FDA Approves Autism Diagnostic App

by Alfred Poor | March 7, 2018 | General News, Medical

We live in a remarkable time in which technology is advancing so rapidly that we cannot foresee all the implications of new devices as they appear. Who could have imagined that personal computers would lead to the “mining” of digital currency? Or that...

Deep Learning Predicts Heart Disease from Retina Images

by Alfred Poor | March 6, 2018 | General News, Medical

The promise of Big Data is that if you can aggregate enough information, artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can sift through it and find correlations that a human mind might never find in a lifetime of searching. We’ve covered how Google’s AI labs...

Study Spotlights Smart Glasses to Assess Concussions

by Bruce Brown | March 6, 2018 | General News, Medical

The effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) from a bump, blow, or jolt to the head can be deadly. TBI consequences can last a few days or persist for the remainder of the injured person’s life. TBI contributes to approximately 30% of all injury deaths in...

VR Cadavers Give Med Students a Leg Up [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 5, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical

Medical students traditionally dissect human cadavers to examine and memorize every part of the human body. According to a report published in “Perspectives in Medical Education” by the National Institutes of Health, donor cadavers are becoming...

Wireless Blood Glucose Sensor Approved for the Arm

by Alfred Poor | March 5, 2018 | General News, Medical

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is an important advance in the treatment of patients with diabetes. Rather than having to rely on occasional blood sugar measurements throughout the day, patients with a CGM device get a steady stream of information. This allows...

Will Alexa Hook You Up with a Doctor’s Appointment?

by Bruce Brown | March 2, 2018 | General News, Medical

The news of a partnership between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JP Morgan entering the healthcare industry raises questions about the form the online giant merchant’s participation will take. Telemedicine may be one channel, possibly in addition to filling...