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Kha Tram, Ph.D
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COO @ Cytodiagnostics | Former #McMasterU | Biosensors & Nanotechnology | Infectious Disease Diagnostics | AI/ML in HealthTech | 🇨🇦
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Dozens of clinical trials are underway trying to change the landscape of autoimmune disease therapy:
Autoimmune Disease, Transformed?
www.science.org
May 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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aixbiobot.bsky.social
Computational Assessment of Circularization Impact on Saxitoxin G-quadruplex Aptamer Performance [new]
Comp. method guides saxitoxin aptamer circ., maintaining/improving affinity by predicting struct. impact.
Computational Assessment of Circularization Impact on Saxitoxin G-quadruplex Aptamer Performance Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
May 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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aiinlabcoat.bsky.social
This week's AI Healthcare Roundup:

• AI Simulates Lungs for IPF Drug
• First AI Surgical Guide Cleared
• Dr. Oz Backs AI Health Bots

plus: 10 funded Startup this week

#AI #AIHealthcare #AINews

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AI Simulates Lungs for IPF Drug
plus: Dr. Oz Backs AI Health Bots
www.aiinlabcoat.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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brittanytrang.com
Scoop: Former Biden health IT head Micky Tripathi is going to Mayo Clinic to oversee AI

from @caseyross.bsky.social @statnews.com

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www.statnews.com/2025/04/10/m...
Mayo Clinic taps former Biden administration official to oversee its use of AI
Exclusive: Micky Tripathi, former top HHS official, to join Mayo Clinic as a senior executive overseeing implementation of AI.
www.statnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Reposted by Kha Tram, Ph.D
aiinlabcoat.bsky.social
This week's AI Healthcare Roundup:

• How Far Has AI Drug Design Come?
• What COVID Taught Us About AI
• Are AI Therapy Bots Safe for Kids

plus: 12 funded Startup this week

#AI #AIHealthcare #AINews

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How Far Has AI Drug Design Come?
plus: What COVID Taught Us About AI
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April 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Reposted by Kha Tram, Ph.D
erictopol.bsky.social
Another $2.6 billion in cuts to NIH are coming by next Tuesday
www.statnews.com/2025/04/03/n... The shredded image fits
Trump administration orders NIH to eliminate $2.6 billion in federal contracts
At a chaotic time, the NIH is given a deadline of April 8 to make a 35% cut in services that may include specimen storage, genetic counseling, and administration.
www.statnews.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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aiinlabcoat.bsky.social
Over the past few months, I’ve been tracking and curating a database of AI-involved drug candidates, 380+ so far across 88 companies.

It’s a mix of repurposed drugs, AI-designed molecules, and smarter clinical trials.

(Link to database in article)

www.aiinlabcoat.com/p/what-makes...
AI Drug Development: Blurring Lines Between Innovation and Reality in 2025
AI revolutionizes drug discovery, cutting development timelines and costs. Explore the blurred lines of "AI-developed" drugs and their potential to transform pharmaceutical research.
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April 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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This week's AI Healthcare Roundup:

• Detect Lung Disease with AI Breath Test
• Who's Liable for AI Medical Errors?
• EU Debates AI Regulation Limits

plus: 12 funded Startup this week

#AI #AIhealthcare #AInews

www.aiinlabcoat.com/p/detect-lun...
Detect Lung Disease with AI Breath Test
plus: Who's Liable for AI Medical Errors?
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March 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Reposted by Kha Tram, Ph.D
garymarcus.bsky.social
The United States has lost its traditional allies, gotten in bed with Russia and is on the verge of becoming a police state, with inflation about to go up, massively, and people over on X are … posting Studio Ghibli memes.
March 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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erictopol.bsky.social
The business of promoting longevity and healthspan through extensive medical testing. A review of 12 companies and why this is a flawed, expensive model without evidence.
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-busine...
logos of the 12 companies reviewed
March 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Reposted by Kha Tram, Ph.D
aiinlabcoat.bsky.social
This week's AI Healthcare Roundup:

• Mammograms Now Screen Heart Health
• FDA Clears AI for Robotic Surgery
• AI Claim Denials Under DOJ Watch

plus: 11 funded Startup this week

#AI #AIhealthcare #AInews

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Mammograms Now Screen Heart Health
plus: FDA Clears AI for Robotic Surgery
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March 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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erictopol.bsky.social
A nonsensical threat to:
One of the most important advances in biotechnology of our time, already being used to successfully treat refractory cancers, enable genome editing, develop vaccines for infectious diseases for which there are none, treat autoimmune diseases, and more.
March 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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aiinlabcoat.bsky.social
This week's AI Healthcare Roundup:

• Evaluating AI for Suicide Response
• AI Digital Twins for Trans Patients
• AI and BCI Restore Speech in ALS

plus: 12 funded Startup this week

#AI #AIhealthcare #AInews

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Evaluating AI for Suicide Response
plus: AI Digital Twins for Trans Patients
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March 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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brittanytrang.com
Nobel laureate David Baker on US cutting science funding:

"With the current turmoil, China could surpass the U.S. in the near future, and we may be buying advanced medicines and other scientific-research-intensive products from Chinese companies in the not too distant future."
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Bioscience Funding Confusion Threatens U.S. Innovation
‘With the current turmoil, China could surpass the U.S. in the near future,’ Nobel Prize winner David Baker warns.
www.wsj.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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aiinlabcoat.bsky.social
AI healthcare startups raised $1.5B in February, but there’s more to the story.

• U.S. deregulation vs. stricter state rules
• Europe’s AI Act enforcement kicks in
• China’s open-source brings competition
• India ramps up AI investment

Here’s my breakdown for this month. 👇

bit.ly/3R8h9aG
The State of Healthcare AI: February 2025's Latest Investment and Industry Insights
A breakdown of February’s AI healthcare funding, policy changes, and emerging trends shaping the industry.
bit.ly
March 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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aiinlabcoat.bsky.social
This week's AI Healthcare Roundup:

• AI Spots Depression via Wi-Fi Motion Sensor
• Say Goodbye to EHR Fatigue
• Connecticut Fights AI in Health Insurance

plus: 8 funded Startup this week

#AI #AIhealthcare #AInews

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AI Spots Depression via Wi-Fi Motion Sensor
plus: Connecticut Fights AI in Health Insurance
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March 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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erictopol.bsky.social
A.I. should be trained to reason like a team of multidisciplinary physicians, well suited for complex cases
@nature.com commentary
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
March 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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erictopol.bsky.social
That's right
March 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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yuriquintana.com
www.frontiersin.org/news/2025/03... Reimagining FAIR for an AI World: Frontiers introduces FAIR² Data Management
AI-Powered Curation Turns Research Data into a Catalyst for Breakthroughs
Reimagining FAIR for an AI World: Frontiers introduces FAIR² Data Management
On Open Data Day 2025, Frontiers is launching the FAIR² (FAIR Squared™) Data Management Pilot, a first-of-its-kind peer-reviewed service that helps researchers
www.frontiersin.org
March 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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garymarcus.bsky.social
Standing with Hinton, standing with science.

Please @standupforscience.bsky.social March 7, links enclosed.

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Hinton vs Musk
Standing with my long-term nemesis, standing with science
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March 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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aiinlabcoat.bsky.social
This week's AI Healthcare Roundup:
• AI Tracks Brain Aging in Real-Time
• Oregon Bans AI Nurse Titles
• AI in Insurance Hurts Patient Care

plus: 15 funded Startup this week

#AI #AInews #AIinHealthcare
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AI Tracks Brain Aging in Real-Time
plus: Oregon Bans AI Nurse Titles
www.aiinlabcoat.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
ktram.bsky.social
Turns out Mars’ red color comes from ferrihydrite, a mineral that forms in wet environments. So the planet wasn’t always dry—it had a past, a history.

Now it just sits there, covered in dust, reminding us that things change and not always for the better.

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Why is Mars red? Scientists may finally have the answer
A new study shows a water-rich mineral could explain the planet's color -- and hint at its wetter, more habitable past.
www.sciencedaily.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
ktram.bsky.social
I get the protest, but the fact that artists even have to do this to be heard says everything.

AI training without permission is just another way of saying "free labor." If musicians (or any creator) have to "opt out," they’re already losing.

techcrunch.com/2025/02/24/1...
1,000 artists release 'silent' album to protest UK copyright sell-out to AI | TechCrunch
The U.K. government is pushing forward with plans to attract more AI companies to the region by changing copyright law. The proposed changes would allow
techcrunch.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
ktram.bsky.social
we have AI writing essays, cars driving themselves, and yet a self-checkout still panics when I try to buy produce.
February 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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aiinlabcoat.bsky.social
This week's AI Healthcare Roundup:

• AI Boosts Atrial Fibrillation Care
• Affordable AI MRI for Early Detection
• UnitedHealth AI Lawsuit Moves Forward

plus: 19 funded Startup this week

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AI Boosts Atrial Fibrillation Care
plus: UnitedHealth AI Lawsuit Moves Forward
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February 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM