Can This New Wearable Help Identify COVID-19 Faster?
A new wearable promises to track your temperature throughout the day as an early-warning detection system for COVID-19, infection from something else, or a general health problem. The wearable, a ring named Oura after the Finnish medical development company who created it, compares your temperature in real-time to your average temperature for that time of […]
Tech Companies Could Be Our Doctors in the Future
Healthcare is a necessity for humanity to survive — and thrive. For centuries, we were left to our own devices to figure out a treatment for our illness. This often meant using natural plants and methods to create a concoction. But with the advent of modern medicine, healthcare has become the biggest global business; it’s […]
Can AI Save Modern Medicine? Or Will It Be the Other Way Around?
Medicine and artificial intelligence (AI) are very similar fields in some aspects: they both seek to help and aid humanity, improve day-to-day conditions for people, and continue the evolvement of their respective fields for the sake of their users. So it’s no surprise that when we combine these two fields, the result is something grander […]
This Small Stick-On Stamp Can Collect Biometric Data Without the Bulky Equipment
Medical technology is improving by decreasing in cost, invasiveness, and size. But a new blood pressure-measuring patch may blow everything else out of the water. Intended to replace blood pressure cuffs, the postage stamp-sized patch continuously tracks the patient’s central blood pressure. This device not only has the potential to help users get more in […]