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by Alfred Poor | October 1, 2019 | General News, Health
Digital assistants are rapidly finding ways to become indispensable parts of our daily lives. We have apps like Siri on smartphones to answer our questions, and powered speakers like the Amazon Echo stand ready to deliver the latest news and weather, play our favorite...
by Alfred Poor | September 30, 2019 | General News, Medical
Most older people in the U.S. have a Norman Rockwell image of the good old days when doctors still made house calls. It was personalized medicine at its best, with that special one-to-one relationship with a doctor in your own home. Everything old is new again, though...
by Alfred Poor | August 22, 2019 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health
Powered exoskeletons are no longer exist just in the realm of science fiction. They are already in use, tackling a wide range of missions for healthcare, industry, and military applications. They can shield factory workers from injury while enhancing their strength....
![Wearable Analyzes Sweat Biometrics [video]](https://i1.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/UC-Berkeley-sweat-sensor-video.jpg?resize=600%2C275&ssl=1)
by Alfred Poor | August 20, 2019 | General News, Health
We’ve written about sweat sensors many times in the past. Researchers have good reasons to search for biometric data from sweat; the material is readily available and does not require invasive procedures to acquire. In addition to the familiar salts, sweat...
![VR Effective in Pain Management [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/Cedars-Sinai-VR-pain-mgmt.jpg?resize=600%2C274&ssl=1)
by Alfred Poor | August 16, 2019 | General News
We have covered a lot of pain management programs that seek alternatives to pharmaceuticals. There is a lot of interest in such solutions these days, especially in light of the opioid abuse epidemic. A study by researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center examined the...
![AI Infers Personalized Treatment [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/GNS-Causal-mechanisms-with-video-600x275.jpg?resize=600%2C275&ssl=1)
by Bruce Brown | August 2, 2019 | General News, Medical
Big data, machine learning, and precision medicine come together with GNS Healthcare’s Causal Machine Learning. In the GNS model, big data provides the means, machine learning is the method, and precision medicine is the goal. The first two elements are...
