Alexa Answers Health Questions in the U.K.

Alexa Answers Health Questions in the U.K.

Digital voice assistants already help with timely information in a variety of healthcare environments. Amazon’s Alexa helps ambulance attendants follow protocols in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Alexa assists GoodRx members looking for the best price for...
A Soft Wrap Treats Infant Jaundice [video]

A Soft Wrap Treats Infant Jaundice [video]

Approximately 60% of all babies have jaundice according to the CDC. Mild cases of jaundice in newborns go away in a few weeks, but higher levels of bilirubin, a substance that indicates jaundice severity, may require treatment. The most common treatment for newborn...
ClientBot Accelerates Talk Therapist Training

ClientBot Accelerates Talk Therapist Training

Mental health treatment plans can involve medication and other physical treatment options, but talk therapy remains a nearly universal component. In the 1960s, MIT AI Laboratory’s Joseph Weizenbaum wrote the ELIZA program to talk with patients as a reflective...