How will you describe a wearable? Implanted? Watch-like? A device around the wrist? Apple? Yes, but they may soon be the past as researchers and engineers from Soft Machines Lab and Morphing Matter Lab of Carnegie Mellon University are co-developing a new form of wearables that can be
If you have been following us, you may realize how much AIMed values data. We dedicated a recent Breakfast Briefing session discussing about it. We offered tips on how to make data less intimidating in healthcare professionals’ daily workflow. We mentioned a data hub and other novel c
According to the figures released by the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in 2017, the percentage of women opted for breast reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy had increased by 65% between 2009 and 2014. Nevertheless, most women, especially those coming from a relatively younger a
A look at the significant changes AI is bringing to radiology
Sara Gerke and Glenn Cohen explore the ethical and legal challenges of artificial intelligence in cardiology
A nine-year-old boy with Asthma went to his primary care doctor who prescribed him a drug common to treating his condition, but by mistake, selected the wrong entry in a pull-down menu list on his computerized medication order entry system. He accidentally prescribed the boy with a potent anticoagul
Aiming for organisational transformation towards becoming a ‘Learning Health System’-Role of AI. “The Learning Health System (LHS) focusses on approaches to capture data from clinical encounters and other health-related events, analyze the data to generate new knowledge, and then apply this knowledg
An anxious patient sent out a text, “I was diagnosed today and I’m scared that my whole life will change. Can you help?” Almost instantly, replies came. “Hi Anna, this is Ariana. Yes, I’m here for you. We’ll get through this together. Think of me as your personal coach. I’ll help you learn about yo
The next AIMed Breakfast Briefing will be held in Bern, Switzerland. Please click here to follow the session via live-streaming. Switzerland has been ranked the most innovative country in the World since year 2011, according to the Global Innovation Index co-developed by Cornell University, the Worl