Deep Learning Uses Apple Watch to Detect Arrhythmia

by Alfred Poor | May 12, 2017 | General News, Medical

Sensors are an essential part of a wearable Health Tech device, creating the data that is used to provide meaningful results for the wearer. The real work, however, is done by sophisticated algorithms that can extract meaning from noisy data sets, singling out the...

Deep Learning Diagnosis Diabetic Eye Disease [video]

by Alfred Poor | May 11, 2017 | General News, Medical

One of the many complications of diabetes is diabetic retinopathy (DR). This condition results in damage to the retina that can eventually lead to the loss of sight. And the longer a patient has diabetes, the more likely they are to develop DR. It is the leading cause...

Light Triggers Implant Cells to Produce Insulin

by Alfred Poor | May 9, 2017 | General News, Medical

Diabetes is a worldwide problem affecting more than 400 million people worldwide, costing healthcare systems billions of dollars a year. When a patient’s pancreas stops producing insulin, blood sugar levels are not controlled and can vary wildly, leading to all...

Algorithm Diagnoses Childhood Pneumonia

by Alfred Poor | May 8, 2017 | General News, Medical

Healthcare workers in underdeveloped regions struggle to diagnose and treat even basic illnesses and conditions. One prime example is pneumonia, which is the leading cause of death for children under the age of 5 years old. Doctors and healthcare workers in poor areas...

Handheld Ultrasound for First Responders [video]

by Alfred Poor | May 5, 2017 | General News, Medical

When first responders and other emergency personnel arrive at the scene of a medical emergency, they have to make quick decisions about how to treat an injured or ill patient. All too often, they must make these judgments based on relatively limited information...

Growing Inner Ear Parts from Stem Cells [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 4, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical

Stem cell research to create specific tissues is one of the hottest areas of health tech development. Impressive work is ongoing on many fronts. We’ve covered work by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) and orthopedic surgeons at St...