Tag: Medical Technology

Augmedix works by equipping physicians with the Google Glass wearable technology while seeing patients.

The robot in question has led to improved accuracy, less radiation exposure for the med team, shorter operation times, and improved patient safety post-surgery.

Forward-thinking medical organizations and providers such as The University of Pittsburgh, and Kaiser Permanente are collaborating with tech startups in ventures to materialize their futuristic vision of better outcomes.

In a test during a scientific meeting, the AI system has shown to boost human accuracy of detecting breast cancer to 99.5 percent.

Colorado Medical Waste’s technique proves to be a game-changer for the challenge of medical waste disposal that the health industry has been dealing with for decades.

Despite the potential losses from the British departure, leaders in the UK healthcare and technology industries have made it clear that innovation in the field of medicine and healthcare must continue.

Humber River Hospital, located in Toronto, has become North America's first all-digital hospital.

"What this company is about is much more than a single product or even a series of products that could provide a little bit of an impact, but really to generate a movement," said company founder. 

Patients with glaucoma can use this drug-dispensing contact lens, which was even found to be more effective than the current treatment method of eye drops, to deliver medication gradually to the eye.

With emergency visits in the U.S. climbing from 115 million in 2005 to 136.3 million in 2016, industry thought leaders have been exploring innovative ways to impact wait times, over crowding, and patient outcomes in emergency departments.