How a Mobile App Is Improving Amazon’s Employee Healthcare
By now, you’re probably familiar with how companies are using the Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile apps to improve employee wellness. Wearable devices and IoT app development now allow you to track metrics like your heart rate and fitness level. Organizations are using these capabilities to incentivize their workers to commit to their well-being. […]
How Wearables Are Fueling Healthcare Innovation
Original Article Featured in Guidepoint. Wearables are making an unprecedented impact on the medical field. Users are able to form a more complete picture of their health, and physicians are able to glean insights and take action faster. Countless opportunities have opened up for innovators to improve how we manage medical maladies. Are you ready […]
AI + Biology = The World’s First “Living Robot”?
Merging artificial intelligence (AI) development and biology is the stuff of science fiction. Or, at least, it used to be — a team of researchers has revealed that they’ve created the first “living robots.” And it could change how we understand AI, approach healthcare, and preserve our environment. A Recipe for New Life? Last month, […]
Wearables Have Entered the Healthcare Space – and They’re Here to Stay
Healthcare wearables are a growing market for consumers. These devices, manufactured and developed by the likes of Garmin, Fitbit, and Apple, show a person’s heart rate, steps, sleep quality, and more in real-time. Whether you’re health-conscious or fitness-minded, wearables now offer something for everyone. Consequently, more consumers than ever before are using wearables to track […]
Predicting Mortality Rates With AI Could Save Lives
Artificial intelligence is impacting an array of industries. That’s because AI applications range from simple (chatbots and image identifiers) to extremely complex (using big data to find patterns and inform high-level decision-making). Due to its versatility, you’ve likely interacted with AI already while going about your day-to-day. However, for most of us, AI’s biggest impact […]
Designing Our Own Biology: The Next Step In Medical Tech Development?
For many centuries, healthcare had evolved and advanced at a snail’s pace. Jane Metcalfe is the co-founder of Wired and the founder of Neo.Life. At a recent MedTech conference in San Diego, Metcalfe said, “The history of innovation is not that exciting—until you get to the 20th century.” Since then, medicine has grown at a […]
How a New Wearable Can Track Your Health Via Vibrations
These days, if you mention “wearables”, most people will automatically think of Fitbit and Apple Watch. And while these smartwatches track your sleep, heart rate, calories burned, and prompt you to increase your hourly movement, they’re actually monitoring very basic bodily functions. Wearables encompass so much more than smartwatches, and a team of researchers at […]
The Current State of Healthcare’s Digital Transformation (Part 4)
Creating a better healthcare ecosystem for patients, providers, and payers will require numerous technology upgrades over the next decade. Whether it’s AI, on-demand healthcare, or wearables, improvements will reach every type of patient. Welcome back to our “Healthcare Digital Transformation” series! In our previous post, we covered the impact that AI and predictive analytics are […]
The Current State of Healthcare’s Digital Transformation (Part 3)
In many industries, technology is bringing new innovations and ideas to improve the day-to-day lives of employees, customers, and everyone in between. Healthcare is no exception; the field is seeing numerous new medical applications crop up across the world. In our previous post in the “Healthcare Digital Transformation” series, we looked into how big data, […]
AI in Medicine: What the Smart Tech Can Tell You About Your “Brain Age”
It may be possible to delay your brain from aging. And no, this isn’t the beginning of a pitch from an after-hours informercial — the science behind this concept is surprisingly real. A recent study in Nature Neuroscience merged three fields to make strides in this research: longevity, neuroscience, and machine learning. The result? An algorithm […]