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Health Care Harnesses Social Media
Moore and her 52 nurses do this by creating professional Facebook and Twitter accounts separate from their personal pages and asking their patients to friend and follow them there. Just about all of the vets they treat do so – and many then simply forget about it.
Putting a medical lab in a laptop : Business : The Boston Globe
When a patient’s life is at stake, it’s no good waiting months on the results of a test for HIV. What doctors need is something like a tricorder, the futuristic health scanner from the TV series “Star Trek.” And scientist-entrepreneur Dr.
Want to Know How Many Calories Are in Your Food? This Gadget Tells You
What if you could scan an apple in the grocery store and immediately see what it’s made of, how many calories are in it and how sweet it is? One group of scientists is making it possible. SCiO is a pocket-sized molecular sensor patented by Consumer Physics Inc.
Apple Granted Patent for Weightlifting Tracker That Utilizes Watch-Like Device
The patent details how a transmitter could attach itself to a weightlifting bar to count repetitions in real time. The transmitter itself is described as having a number of components, including an accelerometer, processor, Hall effect sensor, and display.
Artificial Intelligence Is Now Telling Doctors How to Treat You
Long Island dermatologist Kavita Mariwalla knows how to treat acne, burns, and rashes. But when a patient came in with a potentially disfiguring case of bullous pemphigoid–a rare skin condition that causes large, watery blisters–she was stumped.
Apple Gives Epic And Mayo Bear Hug With HealthKit
On Monday, Apple announced HealthKit in partnership with Epic Systems and Mayo Clinic at their annual World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC). HealthKit isn’t an app itself ‒ but a software framework that’s now included in Apple’s latest release of their mobile operating system ‒ iOS 8.
Scientists learn to selectively erase and restore memories in brain — RT News
Wiping out memories at a press of a button – just like with a ‘neuralizer’ from the Men in Black movie – may soon become a reality. Researchers have managed to erase and then restore lost memory in genetically modified rats with a flash of light.
Retinal Prosthetics Improved To Make Artificial Vision More Natural
Researchers have used electrical stimulation of retinal cells to produce the same patterns of activity that occur when the retina sees a moving object. Although more work remains, this is a step toward restoring natural, high-fidelity vision to blind people, the researchers say.
Senseonics nets $20M, starts trials for connected, embedded continuous glucose monitor
Germantown, Maryland-based continuous glucose monitor developer Senseonics raised $20 million from existing investors Anthem Capital, Delphi Ventures, Greenspring Associates, Healthcare Ventures, and New Enterprise Associates.
Artificial Intelligence Raises New Hope for Cancer Patients
On Monday mornings, Bob Michaels walks into the infusion center at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City and takes a seat in a comfortable barcalounger. An oncology nurse connects the port implanted in the retired university professor’s chest to a portable IV pump.
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