An AI-Enabled Bias-Free Respiratory Disease Diagnosis Model Using Cough Audio.

Cough-based diagnosis for respiratory diseases (RDs) using artificial intelligence (AI) has attracted considerable attention, yet many existing studies overlook confounding variables in their predictive models. These variables can distort the relationship between cough recordings (input data) and RD status (output variable), leading to biased associations and unrealistic model performance. To address this gap, we propose the Bias-Free Network (RBF-Net), an end-to-end solution that effectively mitigates the impact of confounders in the training data distribution.

Service Level Agreements for 5G-Enabled Healthcare Systems: Challenges and Considerations.

5G and Beyond 5G (B5G) communication networks, with their characteristics of increasing speed, connectivity, reliability, availability and capacity while reducing latency, have the potential to transform the healthcare sector by opening possibilities for novel healthcare use cases and applications. Service level agreements (SLAs) can help enable these new healthcare use cases by documenting the communication requirements, performance standards, and roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders involved in providing safe and effective 5G-enabled healthcare to patients. However, the peculiarities and nuances of 5G implementations give rise to gaps in this area that should be addressed to streamline the implementation of 5G technology in healthcare.

Service Level Agreements for 5G and Beyond: Overview, Challenges and Enablers of 5G-Healthcare Systems.

5G and beyond networks will transform the healthcare sector by opening possibilities for novel use cases and applications. Service level agreements (SLAs) can enable 5G-enabled medical device use cases by documenting how a medical device communication requirements are met by the unique characteristics of 5G networks and the roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders involved in offering safe and effective 5G-enabled healthcare to patients. However, there are gaps in this space that should be addressed to facilitate the efficient implementation of 5G technology in healthcare.

Communication Requirements in 5G-Enabled Healthcare Applications: Review and Considerations.

Fifth generation (5G) mobile communication technology can enable novel healthcare applications and augment existing ones. However, 5G-enabled healthcare applications demand diverse technical requirements for radio communication. Knowledge of these requirements is important for developers, network providers, and regulatory authorities in the healthcare sector to facilitate safe and effective healthcare.