Recently most countries are exploring the process of decentralising health care delivery and developing DAOs. Decentralisation is usually implemented to give more responsibility to the local community so that there is a vested interest in the delivery of healthcare. Efficiency in service delivery is considered very important to patients. There needs to be a balance … Continued
Apple is in the process of developing health services powered by artificial intelligence, referred to as Quartz. The service will create personalised wellness plans using AI and user data and may provide users with advice on nutrition, fitness, or sleep. Apple’s AI-powered Quartz: The future of Healthcare? The new Health app from Apple is an … Continued
Adopting new technology in healthcare is a significant change. Therefore, the decision should be deliberate and systematic, involving contributions from stakeholders, staff, and tech providers. A suitable consensus between these parties will help you determine appropriate parameters for consolidation and help improve the value derived from consolidation. Here are five key steps to take as … Continued
Based on a series of interviews with industry specialists, Med-Tech News explores how DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) could impact the future of healthcare, pharma, cure and the medical insurance industry. The concept of a DAO could easily be incorporated into existing and new organisations. In the first of this series, Med-Tech speaks with Dr Jane … Continued
OM1 have recently built and AI-based platform which assists physicians in tracking trends in depression, anxiety, suicidal tendencies along with numerous other mental health disorders. OM1 is a Boston, Massachusetts based medical data company who have developed a platform named, PHenOM. A tool which collects data from 9,000 clinicians in 2,500 locations across all 50 … Continued
Beginning in early 2020, the Covid-19 virus as it was named, was subject to a plethora of multitudinal data being released by a team of American and Chinese scientists that displayed critical information regarding aspects such as the spread of the virus and the effects already being felt in the early stages of the pandemic. … Continued
The process of testing, recording, and reporting patient data for clinical diagnosis has improved significantly. Still, it is not responsive enough for fast-spreading diseases such as COVID-19. Tests often take only a few minutes to implement, but results sometimes take several hours to a few days to appear. Also, reporting the results to the clinic … Continued
In surgery, sealing incisions has been a major challenge for practitioners. Researchers have experimented with early gelatin-based sealants in the recent past, which demonstrated moderate success. Recently, researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation in LA, recognizing the need to improve surgical sealing materials, have developed a new hybrid sealant. Based on a combination … Continued
As today’s Internet – colloquially known as Web 2.0 – evolves, people have become more conscious about ownership and handling of their data. When the Internet became mainstream in the 1990s, the tech tools running it were mainly neutral. Businesses could not obtain more than a few data points, as Web 1.0 was not designed … Continued
Cancer therapies have rapidly improved in the 21st century, and outcomes have been more favourable for patients who present themselves for early check-ups. However, accurate diagnostics is a valuable first step for suitable therapies to be used. Imagene, a company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, has developed a new AI-based analysis software to facilitate tumour … Continued
