Business
A US congressional committee on Monday asked for a briefing on a Google project to modernize healthcare while giving the internet titan access to millions of people's medical data.
Nov 19, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
When health care providers order a test or prescribe a medicine, they want to be 100 percent confident in their decision. That means being able to explain their decision and study it over depending upon how a patient responds. ...
Oct 1, 2019
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Tablets and other mobile computing devices are part of everyday life, but using them can be difficult for people with paralysis. New research from the BrainGate consortium shows that a brain-computer interface (BCI) can enable ...
Nov 21, 2018
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Engineering
Early diagnosis of cancer greatly improves the odds of successful treatment. Yet many people, especially in developing countries, lack access to facilities to detect the disease.
Oct 4, 2018
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Software
A Minneapolis-based startup company said it has raised $12 million to complete work on a technology platform that's meant to help patients and their clinicians find the best strategies for changing unhealthy behaviors.
Aug 1, 2018
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Software
Ever waited entirely too long at your doctor's office for an appointment to start? The long wait may soon be over: An MIT spinout's schedule-optimizing software that gets more patients seen more quickly could soon be used ...
Jul 21, 2016
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Security
Data breaches are a regular part of the cyberthreat landscape. They generate a great deal of media attention, both because the quantity of information stolen is often large, and because so much of it is data people would ...
Jun 22, 2016
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