Have you ever wondered what you’re most likely to die from at any given time? Check out this data visualization posted to Reddit by UCanDoEat.
Continue reading… “Most common cause of death for Americans at every age”
Mind-controlled exoskeleton to help paralyzed teen to kick first ball at World Cup
Advances in robotics and 3D printing are improving people’s lives.
Thanks to an international collaboration between universities such as Colorado State University, the Technical University of Munich and the Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience of Natal in Brazil, a paralyzed teen is set to open this year’s World Cup by kicking a football while wearing a motorized exoskeleton controlled by his or her brain. (Video)
‘Smart pill’ technology raises legal and ethical questions
The idea of putting little machines into the human body makes some uncomfortable.
Mary Ellen Snodgrass swallows a computer chip every morning. It’s embedded in one of her pills and roughly the size of a grain of sand. When it hits her stomach, it transmits a signal to her tablet computer indicating that she has successfully taken her heart and thyroid medications.
Continue reading… “‘Smart pill’ technology raises legal and ethical questions”
Doctors cannot compete with machines: Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla, venture capitalist, thinks the best way to improve health care is to get rid of most doctors. Human judgment simply cannot compete against machine-learning systems that derive predictions from millions of data points, Khosla told an audience last week, the final day of Stanford University School of Medicine’s Big Data in Biomedicine Conference.
Continue reading… “Doctors cannot compete with machines: Vinod Khosla”
Average wait times for a doctor’s appointment in 15 U.S. cities
Boston averages the longest time for a first appointment among the 15 cities surveyed.
A survey by Merritt Hawkins, a physician search and consulting firm, questioned 1,399 medical offices last year to determine wait times for new patient appointments in various specialties and here is what they found:
Continue reading… “Average wait times for a doctor’s appointment in 15 U.S. cities”
More than 10,000 toddlers in the U.S. are prescribed ADHD drugs
Doctors could be offering children dangerous prescriptions that will affect them for the rest of their lives.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers have found that doctors are prescribing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication to more than 10,000 American toddlers between the ages of two and three.
Continue reading… “More than 10,000 toddlers in the U.S. are prescribed ADHD drugs”
The Living Heart Project will use 3D simulation of the human heart to combat heart disease
The Living Heart Project
The World Health Organization’s recent research has revealed that 17.3 million people died from cardiovascular diseases worldwide in 2008, representing 30 percent of all global deaths. A report by the American Heart Association, Forecasting the Future of Cardiovascular Disease in the United States, believes the total direct medical costs of cardiovascular disease will reach $818.1 billion over the next three decades. (Video)
JINS MEME glasses can track the wearer’s mental and physical conditions
JINS MEME glasses
The Tokyo-based eyewear designer JINS stylish new glasses seem like an ordinary pair of glasses at first glance. However, the JINS MEME glasses offer more than style and comfort: these frames have been specifically designed to monitor your health. (Video)
Continue reading… “JINS MEME glasses can track the wearer’s mental and physical conditions”
Dogs can sniff the scent of prostate cancer with 98% accuracy
Dogs’ noses have four times the number of olfactory cells as humans.
Dogs noses are powerful and it has been well documented what they are able to sniff out. Researchers have discovered that our canine companions’ snouts may be more accurate than advanced laboratory procedures when it comes to detecting certain forms of cancer.
Continue reading… “Dogs can sniff the scent of prostate cancer with 98% accuracy”
3 predictions by Vinod Khosla for the future of health
Vinod Khosla
VC and legendary co-founder of Sun Microsystems, Vinod Khosla, has predicted the future of health. In essence, he has said, our medical lives will become increasingly automated, with ultra-intelligent systems prescribing fine-grain recommendations to nurse us back to health.
Continue reading… “3 predictions by Vinod Khosla for the future of health”
25% of patients now read online physician reviews
1 in 4 Americans now look online for doctor reviews.
There has always been a love/hate relationship between doctors and the Internet. Some doctors bristle at the fact that many patients now shop for physicians in the same way they shop for restaurants and plumbers: using online review sites.
Continue reading… “25% of patients now read online physician reviews”
Longevity gene may enhance brain power
If scientists could boost the brain’s ability to function, they may be able to counter dementias.
For the first time ever, scientists have shown that people who have a variant of a gene called KLOTHO also have improved cognitive abilities, including better memories and enhanced thinking skills.
Continue reading… “Longevity gene may enhance brain power”
