Surgical Outcomes and Social Media Reviews: When a 5-Star Rating Isn’t All It Seems
Customer service is a critical part of every physician’s job, but there’s a big difference between a Yelp review and a risk-adjusted mortality rate in determining
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Smartwatch May Be Able to Passively Detect Atrial Fibrillation
Smartwatch technology can be used to passively detect atrial fibrillation, although slight loss of sensitivity has been noted.
Wearable System Provides 24-Hour Ambulatory GI Monitoring
The wearable system was found to work as well as more invasive methods.
Artificial Intelligence Detects Diabetic Retinopathy With High Specificity
Deep neural network or artificial intelligence is able to detect referable diabetic retinopathy from photographs.
Using Artificial Intelligence to Help Treat Breast Cancer?
The Watson Oncology program agreed with doctors 90% of the time in many cases, researchers find.
There’s An App For That, Even To Improve Heart Health!
This recent study says that smartphone apps can help patients decrease their risk of cardiovascular events by adopting a more healthy lifestyle.
Nanocarriers May Carry New Hope For Brain Cancer Therapy
Glioblastoma multiforme, a cancer of the brain also known as “octopus tumors” because of the manner in which the cancer cells extend their tendrils into surrounding tissue, is virtually inoperable, resistant to therapies, and always fatal, usually within 15 months of onset.
Apple Watch: Top 5 Coolest New Health Apps
Within the first day of pre-orders, the Apple Watch sold more devices than all of the Android smartwatch manufacturers combined in 2014. It may be the next best gadget on the market, but what can it do for your health? Check out these five cool new health apps for the Apple Watch.
Half Man, Half Machine: Real Cyborgs You Didn’t Know Existed
The Medical Bags body modification series has explored everything from permanent makeup to lip and eyelid sewing, but this edition has more of a technological twist.
New ICD-10 Coding System May Cloud Hospital Safety
Changes in how medical diagnoses are coded under the latest international disease classification system (better known as the ICD-10 codes) may complicate the assessment of hospital safety, say researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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