AI for Personalized Medicine/Healthcare

- by Sharad Sodha (PAP Cohort-2)



Personalized health care is a framework that provides individuals with a personal health plan to maximize their health and minimize disease.

Personalized medicine is revolutionizing the healthcare industry, and the integration of artificial intelligence is fuelling this transformation. AI technologies have significantly advanced our ability to analyse vast amounts of complex data, leading to improved diagnosis. AI algorithms can also predict drug efficacy, identify biomarkers linked to response, and reveal optimal patient profiles for drug therapies.


How AI can help in personalized healthcare

  1. Disease prediction: AI-based disease detection and machine learning for medical diagnosis are used to identify outbreaks and predict disease spread based on data from various sources. Also, it can also analyse genetic sequences of viruses to predict their virulence or resistance patterns.
  2. Diagnosis: By leveraging machine learning and deep learning algorithms, AI can process vast amounts of data accurately. These advancements are improving the precision of diagnoses and also enabling early detection.
  3. Treatment: nowadays, robotic surgeries are used because they can do complex procedures with more precision. Robotic surgery is done mainly parts like knee, heart, kidney, gallbladder, spine, etc.


How AI helps in analysing genetic data

Pattern recognition agent is used in which ai agents analyse and identify hidden patterns. They detect genetic variations linked to diseases by using machine learning. This helps in making diagnosis more accurate. AI with ML helps also in transforming how the Next-Generation Sequence (NGS) which is a big parallel sequence which gives high speed and scalability is analysed to improve its accuracy.


In which diseases is AI used for personalized healthcare

  1. Cancer:  Although doctors are already doing treatment of cancer, AI can speed up the process. It can also help in detecting cancer drug discovery which without AI is a very costly process.
  2. Cardiovascular diseases: By using deep learning (a type of machine learning that uses artificial neutral network) AI can identify coronary atherosclerotic plaques (build-up of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls) more accurately than clinicians. Ai can also help in treating heart failure, atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease, etc.
  3. Diabetes: AI helps in customizing diabetes treatment plans for better patient outcomes. It can also predict risks in treatment making it easier for doctors.


Benefits of using AI in personalized healthcare

  1. More accurate screenings. I can easily pick out dark spots which takes hours to do without AI.
  2. Removing boring work like clinical notes, form filling, etc.
  3. Optimizing dozes
  4. Easily analysing complex data


Disadvantages of using AI in personalized healthcare

  1. Acquiring enough data to train precise algorithms
  2. Risks with data sharing.
  3. High costs of development and implementation.
  4. Accountability concerns to identify what or who is responsible in the event of an error.


AI wearables used in personalized healthcare

  1. Oura Ring: This ring tracks various health metrics, including sleep quality, heart rate, body temperature, and activity levels using sensors. The Oura Ring uses AI to analyse this data such as heart rate variability, body temperature, and movement data and provide users with personalised recommendations.
  2. WHOOP: WHOOP focuses on optimising athletic performance and recovery. The WHOOP Strap continuously monitors heart rate, sleep, and activity levels, providing users with good understanding of their body’s needs
  3. Muse 2 headband:  The Muse 2 is a smart headband that acts as your personal meditation coach. Using advanced EEG brain sensors, it can detect your brain activity and provide you with real-time feedback in the form of gentle audio sounds through headphones.
  4. Smart watches: smart watches can be used for tracking heartbeat, good sleep and even oxygen levels.


Future of AI in personalized healthcare

The future of AI-powered personalized medicine looks promising, with many potential advancements in healthcare. However, some challenges must be overcome to make the most of it. These include:

  • Ensuring different healthcare data systems can work together.
  • Integrating AI smoothly into medical processes.
  • Creating clear rules for AI-based medical tools.
  • Making sure everyone has fair access to personalized treatments.


Bottom line

AI is changing healthcare by making diagnosis and treatment more accurate and personalized. While there are challenges like data privacy, its benefits are huge. With ongoing progress, AI will help create better and more efficient healthcare for everyone.