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Uber Health to Transport Patients Using Text Messaging

By David Beck | April 16, 2018 | Medical Devices, News | 0 Comments

Uber is introducing a new service that provides transportation for patients to and from healthcare facilities. Called Uber Health, the service allows healthcare professionals to summon rides for patients going to and from healthcare destinations.

Mass General Turns to AI to Improve Medical Imaging Quality

By David Beck | April 13, 2018 | AI / Machine Learning, News | 0 Comments

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have come up with a new technique based on artificial intelligence and machine learning that allows clinicians to acquire higher quality images without having to collect additional data. In a paper appearing in the journal Nature, this technique is referred to as AUTOMAP (Automated Transform By Manifold Approximation).

Mass General Turns to AI to Improve Medical Imaging Quality

Digital Therapeutics: Expanding Role of Medical Technology

By David Beck | April 11, 2018 | Insights, Patient Software / Programs | 0 Comments

Technology-based health management solutions are now at the forefront of efforts to treat chronic health problems. Referred to as digital therapeutics, these solutions rely on providing behavior changes to patients.

Wearable Brain Scanner Breaking New Ground in Neural Care

By David Beck | April 9, 2018 | Medical Devices, News | 1 Comment

British scientists have discovered a next-generation wearable brain scanner that can be worn like a helmet and allows patients to move freely while being scanned. This is said to be a development that could have great impact on neural care for children and the elderly.
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Wearable Brain Scanner Breaking New Ground in Neural Care

AI Mission: Detect Early Signs of Alzheimer’s

By David Beck | April 2, 2018 | AI / Machine Learning, Insights | 0 Comments

According to experts in the field there’s no sure way to diagnose Alzheimer’s. There are individual tests or brain scans that can uncover the disease. Physicians can check out a patient’s medical history and observations reported by family members or health-care workers.

AI Tested to Predict Cardiac Emergencies

By David Beck | March 28, 2018 | AI / Machine Learning, Insights, News | 0 Comments

Ochsner Health System in New Orleans has teamed up with Epic and Microsoft to determine if technology can be used to find out which patients will code before they suffer a cardiac or respiratory arrest.

AI Tested to Predict Cardiac Emergencies

Stay-At-Home Robots Could Play a Role in Disease Management

By David Beck | March 25, 2018 | AI / Machine Learning, Insights | 0 Comments

According to a study, “take-home” robots could be instrumental in helping patients recover from illness in their home environment.

After being discharged from the hospital, a robot could help patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) manage their condition.

The Journal of Medical Internet Research reported that socially assistive robots can help patients stick to their medication and exercises. The test was conducted with patients suffering from COPD.

Medical Devices Can Be Sources of Cyber Infections

By David Beck | March 21, 2018 | Insights, Medical Devices, News | 0 Comments

New medical devices are on the verge of transforming healthcare as we know it. But as hackers disrupt healthcare facilities, security and IT experts have identified these devices to be a source of cyber infections.

Medical Devices Can Be Sources of Cyber Infections

Not Science Fiction: HoloLens Telemedicine Comes to EMS

By David Beck | March 14, 2018 | News, Patient Software / Programs | 2 Comments

For the past three years, Exelus, a French MedTech company, has been developing Nomadeec, a HoloLens telemedicine app. Nomadeec is a Hololens mixed-reality (MR) application that not only showcases the potentials of MR in medicine and healthcare, but also offers an initial demonstration showcasing that these AR (augmented reality) headset technologies can actually be used in promoting wellness and treatments in the field.

Ultra-Thin Sensor Can Monitor Vital Signs in Real Time

By David Beck | March 13, 2018 | Medical Devices, News | 0 Comments

A research team at the National University of Singapore has developed a soft, flexible microfiber sensor that can be used for healthcare monitoring and diagnosis. The sensor is ultrathin, like a strand of human hair.

Ultra-Thin Sensor Can Monitor Vital Signs in Real Time

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