Algorithm predicts young-onset type 2 diabetes years before diagnosis

A new algorithm can predict type 2 diabetes years before it is normally detected by analysing younger patients’ health data. If the tool is put into use, doctors could use already collected health data to identify disease risk several years earlier in patients under the age of 40. The study illustrates a growing field of research in which artificial intelligence (AI) analyses health records for early statistical patterns that precede disease.