In 2012, a large scale Italian study had found a close relationship between physician empathy and clinical outcomes of diabetic patients. This natural gesture was also found to be helpful in reducing severity of patients down with common cold. Apart from empathy, the mere ability to recognize emotio

When the use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) became inevitable in 2009 when former President Obama signed it into the legislation, some called it a scandal as the company which offers the system was granted a lucrative return. On the other hand, medical institutions and care providers, who were

According to the Records of the Grand Historian or what popularly known as Shiji in Chinese, Bin Que was probably the first documented Chinese physician in history. With an exceptional talent in clairvoyance, Bin invented the four diagnostic methods: looking (at the state of the patient), listening

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At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, there is no smell of disinfectant and the need to queue; just a control panel bearing your medical history and results from the recent tests, against a backdrop of bigger screens giving diagnosis, treatment suggestions and ready to