The Trevor Project’s mental health bot should be used with caution
The Crisis Contact Simulator tool released by The Trevor Project can be useful in revolutionising...
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FDA grants Emergency Use Authorization for smartphone-paired COVID-19 test
The test is the first at-home COVID-19 test to use computer vision technology to read...
Smart hospitals are close, but will require significant cooperation and funding
Smart hospitals and their state-of-the-art technology are promising and require additional investment and organisation.
Medical tourism market set to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic
With the resumption of travel, medical tourism is set to see growth by the end...
Medtronic revives old product line to increase offerings for atherectomy devices
Medtronic's HawkOne Directional Atherectomy System is an updated version of the company's older medical device...
Face masks detecting SARS-CoV-2 are newest weapon to control the pandemic
Face masks that can detect Covid-19 in wearers offer a new and possibly improved method to detect and respond to new cases.
Stop the spread: Covid-19 misinformation circulating on social media can be harmful
Officials have spoken out about the dangers of Covid-19 and other health misinformation on social media, but this is increasingly difficult to identify.
High-Performance Computing (HPC): Technology Trends
High-Performance Computing (HPC) utilises supercomputers and parallel processing techniques to quickly complete time-consuming tasks or multiple tasks simultaneously.
Mobile health industry thriving thanks to wearable technology
Healthcare technology is rapidly advancing, and wearables can only benefit from this. Wearable tech is simply a device that can be worn on the body, such as smartwatches, smart glasses, and other fitness trackers.
Regenerative medicine to drive cartilage repair market to $2bn by 2030
Despite major hurdles limiting the adoption of some cartilage repair techniques, the pace of development is accelerating.
Gates & Soros buy UK-based Mologic: A social enterprise to improve global healthcare
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is part of a consortium led by the Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF) in acquiring Mologic, a British company that specializes in the development of rapid-testing technology, including for...
