Disease Detection with Machine Learning

There are many concerns about increasing reliance on technology. Nevertheless, as a society, we continue to push technology to new heights. From how we order food to how we provide healthcare, machine learning, and artificial intelligence continue to help us surpass our wildest dreams. This is very important, especially if early detection and treatment can bring the best results. Using such an algorithm can literally save lives. Some universities have found through the creation of databases that their artificial intelligence can do as well as doctors in the diagnosis process but also do better in early detection. Artificial Intelligence can also give diagnosis suggestions based on the structured data entered by symptoms, give medication suggestions based on the diagnosis code, and predict adverse drug reactions based on other medications taken. Organizations such as Health Catalyst are using artificial intelligence to reduce hospital-acquired infections (HAI). If we can detect these dangerous infections early, we can reduce the mortality and morbidity associated with them. With the help of machine learning, the company is working to understand medical issues through crowdsourcing better. Having a larger and more diverse database can help the research be more accurate.