Critical Care


AI Algorithm Could Help Fight TB and Gonorrhea
Researchers from the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California have created an algorithm that could help public health programs better locate and treat people with undiagnosed infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis, malaria and gonorrhea. More...05 Apr 2018




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