by Bruce Brown | September 4, 2017 | General News, Medical
Medical personnel use pain level information to determine the type and amount of pain medication to administer or prescribe. Unfortunately, pain level data depends on both objective and subjective factors that can interfere with determining the...
by Bruce Brown | July 26, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Data without meaningful action has limited value. Wearable health tech devices that measure, monitor, and store biometric data such as temperature, resting pulse, and variable heart rate continue to proliferate in homes, clinics, and hospital settings. Without...
by Alfred Poor | July 14, 2017 | General News, Medical
In many cases of medical research, the problem is not one of gathering sufficient data. Existing medical records of patients can provide a rich source of information that can be mined for useful insights. Fortunately, artificial intelligence (AI) tools are becoming...
by Bruce Brown | June 23, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
Longevity tables are interesting but have little relevance to individuals except as they are members of a group. It’s interesting to view longevity data from various countries and then make an effort to understand why one country varies from another. In...
by Bruce Brown | June 22, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Suicide was the 10th most common cause of death in 2013 in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That year there were 41,149 suicides: one every 13 minutes. We’ve written about Facebook’s use of artificial...
