We spoke to investors and analysts to figure out why Google is buying Fitbit, a company that hasn't made much of a dent in the healthcare world. By JOEL BERG | MedCityNews | Nov 1, 2019 at 5:50 PM Google likely has many reasons for strapping on Fitbit but access to healthcare data may be the [...]
The Medical Futurist | 11 min | 31 October 2019 A leap from bits to qubits: this two-letter change could mean entirely new horizons for healthcare. Quantum computing might bring supersonic drug design, in silico clinical trials with virtual humans simulated ‘live’, full-speed whole genome sequencing and analytics, the movement of hospitals to the cloud, the achievement [...]
DigitalHealth.net | October 30, 2019 Patient-facing software is being increasingly used to support the quick identification of someone who’s experiencing a downturn in their mental health. Claire Read explores whether patient-facing apps can be used to support earlier and more appropriate intervention in the event of mental ill health. Chris O’Sullivan has been interested in [...]
BY TIME STAFF | OCTOBER 25, 2019 Pocket-size ultrasound devices that cost 50 times less than the machines in hospitals (and connect to your phone). Virtual reality that speeds healing in rehab. Artificial intelligence that’s better than medical experts at spotting lung tumors. These are just some of the innovations now transforming medicine at a remarkable [...]
By Andrea Park | Becker's Health IT and CIO Report | October 29, 2019 Of the top 10 large technology companies pouring millions into digital health startups, Google, Microsoft and Tencent are collectively responsible for more than 70 percent of the deals made by the cohort, a new CB Insights report finds. Google leads its fellow tech [...]
Jonathan Shieber@jshieber | Techcrunch.com | 11:13 pm EDT • October 28, 2019 Nearly a year and a half after the Cambridge Analytica scandal reportedly scuttled Facebook’s fledgling attempts to enter the healthcare market, the social media giant is launching a tool called “Preventive Health” to prompt its users to get regular checkups and connect them to service providers. The architect of [...]
