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...
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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...
You probably can’t McGyver a ventilator
Faced with an extreme ventilator shortage, engineering students and tinkerers around the world are trying to come up with low-cost, DIY breathing machines. While clever...
Babylon Health versus COVID-19
Babylon, a UK-based telehealth company, is answering the worldwide need for remote care in the setting of social isolation. But have their services matured enough...
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...
Telehealth to protect patients from the coronavirus
As victims of the COVID-19 pile on by the minute, doctors around the world worry about their more fragile patients. Telehealth, whether it be remote...
The Eko DUO stethoscope detects heart failure like a pro
The FDA recently gave the Eko DUO stethoscope the “breakthrough medical device” designation. If the claims about this revolutionary stethoscope are true, that may be...
BlueKeep attacks are threatening your hospital
Experts warn that hospitals are in very real danger of hacking attacks using the BlueKeep backdoor. But what is BlueKeep and why should hospital ITs...
How do smartbands track sleep?
It may be a smartwatch or a smartband. It may be cheap or really expensive. Whether it comes from design labs in Shenzhen or Cupertino,...