Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.
Cynthia Rudin, PhD, is a highly regarded computer scientist who’s been eyeing the advance of artificial intelligence into society with equal parts enthusiasm and concern.
By now it’s a difficult-to-dispute likelihood: AI won’t replace doctors making diagnoses, but doctors who use AI will displace doctors who don’t use AI. The hypothesis gets a fresh airing out from the vantage point of the general public.
To help prevent infections and other health problems caused by contaminated allergy shots administered to patients during immunotherapy treatments, several organizations are pushing for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to adopt regulations that will hold physicians accountable for the conditions in which they create them.
PeriGen, a fetal surveillance system developer, plans to make waves in the market with the acquisition of the WatchChild Fetal Monitoring System from Hill-Rom, a multi-billion dollar holdings company based in Batesville, Indiana.
DarioHealth, developer of mobile and digital health and developer of Dario Smart Diabetes Management Solution, has announced the launch of its online store in Canada.
Federal grants totaling $24 million will fund a network of three research centers and a data coordinating center dedicated to young people with HIV or at risk of contracting it, with a focus on mobile applications.
In 2008, healthcare providers were pushing for young women to get the HPV vaccine to reduce their chances of developing cervical cancers, and eight years later, it seems as though it worked.
Who needs SPF 50 when you can soon get SPF 5,000? Therapon Skin Health has developed silicon particles that absorb 98 percent of ultraviolet radiation.
