AI algorithm examines 2.3 million ECGs – it’s now better than doctors at it
It’s no secret that it takes big data to properly train an AI. Researchers in Brazil just fed an AI 2.3 million ECGs and the...
Category : Mobile Health
Apple Watch helps doctors diagnose myocardial ischemia
A 80-year old woman in Germany may be the first case of smartwatch-diagnosed myocardial ischemia. But how exactly did this come to be? Is it...
COVID-19 versus privacy – let’s make it a fair fight.
Emergency measures tend to persist long after the emergency itself. This is the reason why Yuval Noah Harari believes we should be very skeptical of...
Preventicus Heartbeats detects atrial fibrillation with your smartphone
The COVID-19 pandemic may have ground life to a halt, but management of chronic diseases must somehow go on. The app Heartbeats by German-based firm...
SEMMELWEIS-CRT: Machine learning predicts death in heart failure
Heart failure is a devastating disease. Because of it, patients are too tired to do things they used to enjoy. Their health is always getting...
Can wearables predict epidemics?
With 41 deaths at the very start of the outbreak, the coronavirus is the latest epidemic virus to threaten humans. Long before it surfaced though,...
Biofourmis and Novartis planning Digital Heart Failure Project
Novartis is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. They have supported mHealth projects in the past, but this time they are planning...
MedTap app: your personal physician made digital
Brought to you by the Fantastrial Team. MedTap is a free medical app developed by Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. It provides basic...
Cardio Ex: Unblocking arteries shouldn’t be this fun
Brought to you by the Fantastrial team. Learning how to perform PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) used to be a real challenge for cardiologists in training....
Amazon Care: Why you should Care
Amazon wants to disrupt healthcare. After the creation of Haven and Amazon’s acquisition of Pillpack , its next move was Amazon Care. This app promises...