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Industry & Products

AI tool boosts trial enrollment 84% in JAMA study.

Podcast from The Signal Room

The interview describes the prospective JAMA‑published trial of patients evaluated for eligibility, where the AI screening tool was associated with an 84% increase in enrollment (p = 0.04), nearly doubling recruitment compared with standard screening, as reported in the interview. [2]

Research & Evidence

AI-assisted endoscopy linked to more secondary review but fewer referrals in gastric cancer screening.

Journal article

In a retrospective multicenter study of 5013 screening esophagogastroduodenoscopy examinations, AI implementation was associated with secondary review modifications rising from 1.2% to 3.7% and referral rates falling from 4.9% to 2.8%. [1]

Medical Imaging

Click Therapeutics earns third FDA clearance for schizophrenia negative‑symptoms software.

Podcast from Lifers (Second Opinion)

The interview describes Click Therapeutics securing its third FDA clearance for a software-based digital therapeutic targeting the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. It also notes how Click generated the evidence for this clearance and highlighted the challenging landscape for digital therapeutics, describing the field as littered with gravestones of failed attempts. [4]

Research & Evidence

Jordanian med students’ willingness for AI robotic surgery at 39.7%.

Journal article

In a national multicenter cross‑sectional survey of 574 Jordanian medical students across eight schools, students rated their willingness on a five‑point scale; 39.7% said they would accept AI‑performed surgery while a surgeon could intervene, and willingness declined stepwise as robot autonomy increased. [3]

Sources

  1. Impact of AI-Assisted Endoscopy on Secondary Review and Referral Decisions in Gastric Cancer Screening: A Multicenter Real-World Study. · Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology Original source
  2. AI Clinical Trial Screening: Evidence, Recruitment and Workflow with Dr. AJ Blood · The Signal Room Original source
  3. Willingness to undergo autonomous robotic surgery in Jordanian medical students: a national multicenter cross-sectional survey. · Journal of robotic surgery Original source
  4. Surviving the digital therapeutics graveyard—and thriving | David Benshoof Klein, Click Therapeutics · Lifers (Second Opinion) Original source

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