By Kevin Truong, MedCity News | July 24, 2019 Startups around the country are focusing on developing brain-machine interface devices that can allow humans to control digital technology using only their minds. Earlier this month, Elon Musk took the stage in a science museum in San Francisco and sketched out a [...]
The Medical Futurist | July 23, 2019 Did you know that up in the North in Alaska, patient records can only be transported on a sled with a Husky team if the internet connection is down? It could take around 30 days for them to reach the main city, Anchorage. [...]
By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | July 19, 2019 Four out of every five US states have moved to improve telehealth coverage or reimbursement over the past two years, according to the latest survey of state laws and policies by the American Telemedicine Association. But like so many other reports [...]
By Heather Landi, Fierce Healthcare | July 16, 2019 Global venture capital funding for digital health companies in the first half of 2019 hit $5.1 billion with 318 deals, the highest amount raised in the first six months of a year so far, according to a new report. In the second quarter of [...]
By Don Shin, CEO, CrossComm | July 26, 2019 I recently attended the Augmented World Expo (AWE) in Santa Clara with CrossComm’s Senior AR/VR Developer, Mike Harris. This was our 3rd year going. After attending this year, we captured our thoughts, discoveries, and predictions in the below conversation. In it, [...]
By Alaric Dearment, MedCity News | July 21, 2019 While well-developed in cancers, precision medicine's readiness for prime time beyond oncology varies markedly from disease to disease. But reimbursement remains a significant hurdle. More than a decade ago, the science fiction author William Gibson said, “The future is here – [...]
