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Saurabh Jha discusses AI in radiology with a focus on improving access to medical imaging in remote areas. They explore the evolution of AI in radiology, enhancing communication between radiologists and general practitioners, and the challenges faced by machines in replicating nuanced decision-making.

Can AI/machine learning-driven digital phenotyping facilitate global personalized medicine? In this Q&A, Vikram Patel, MBBS, PhD, the Paul Farmer Professor and chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, joins JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, to discuss how AI can enhance assessment and treatment solutions across lower-income nations. Related Content: One Day, AI Could Mean Better Mental Health for All

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Douglas Drachman, MD, shares late-breaking research from the annual conference of the American College of Cardiology and World Congress of Cardiology in an interview with JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi. Dr Drachman—who chaired this year's conference—is an interventional cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he is also director of education in the cardiology division. Related Content: Clinical Highlights From the American College of Cardiology's 2024 Scientific Session

Momentum Grows for Disaggregated Asian American Health Data; What Clinicians Need to Know About TikTok Related Content: Researchers Are Working to Disaggregate Asian American Health Data—Here's Why It's Long Overdue Patients Are Turning to TikTok for Health Information—Here's What Clinicians Need to Know

In a conversation with JAMA's Editor in Chief, Davey Smith discusses the potential of generative AI in healthcare to improve patient outcomes. They explore the use of AI and cell phone technology to bridge healthcare disparities and highlight the accuracy and empathy of AI in providing health information. The podcast also delves into AI integration in healthcare communication, emphasizing the importance of patient outcome trials to evaluate the impact of AI tools on well-being.

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AI has potential to decode brain signals for speech, enable communication for non-verbal individuals, and translate human emotion. AI tools are being developed to restore speech and motor functions, revolutionizing speech through brain signals. Ethical considerations of AI decoding speech intentions are explored, as AI enables full expression for individuals with brain injuries.

Can AI enhance the speed and efficiency of interpreting ultrasounds and echocardiograms, thereby minimizing diagnostic errors? In this Q&A, Rima Arnaout, MD, a cardiologist and associate professor of medicine at the University of California-San Francisco, joins JAMA's Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, to discuss the transformative impact of AI on cardiac imaging. Related Content: How Machine Learning Might Help Improve Cardiac Imaging