These Startups are Helping in the Fight Against Coronavirus
While we’re seeing major tech companies step up in the fight against COVID-19, there are also many startups all over the world that are making key contributions.
How Major Tech Companies Are Helping Fight Coronavirus
Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are all stepping up to fight coronavirus. Here's what they're doing.
Why Hospitals Should Focus on Cybersecurity Training
With data breaches costing $5.6 billion a year, impacting 27 million patient records, hospitals have an urgent need to invest in cybersecurity.
Flagstaff’s Growing Love for Biosciences
Flagstaff is 14 percent more specialized in biosciences than all other communities in the U.S. For a “charming mountain town,” that reality is surprising to visitors and to some residents.
How Medical Technology is Helping Ease Pain
Medical device and digital health companies have also developed several innovative approaches to managing chronic pain without the addictive properties or side effects of drugs.
3 Reasons to Try a DNA Testing Kit
There are legitimate reasons to try out the best DNA ancestry kits. The following three reasons may just convince you.
How 3D Printing is Transforming Healthcare One Layer at a Time
One of the fastest-growing applications of 3D printing is in medicine and healthcare. Here are some ways in which 3D printing is improving our health.
How Deep Learning Can Be Applied to Neuroradiology
Deep learning is being increasingly adopted in radiology due to its ability to automate image processing and segmentation, reducing the time on scan interpretation.
How AI Could Dramatically Improve Your Healthcare
AI can be used in many different ways within the healthcare sector - from simplifying administrative tasks to more complex medical uses like bettering diagnoses.
3 Technologies That Are Merging Human and Machine
While we’re still some way off from cyborgs and super soldiers, here are some developments in tech that are bringing us closer to that ideal.
3D-Printed Human Hearts? Researchers Make Major Progress
Can organs, even the human heart, be manufactured via 3D printing? Researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel say yes!
Martina Slajerova: How a Hard Diet Led to an Innovative App
Learn how one entrepreneur's diet led to an innovative app. Martina Slajerova's Keto Diet App allows users to track their diets more efficiently.
Dr. Ronald Klatz on the Latest Innovations in Anti-Aging Technology
Dr. Ronald Klatz of Optimal Health MD details the innovations and technology behind the treatments that bring patients closer to the Fountain of Youth.
4 Technologies That Are Revolutionizing Surgery
Here’s a look at four revolutionary medical technologies – from VR to robots – you may see the next time you go in for surgery.
Medicalization Podcast Review: Engaging, Witty, and Intelligent
Want to learn how they discovered the cure for scurvy? Or how about why milkmaids never got small pox? The Medicalization podcast might be perfect for you.
Alzheimer’s Research is Gaining Steam with New Clinical Trials
The scope of Alzheimer's research hasn't changed much in the last 25 years. INmune Bio, a San Diego-based immunology company, is trying to change that.
Anti-Vaxxers: Where Did They Come From, When Will They Go?
Twenty years ago, Andrew Wakefield made an unprecedented claim to the scientific community that spurred what is now the anti-vaxxer movement.
3 Ways Tech is Arming the Battle Against Diabetes
New technologies are making both types of diabetes easier to manage and less expensive to treat for both patients and medical professionals.
Innovation & Tech's Best of CES 2019
Home theater, smart home, mobile, health, entertainment: CES had everything this year. Here are some of the most innovative things we saw at CES 2019.
What AI’s Lifespan Boost Will Mean for the Healthcare Industry
As health technology continues to advance, so will life expectancies and Artificial Intelligence has the potential to shake up the healthcare industry.
Where Integrative Health & Preventative Medicine Intersect
Ian Gillman wanted a way to change his lifestyle and remove the synthetic medicines from his system. He found it in integrative health.
National Bioskills Laboratories Sets Up Third Campus in San Francisco
National Bioskills Laboratories (NBL), a surgical training company headquartered in Pittsburgh, has established a third location in San Francisco. The new facility will feature numerous embedded cameras, with streams displayed through 20 LED screens placed throughout the auditorium and training labs. The lab features 25,000 square feet...
How a 3D Printed Cornea Could Save Sight for Millions
Blindness due to retinal scarring or disease affects over 15 million people across the globe. Sadly, there are too few cornea donors to meet the demand and scientists have been struggling for years to develop alternative treatment options for those in need. The long wait may be drawing to a close, as researchers at Newcastle University...
Taking Strides Toward Healing Spinal Cord Injuries
Patients with severe spinal cord injury (SCI) often experience chronically low blood pressure that negatively affects their health, their quality of life, and their ability to engage in rehabilitative therapy. “People with severe spinal cord injury – especially when it occurs in a higher level in the spine – have problems with...
“Screen Eye” & “Selfie Elbow,” Old Ailments, New Names
During the past few years, our vocabulary has added several interesting ailments that point directly to the technology in our lives. We’ve seen “Nature Deficit Disorder,” a byproduct of screens and video games; “Fractured Attention Syndrome,” a byproduct of our fixation on screens and inability to handle the bombardment of...
Tech-Savvy Moms Need Fewer Doctor Visits
Being an expectant mother is often thankless, expensive, and hectic. The journey from conception to birth can feel like it consists of little more than uncomfortable mornings, swollen ankles, and endless doctor visits. Or at least that’s how it may have felt before the advent of OB Nest, a thoughtful new approach to prenatal care for...
How THC Can Actually Improve Brain Health
Have you ever wished you could give your brain a facelift? Researchers are discovering the antidote for “senior moments” may be as simple as a daily dose of dope. A recent study conducted by scientists at the University of Bonn and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem linked intake of THC (the active component of cannabis) to a more...
The Science of Sleeping In
Alarms, snooze buttons, weak coffee, traffic… there are so many reasons to loathe the morning routine. If you find yourself in a perpetual battle with your alarm clock, you might have type B chronobiology. Type B chronotypes are biologically inclined to hit the sheets later and wake up later than type As. This cycle is seldom...
Where Blockchain and Healthcare Intersect
Most people immediately associate blockchain technology with Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Justifiably so, as that is how the blockchain was first introduced. However, since its inception, blockchain has made its way into a number of industries. At the recent North American Bitcoin Conference, I was pleased to discover that blockchain...
Jedi Bed?! Check Out This Mind-Controlled Bed By Reverie
It’s easy to forget how important our beds are. With how busy we can get during the day before finally coming home and crashing into bed (before spending the next hour scrolling through Instagram when we should be sleeping), we often take the essential piece of furniture for granted. Well, Reverie is here to change that with a bed that...
