Is Health Care ready to use Big Data? It is making some progress but it is still early days. As the following article from Harvard Business Review points out, there are a few elements that are crucial: Integrating Data – we’ll need standardization of health care data in order to capture meaningful data Generating New… Continue reading Is Health Care Ready for Big Data?
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Scanadu: The medical Tricorder from Star Trek is here
What if you can take your vital signs on a handheld device, just like the medical Tricorder in Star Trek, any time any where? Now with a device called Scanadu, you can. See the article from CNN below: Scanadu: The medical Tricorder from Star Trek is here
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Google add more partners with their ‘Glass at Work’ program in Medical Technology
Although the future of Google Glass with consumers is unknown. It seems to attract some interest in the Healthcare sector. With new partners announced for it’s ‘Glass at Work’ program and different trials occurring in the field, see the following article from Digital Trends. Will this help to increase the time doctors spend directly with… Continue reading Google add more partners with their ‘Glass at Work’ program in Medical Technology
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Google Glass is heading to medical school
The School of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine will be the first medical school to fully incorporate Glass into its four-year curriculum. Will wearable tech help with health care education in the future? Google Glass handed out to medical students at UC Irvine – CNET.
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An ultra tiny device for images of your heart and your arteries
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have developed an ultra tiny device to take better images of your heart and arteries which gives doctors better tools in heart surgery. An ultra tiny sensor could help doctors clean out your arteries | The Verge.
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PillCam – a camera for your guts
For those suffering from the pain and embarrassment of colonoscopy procedures, there is good news. PillCam is a tiny pill-sized camera which can be swallowed just like any other pill. The device will wirelessly beams photos of the digestive system to a storage device on your waist. Doctor can then review the resulting video. PillCam is… Continue reading PillCam – a camera for your guts
