(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Barreiro) Article by Dennis P. Wall In the last two decades, autism prevalence has increased by more than 600%. Although Autism manifests early in development, the average age of diagnosis in the US continues to hover stubbornly above four. With the incidence
By Erik Lickerman M.D. It’s risky to summarize an entire field based on a name, but it seems to me the vision of “ digital medicine ” is to change our diagnosis/treatment paradigm to one in which: We have the blue prints, schematics, and service manual for every patient in the form of ‘omics data. E
What are the best AI powered wearable devices in terms of their potential for transforming the way that clinicians deliver care? And what are the most widely stocked and sold wearables which are already finding their way into hospitals today? We've looked at market research from Gartner and reviewed
By Dr Claire Novorol, Chief Medical Officer, Ada Health The future of healthcare is a combination of wearable tech and mobile health apps, powered by AI, providing bespoke support and behavioural nudges What will happen when wearable devices such as smartwatches and fitness trackers become fully int
The recent scandal involving Facebook and Cambridge Analytica with its harvest of over 50 million personal profiles is yet another sombre reminder for us that we need to be more proactive and vigilant with issues that surround our data, especially privacy. The recent Healthcare Information and Manag
By Nick Van Terheyden, MD Wearables are everywhere and like many technology terms the early entrants have become synonymous and part of vocabulary – Are you Fitbit enough? But in the corridors of healthcare systems and doctors’ offices there’s less excitement about the penetration of these devices a
Genetisis is a clinical stage medical device company, using cardiac magnetic fields to optimise triage of acute myocardial ischemia. They were also the winners of the AIMed 2017 Shark Tank Competition. Origins: Founded by the current CEO, CTO and COO straight after high school. Unburdened by experie
Autism diagnosis recognised This March a digital health platform that spots early signs of autism in kids raised $11.6 million after gaining regulatory recognition by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Cognoa, founded in 2013 by Dennis Wall, PHD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Biomedical
A trio of Stanford researchers have called for physicians to be hands on and set the agenda when it comes to implementing AI in healthcare and medicine. David Magnus, PHD, one of the authors who is also the Thomas A. Raffin Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Ethics at Stanford In a paper titled,