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By Dave Muoio | 04:41 pm | February 20, 2018
Optra Health, which produces AI-driven iPhronesis analysis platform for healthcare and life sciences clients, today announced the launch of a new genetics-focused product specially designed for consumers, genetic counselors, and other genomics researchers.
By Laura Lovett | 04:40 pm | February 20, 2018
The University of Pennsylvania's Penn Medicine has been an active player in the telehealth game for sometime with multiple telehealth units, but last week it went a step further to announce that it will be centralizing its telemedicine activities into the Penn Medicine Center for Connected Care.
By Jonah Comstock | 03:44 pm | February 20, 2018
OrCam, an Israeli company working on augmented reality for the blind and vision impaired, has raised $30.
By Laura Lovett | 02:35 pm | February 20, 2018
Researchers from Microsoft are aiming to transform the world of virtual reality from a primarily visual experience to a tactile and auditory one for people with visual impairments.
By Laura Lovett | 11:44 am | February 20, 2018
With so many innovative ideas circulating, conference attendees are hard-pressed to cover all of it.
By Bill Siwicki | 11:40 am | February 20, 2018
Google AI has made a breakthrough: successfully predicting cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks and strokes simply from images of the retina, with no blood draws or other tests necessary.
By Laura Lovett | 04:32 pm | February 19, 2018
A new elastic electrode sensor paired with a wireless communication module can noninvasively monitor a patient’s biometric data and send it to a doctor via the cloud.
By Dave Muoio | 04:16 pm | February 19, 2018
Virtual reality and mobile app-enabled caregiver screening were among the winners of the Caregiving for Dementia Innovation Challenge, a recently concluded contest run by AARP Services, Inc.
By Jonah Comstock | 04:12 pm | February 19, 2018
Last week, Fitbit announced that it was acquiring Twine Health for an undisclosed sum.
By Dave Muoio | 01:34 pm | February 19, 2018
A connected sensor patch developed by Northwestern University engineers and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, a research hospital in Chicago, could allow clinicians to better monitor stroke patients as they recover at home.