by Bruce Brown | June 15, 2018 | General News, Medical
Artificial intelligence (AI) — specifically in the form of machine learning — plays an increasingly important role in medicine and healthcare. Machine learning is a type of AI in which the “learning” is derived from statistical analytics...
by Alfred Poor | June 15, 2018 | General News, Medical
According to the website Breastcancer.org, one in 12 women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. More than 40,000 women will die from the disease in the U.S. in 2018. The cost of treating breast cancer is expect to reach more than $20 billion a...
by Alfred Poor | June 14, 2018 | General News, Medical
According to the Centers for Disease Control, opioid overdoses resulted in more than 64,000 deaths in the U.S. in 2016. This national health crisis was the motivation behind the “Opioid Challenge” launched by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This...
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by Alfred Poor | June 13, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical
0 Imagine that a doctor knew everything about how your body worked: what makes it sick, what makes it better, what keeps it healthy. Diagnosing and treating your illnesses would be far more effective because treatments would be designed precisely for you. Now imagine...
by Alfred Poor | June 12, 2018 | General News, Medical
In 2017, nearly half a trillion dollars was spent on prescription drugs in the U.S. alone. This amount is forecast to grow by up to 5% in 2018. Clearly, a lot of money can be saved simply by making prescription drugs more effective. Unfortunately, serious obstacles...
by Bruce Brown | June 11, 2018 | General News, Medical
Telemedicine applications continue to pop up for new functions in additional settings and medical specialties. Patients, physicians, and healthcare executives are on board with remote medical care in its various forms because of the increased opportunities for patient...
