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iDoc24 study finds smartphone-enabled dermatology screening more efficient for referrals
Teledermatology referrals that use a smartphone with an attached dermoscope allowed dermatologists to manage their patients faster and more efficiently than by traditional paper referrals, according to a paper published in medical journal Acta Dermato-Venereologica.
World’s Richest Doctor Buys World’s Most Powerful DNA Sequencer
This morning, Patrick Soon-Shiong, the surgeon-turned entrepreneur that Forbes estimates is worth $10.1 billion, announced that his company and foundation are purchasing a cluster of DNA sequencers capable of sequencing a human genome for $1,000.
Kurbo Health Raises $5.8 Million To Fight Childhood Obesity Via An App, Live Now On iOS
Kurbo Health, a mobile subscription service focused on fighting childhood obesity through the use of simple food diaries and live coaching, is today opening its doors to all families who want to sign up and try its weight loss program, initially available as an iOS application.
PhysIQ raises $4.6M to commercialize its digital health analytics platform
Naperville, Illinois-based PhysIQ raised $4.6 million in a round led by LionBird for its digital health analytics platform. This brings the company’s total funding to $5.6 million.
Study: iPad-based HIV prevention game increased adolescents’ knowledge of the disease
Children who played iPad-based HIV prevention game PlayForward: Elm City Stories knew more about HIV risk than those that played other video games, according to an oral abstract on a randomized control trial of 198 adolescents presented at the AIDS conference this week.
How Artificial Superintelligence Will Give Birth To Itself
There’s a saying among futurists that a human-equivalent artificial intelligence will be our last invention. After that, AIs will be capable of designing virtually anything on their own — including themselves.
Defender smart pepper spray sends attacker’s picture along to 911
Smashing though a $100,000 funding goal on Indiegogo in less than two days, the Defender is a pepper spray device with a built-in digital camera that captures an image of the person being sprayed.
Researchers develop smart seatbelt that senses heart rate to combat driver fatigue
A group of researchers from Spain have published a paper on a seatbelt and seat cover embedded with sensors that can detect the driver’s respiration and heart rate to combat the driver fatalities and car accidents caused by fatigue.
How Artificial Superintelligence Will Give Birth To Itself
There’s a saying among futurists that a human-equivalent artificial intelligence will be our last invention. After that, AIs will be capable of designing virtually anything on their own — including themselves.
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