Eric Barnhill News Today

Scripps Research scientists have developed an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) model aimed at enhancing clinicians’ ability to screen patients for atrial fibrillation (AFib), a condition characterized by an irregular, rapid heartbeat linked to stroke and heart failure.

<p><em>Early detection of atrial fibrillation can reduce the risk of stroke and heart failure, but screening people for the condition has been historically challenging. </em></p>

A Port Charlotte woman is dead after being hit by a car while riding her bike on Sunday morning.