09 - The AI That Spots Diseases Before Symptoms

24/09/2025 12 min Temporada 1 Episodio 9

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What if your doctor could spot a deadly disease before you even felt the first symptom? In this episode of AI Freaky Facts, Steve explores how artificial intelligence is becoming medicine’s crystal ball—catching cancer, heart disease, strokes and much more, long before they strike. From FDA-approved tools to breakthroughs at DeepMind and Mayo Clinic, discover how AI is reshaping healthcare, saving lives, and raising new ethical questions.Keywords: AI in healthcare, early disease detection, artificial intelligence, medical AI, predictive health, IDx-DR, Viz.ai, PathAI, DeepMind AlphaFold, Mayo Clinic AI, cancer detection, stroke detection, AI ethics, future of medicine, preventive healthcare, AI Freaky FactsReferences:1. "Pivotal trial of an autonomous AI-based diagnostic system" — [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-018-0040-6]2. "Autonomous Artificial Intelligence in Diabetic Retinopathy" — [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8120059/]3. "Diagnostic Accuracy of IDx-DR for Detecting Diabetic Retinopathy" — [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0002939425000819]4. "AI for DR screening: Where are we in 2025?" — [https://www.retina-specialist.com/article/ai-for-dr-screening-where-are-we-in-2025]5. "New Studies Demonstrate Proven Impact of Viz.ai’s Stroke Solution on Patient Outcomes and Hospital Economics" — [https://www.viz.ai/news/new-studies-demonstrate-impact-of-vizais-stroke-solution]6. "VALIDATE — Utilization of the Viz.ai mobile stroke care coordination platform" — [https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/stroke/articles/10.3389/fstro.2024.1381930/full]7. "Automated Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion Detection Using Viz.ai Software and Its Impact on Stroke Workflow Metrics and Patient Outcomes in Stroke Centers: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis" — [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40335883/]8. "The impact of artificial intelligence on large vessel occlusion stroke" — [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666521224000280]9. "Optomed Aurora handheld fundus camera with AEYE Health gets FDA clearance" — [https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/optomed-oyj-aeye-health-say-portable-device-detect-eye-issues-gets-fda-nod-2024-05-01/]10. Viz.ai at The Valley Hospital - [https://www.valleyhealth.com/services/vizai-stroke-triage-system]11. IDx-DR at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics - [https://uihc.org/news/ui-developed-technology-diagnoses-leading-cause-blindness]12. PathAI and Moffitt Cancer Center Announce Strategic Collaboration - [https://www.pathai.com/news/pathai-and-moffitt-cancer-center-announce-strategic-collaboration]Music Credits:1. "Mystery Bazaar" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/2. "Ambient Technology" from Pixabay3. "Tech Live" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This podcast is narrated by the host's own voice, powered by AI.