Artificial Intelligence in Facial Plastic Surgery: A Review of Current Applications, Future Applications, and Ethical Considerations.

From virtual chat assistants to self-driving cars, artificial intelligence (AI) is often heralded as the technology that has and will continue to transform this generation. Among widely adopted applications in other industries, its potential use in medicine is being increasingly explored, where the vast amounts of data present in electronic health records and need for continuous improvements in patient care and workflow efficiency present many opportunities for AI implementation. Indeed, AI has already demonstrated capabilities for assisting in tasks such as documentation, image classification, and surgical outcome prediction.

Incidence of Head and Neck Cancer With Lung Cancer Screening: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objectives/hypothesis: To evaluate the incidence of head and neck cancers (HNC) in high-risk current and/or former smokers with screening low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) chest versus chest x-ray (CXR).

Study Design: Second analysis of randomized clinical trial.

Methods: We performed a secondary analysis examining the incidence of HNC in the National Lung Screening Trial.

Explaining Racial Disparities in Surgically Treated Head and Neck Cancer.

Objectives/hypothesis: To assess the causative factors that contribute to racial disparities in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and establish the role of hospital factors in racial disparities.

Study Design: Retrospective database analysis.

Methods: Patients with surgically treated HNSCC were identified using the National Cancer Database (2004-2014).

Interleukin-33-induced expression of PIBF1 by decidual B cells protects against preterm labor.

Preterm birth (PTB) is a leading cause of neonatal death worldwide. Intrauterine and systemic infection and inflammation cause 30-40% of spontaneous preterm labor (PTL), which precedes PTB. Although antibody production is a major immune defense mechanism against infection, and B cell dysfunction has been implicated in pregnancy complications associated with PTL, the functions of B cells in pregnancy are not well known.