of the Russian Zvezda module “to the highest level of risk in its risk management system.” NASA uses a system where both the likelihood and severity of a risk is rated on a scale of one to five; the leak rated a five on both.That assessment came after NASA reported that the leak, in a vestibule of the service module known as PrK that...
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