Technology
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A note from your heart and brain
Hello from your heart and brain: We are contacting you to inform you about recent research published in the AHA Circulation (Yes, we read journals daily). 🧠 Brain: Scientists used 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) (Philips) to study my amygdalar metabolic activity, which is known to be a marker of stress-related neural activity…
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List of Digital Health, Healthcare IT and MedTech conferences in 2023
Is your 2023 calendar filling up? Here are some digital health events scheduled for 2023. Click on the links to visit the event homepage and also to access the schedule. Last Update: Feb 23, 2023 Event Dates Venue Schedule Consumer Technology Association Jan 5-8, 2023 Hybrid (Las Vegas, USA + Virtual) https://www.ces.tech/Schedule.aspx Biotech Showcase (includes…
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How to build a predictive model, from a healthcare perspective?
Simply put, a predictive model in healthcare aims to learn the associations between the input data attributes and the target outcome so that the learned associations could be used to predict the actual outcome for a new patient. This post aims to educate you on how to develop a predictive model, with relevance to healthcare.…
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Tele-obstetrics
Telehealth is increasingly being used in obstetrics, especially in the following areas: virtual consultation remote monitoring of ultrasound in maternal-fetal medicine remote monitoring of conditions by endocrinologists prenatal and postnatal monitoring Benefits Studies have observed that remote monitoring and smartphone apps helped decrease the number of unwanted outpatient visits to manage diabetes and hypertension in…
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Teledermatology – a quick overview and a list of key providers
Teledermatology is one of the most popular applications of telemedicine. In this field, skin images and associated clinical history are transferred to remote dermatologists through audio, visual, and data communication channels. Teledermatology facilitates the remote diagnosis of skin diseases by helping dermatologists interpret these skin images and clinical history. Teledermatology services are usually provided using the…
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What are the challenges faced by AI-based digital health products?
There is a massive opportunity for predictive analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques to transform healthcare. A quick PubMed search for ‘analytics in healthcare’ results in close to 22K articles. However, despite this amount of published research, there is a lack of a comparable amount of thoroughly validated AI-based digital health products and services in…
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Key areas for innovation in the Femtech space
Female health is complex and is governed by several physical, emotional, and socioeconomic factors. Technologies such as artificial intelligence, the internet of medical things, wearables, social media, and virtual digital platforms have a significant role in helping us understand the underlying variables that cause differences between health outcomes in women and men. Below are THREE…
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