What barriers do some communities face in getting the facts about cancer and the treatment they deserve? The CEO Roundtable on Cancer opened up about them at a November conference at SAS. For 21 years, the CEO Roundtable on Cancer has been gathering to discuss advancements in cancer. Their 40-member organization, along with
Childbirth should be a safe and joyous occasion as parents welcome a new member into their family. Still, too often, that joy is overshadowed by maternal complications, including maternal and infant death. Each year in the United States, as many as 60,000 women experience severe, unexpected health problems related to
September honors Recovery Month, emphasizing hope for recovery in behavioral health, especially from substance use disorders (SUD). A key motto of Recovery Month is that Recovery Happens, helping people know that even at rock bottom, things can improve. We all need that hope at various points in our lives. Often,
When patients miss appointments, it costs providers money and has serious health impacts on patients. Analytics can help improve scheduling processes for more effective use of resources and to ensure patients receive the care they need. In isolation, it doesn’t seem that missing a doctor’s appointment is that big of
Antonie Berkel, Technical Account Manager at SAS, is nominated for the Dutch Computable Awards in the IT Talent of the Year category. He is responsible for accounts in the Public & Healthcare sector in Benelux. He is one of the driving forces behind developing the Healthcare Startup Service that helps
The Young Health Leader Summit is a one-of-a-kind event for health care heroes to come together and tackle some of the biggest challenges in the industry. The event also hosts a unique competition where the young health leaders are tasked with "doing the most good" in 24 hours. The 2022
To help burgeoning data researchers apply data analysis skills across policy sectors in economic, health and social science-informed areas of study, they need both policy and data industry experts to help them develop these critical skills before they graduate. The National Policy Challenge was developed with this goal in mind.
Queuing up to wait for services is a nearly universal experience. We routinely arrange ourselves in single file lines at the bank, at retail stores, and at the fast-food drive-through. Since the COVID pandemic hit, we've increasingly waited in lines to ensure our health – lining up to be seen
Robert Handfield, PhD, is a distinguished professor of Supply Chain Management at North Carolina State University and Director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative. In an episode of the Health Pulse Podcast, Handfield gave his views regarding the challenges health care and life science companies have encountered over the past two years
AI has, for many years, been the stuff of fantasy. From the monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to the dystopian futures depicted in films such as Metropolis, the Matrix and Minority Report, the idea of intelligent machines has been capturing the imagination of writers for centuries. Our ability to store
Becoming a parent is one of the most exciting things in life. Unfortunately, sometimes pregnancy complications occur, remaining a serious challenge, that is not often talked about. Ahead are interviews with leading researchers in Dublin aimed to understand the impact of data and analytics on maternal health. According to the
The COVID-19 pandemic brought an enormous urgency to the life sciences sector. Companies vied for suitable treatments and in less than a year, COVID-19 vaccines were developed. This demonstrated clearly that the sector could move at speed when necessary. Though vaccines were supported by regulators, inefficiencies in vaccine and drug development were exposed.
A new prototype AI diagnostic test for pre-eclampsia developed by a multi-disciplinary Irish team will hopefully save thousands of lives around the world. Preeclampsia affects 1 in 10 pregnancies and causes the deaths of at least 50,000 mothers and 500,000 babies worldwide every year. It is a serious pregnancy complication
A cancer journey affects both physical and mental health. This often results in feelings of social isolation, loss of identity, clinical depression and even PTSD. This often goes unrecognized and undiagnosed due in part to lack of resources, tools and time. Swedish startup War On Cancer wondered whether they could
Before I started with SAS, I worked at the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health. Among many other projects, our analytics work included integrating data from multiple county departments and risk stratifying citizens in the greatest need of public services. This led to our 1115 Whole Person Care (WPC) waiver
When Los Angeles County invested in Whole Person Care (WPC) it could not have known just how important the system’s flexibility would be. Anyone who has had an interface with health care delivery, policy, oversight and management know things change quickly. As data becomes a priority, expectations of the use
This blog post was written by Dr. Maryam S. Jaffer, Director Data and Statistics, Emirates Health Services; Dr. Bashar Balish, Senior Director, Cerner; and Michel Ghorayeb, UAE Managing Director, SAS. The future of health care has never been more exciting. Artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics have captured center stage
Om innovatie op het gebied van data en analytics op een laagdrempelige manier voor ziekenhuizen toegankelijk te maken, bieden SAS en PW Consulting de Healthcare Startup Service aan. Een stapsgewijze aanpak die ziekenhuizen helpt om meer waarde uit hun data en analytics projecten te halen en tevens makkelijk te kunnen
Creating population health experts with strong analytical skills can make a significant impact in advancing health goals. That's why Duke University’s Department of Population Health Sciences (DPHS) master’s program is partnering with SAS to equip students with the skills they need to not only implement patient-level decisions and system-level change
Geen sector die de afgelopen twee jaar zo hard onder druk stond als de gezondheidszorg. En ook nu het einde van de pandemie in zicht lijkt, zullen veel uitdagingen rond Healthcare en Life Sciences niet verdwijnen. Gelukkig investeren zowel overheden als ziekenhuizen en farmaceutische bedrijven fors in data en analytics
“Diga-me com quem andas e te direi quem és” é um provérbio popular vastamente conhecido e um consenso entre várias pessoas. Porém, será que essa máxima é verdadeira em todas as situações? Se assim o for, como poderíamos empregar essa relação nas atividades de prevenção a fraude e outros crimes
Inequities in cancer care cause specific populations in the U.S. and worldwide to bear a more significant burden of disease than the general population, based upon barriers. These barriers to prevention and care have long existed but were undeniably exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. February 4 marks World Cancer Day, which
Amid historical and structural barriers, “quality cancer treatment for all” is a simple credo that is not easy to put into action. Cancer is recognized as a leading cause of death, accounting for more than 10 million deaths globally in 2020, according to the World Health Organization. Globally, people with
2021年11月、国が一時停止している子宮頸がんを防ぐHPV（ヒトパピローマウイルス）ワクチンの積極的な接種の勧奨の再開が厚生労働省の専門家による検討部会によって正式に承認されました。このHPVワクチンは世界保健機関（WHO）がその接種を推進しており、日本をはじめとして多くの先進国では公的接種とされています。この記事はData for Good活動の一環として、パブリックデータを用いて問題を可視化することで、子宮頸がんに対する認知や関心をより持っていただき、今後のHPVワクチンの普及につなげることを目的としています。 子宮頸がん 子宮頸がんのほとんどはヒトパピローマウイルス（HPV）というウイルスの感染が原因となり子宮の頸部に発生するがんの一種です。感染の経路は主に性的接触によるものであり、成人女性の大部分はHPVに感染するとされています。HPVに感染してもその多くは自然に消失しますが、一部は頸部の細胞が異常な変化を起こした子宮頸部異形成というがんの前段階（前がん病変）になります。そしてさらにその一部が数年から10年ほどで悪性腫瘍へと進展し、子宮頸がんを発症します。この子宮頸部異形成（前がん病変）の早期段階では自覚症状はほぼなく、病変を発見するためには子宮頸がん検診を受けることが必要ですが、自覚症状があまりないために検診を受けた段階で既に進行がかなり進んでしまっているケースもあります。 国立がん研究センターがん情報サービスは国立がん研究センターが運営している公式サイトであり、日本国内のがんに関する統計情報ががん種別に公開されています。今回はその統計情報の中から、子宮頸がんに該当するデータ（がん種：子宮頸部）を抜き出し、無料で利用可能なSAS OnDemand for Academicsを利用して可視化を行いました。日本での死亡者数は2019年度時点で年間約3,000名、罹患者数は2018年時点で約11,000名ほどとなっており、下図のように増加の一途をたどっています。 出典：国立がん研究センターがん情報サービス「がん統計」（人口動態統計） より作成 ま子宮頸がんの罹患者数は2009年～2018年（最新）まで10年連続で1万人を超えており、罹患者数は30歳頃から増え始め現在は45-49歳が最も罹患が多い年代層となっています。また罹患する年齢層が若年化していることも危険視されています。子宮頸がんに対して我々ができることは以下の二つです。 子宮頸がん検診を受けること（発見） HPVワクチンを接種すること（予防） 私たちにとって重要なことは、2年に1度の受診が推奨されている子宮頸がん検診によって異形成（前がん病変）を早期に発見すること。そして検診と同様に重要ことが、HPVワクチンを接種し対応するHPVの感染を防ぎ、子宮頸がんとなるリスクを下げることです。 HPVワクチン 子宮頸がんの原因となるHPV（ヒトパピローマウイルス）は現在100種類以上の存在が知られており、そのうちのいくつかは子宮頸がんを引き起こしやすいハイリスク型に分類されます。HPVワクチンにも様々なタイプがありますが、日本では定期接種の対象となっているのは2価（サーバリックス）と4価（ガーダシル）のワクチンで、接種することでおおよそ50~70%程の感染を防ぎ子宮頸がんになるリスクを減らすことが可能です。また2021年2月24日からは9価ワクチンも日本での取り扱いが開始されましたが定期接種の対象ではないため自費での接種となっています。 「接種の積極的な勧奨」について HPVワクチンは下図のようにいくつかの事業、法案の後押しもあり、その対象となる年齢の女性へ接種の積極的な勧奨が行われていました。しかし公費での定期接種開始後に副反応の報告が相次ぎ、副反応と接種との因果関係や、その頻度、海外での詳しい実態調査が必要とされ、厚生労働省は約半年間をめどに「接種の積極的な勧奨」の一時中止という決定を2013年6月に下しました。当初は半年間がめどとされていたものの、一時停止はその後も続き、ワクチンの有効性が様々な研究により示され2021年11月に接種の積極的な勧奨の再開が正式に決定されるまで約8年の月日がかかりました。 専門家らの研究結果によると、接種の積極的な勧奨が一時停止されるまではおおよそ70％であった定期接種の対象年齢での接種率もこの一時停止により現在は1％未満にまで落ち込んでしまっています。論文のデータをもとに出生年ごとのワクチン接種率を可視化したものが下図です。 Nakagawa S, Ueda Y, Yagi A, Ikeda S, Hiramatsu K, Kimura T. Corrected human papillomavirus vaccination rates for each birth fiscal year in Japan. Cancer Sci. 2020;111(6):2156-2162. doi:10.1111/cas.14406 より作成
No es solo percepción: la seguridad en algunas de las principales ciudades se ha visto deteriorada en el último año. Según cifras del Concejo de Bogotá, los casos reportados de robo a personas en la capital de Colombia aumentaron un 25% entre marzo de 2020 a igual mes de este
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Uma das profissões mais cobiçadas e bem remuneradas atualmente é a de Cientista de Dados. Grandes empresas de telecomunicações, instituições financeiras e redes de varejo estão formando times com estes profissionais, e o movimento não é restrito às grandes corporações. Empresas médias também estão sedentas em busca de cientista de
Melhorar a vida das pessoas com base em dados, é um dos nossos principais objetivos no SAS. É neste sentido, que uma das categorias dos Curiosity Data Science Iberian Awards, que organizámos este ano pela primeira vez em conjunto com a SPAIN IA e a Data Science Portuguese Association (DSPA),
Overlapping social issues and additional uncertainties – not to mention a global pandemic - have led to a massive spike in people seeking mental health support. Much of that extra demand has been absorbed virtually. Canada’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, for example, has seen its monthly demand for
With data, we can proactively advocate for changes to systems and policies. See how it's done.
