AI Calls Cause of Death from Verbal Autopsies

AI Calls Cause of Death from Verbal Autopsies

Sixty million people die each year, most with no known cause of death (CoD). According to a 2012 report by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, two-thirds of the deaths each year have no recorded CoD. The highest ratios of...
Hybrid Mobile Device Speeds Stroke Treatment

Hybrid Mobile Device Speeds Stroke Treatment

Every 40 seconds, someone in the US suffers a stroke according to the CDC. Someone in the U.S. dies of a stroke every 4 minutes. A patient’s chance of full recovery from a stroke depends on how quickly treatment begins: the faster the better. Statistically,...
Smart Devices Detect Sounds of Cardiac Arrest

Smart Devices Detect Sounds of Cardiac Arrest

Wearable tech with sensors that monitor and report biometric data can help assess your current health, but devices with algorithms that detect life-threatening conditions could potentially save your life. The iBeat smartwatch app monitors heart activity to alert to...
Obstacles to Machine Learning in Healthcare

Obstacles to Machine Learning in Healthcare

In 1989’s film Field of Dreams, the character Shoeless Joe Jackson told Ray Kinsella, “If you build it, he will come.” That sentiment worked in the movie but doesn’t always carry over in real life, particularly in medical and health technology....