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AI can help predict whether a patient will respond to specific tuberculosis treatments, paving way for personalized care

  • Written by Sriram Chandrasekaran, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
imageTuberculosis typically infects the lungs but can spread to the rest of the body.stockdevil/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Tuberculosis is the world’s deadliest bacterial infection. It afflicted over 10 million people and took 1.3 million lives in 2022. These numbers are predicted to increase dramatically because of the spread of...

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