DreaMed, Yale team up on AI diabetes monitoring
Israeli medical software company DreaMed Diabetes said on Monday it was partnering with Yale New Haven Health System to use artificial intelligence in monitoring insulin and glucose levels in children with Type 1 diabetes.
Underage diabetics often find it hard to inject the right doses of insulin to rein in their blood glucose. AI could provide a speedy and simple means of tabulating glucose changes and calculating the necessary dosage.
While Type 2 diabetes patients account for the vast majority of cases, Type 1, or juvenile diabetes, is thought to affect around 600,000 children worldwide.
It is a condition in which the body cannot produce insulin, requiring people with the condition to take artificial insulin to stay alive.
DreaMed’s dose-optimization software will be tested on 100 diabetic children at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, said Jennifer Sherr, a pediatric endocrinologist there.
The subjects will use the system at least every three weeks, “and then we’ll see them in clinical follow-ups at three months, and again at six months” to assess whether their overall control has improved, she said, noting the follow-ups could be virtual.
The software uses patient data to create recommendations for insulin dose changes, if required.
“Instead of (guidance becoming available in) 20, 30 minutes, it will all end up being five minutes,” said DreaMed co-founder and CEO Eran Atlas.
DreaMed, established in 2014, said that while remote medical solutions have grown in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic has made them a necessity. The company in 2019 received US Food and Drug Administration clearance for its diabetes technology. (Reuters)
The scandal surrounding Yehuda Meshi-Zahav continues to deepen, as one of his alleged victims claimed on Monday that unknown suspects identifying themselves as Meshi-Zahav supporters have threatened her, KAN reported.
With more testimonies coming in against the former ZAKA head, one victim is saying that she is being threatened to drop her testimony against Meshi-Zahav.
The victim says she has received text messages that read: “You better shut your mouth.”
Police investigators have been trying to prove the allegations against Meshi-Zahav since 2013, and located more than 10 of his victims, but none were willing to testify .
While Meshi-Zahav has rejected all allegations made against him, he has forfeited his position as head of ZAKA as well as the Israel Prize he was set to receive this year.
Meshi-Zahav’s attorney on Monday said that the allegations made against his client are rumors meant to hurt him. “He never attacked children and didn’t hurt anyone,” attorney Ephraim Damari told N12. “These are all malicious rumors made by someone who is trying to hurt him,” he added.
In the past few days, however, several people of different ages, including men, women, teenage boys and girls, came forward to recall their abusive experiences with Meshi-Zahav over the years.
The Lahav 433 police unit announced its would open an investigation into the sexual assault allegations on Meshi-Zahav, and on Sunday, Israel Police announced it was opening a formal investigation.
As part of the investigation, police said investigators are planning to fly abroad to speak to victims and convince them to testify.
National Football League fans from politicians to celebrities said goodbye and thank you to New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who announced his retirement on Sunday after a record-breaking career.
Following 20 NFL seasons, the last 15 with the Saints, Brees’s announcement did not come as a surprise but was quickly trending on Twitter as fans absorbed the news.
One of the first to react was Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl-winning QB Tom Brady, who took to Twitter to praise his friend and great rival.
“Congrats my friend on an incredible career. Thank you for the inspiration and dedication on and off the field! Look forward to seeing what’s next @drewbrees,” tweeted Brady.
The 42-year-old Brees and Brady, 43, have spent the latter part of their careers taking turns rewriting the record books.
Brees departs as the NFL’s all-time passing leader with 80,358 career yards and 7,142 completions.
His 571 touchdowns rank second only to Brady’s 581.
Those numbers, along with a Super Bowl most valuable player award for leading the Saints to victory over the Indianapolis Colts in 2010, assure Brees of his place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
For the people of New Orleans Brees was far more than a quarterback, he was a community leader and inspirational force after the city was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
The Brees Dream Foundation helped finance rebuilding projects after Katrina while last year his family pledged $5 million to Louisiana to help with novel coronavirus pandemic-related relief efforts.
“Drew is so much more valuable than all the records, awards, and accolades that he amassed through a 15-year career, one of the greatest in our league’s history,” said Saints owner Gayle Benson in a statement.
(Reuters)