How Artificial Intelligence Is Helping Make Babies
In the past year, we’ve seen healthcare and medicine blossom into more technologically-informed fields. Now, a woman-founded Israeli startup has created an artificial intelligence (AI) application that can be used to increase the chances of successful in-vitro fertilization (IVF). IVF was first used to conceive a baby in 1978 in the U.K., and it’s become […]
5 Key Takeaways From the COVID-19 Telehealth Boom
COVID-19 brought many changes to our world over the past year, and healthcare and medicine were hit hardest by the pandemic as hospitals constantly scrambled to find enough personal protective equipment, hospital beds, and space to house infected patients during each surge. While hospitals were barely staying above water, providers and patients who weren’t infected […]
Virtual Reality: The Future of Telehealth?
The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a change in patient care, from simple check-ups to psychiatric help. As a result, patients, practitioners, and providers have had to quickly pivot and adapt to the changing times. And although most medical needs were met adequately with the technology we have already, some parts of medical care have not […]
Will Lax COVID-19 Telemedicine Rules Lead to Fraud?
The pandemic has changed many industries, but the field most affected by the coronavirus has been healthcare and medicine. As hospitals scrambled to accommodate the high numbers of emergency room and intensive care unit visits, telehealth grew extremely quickly to complement physical contact with hospitals and doctors. In fact, telemedicine grew so rapidly that The […]
How Telehealth Connectivity Innovation Empowers Us to Live Safer and Fuller Lives
Telehealth has changed how we treat and care for those who have medical maladies and are vulnerable. The latest innovations in this field are enabling people to live safer, fuller lives without the need for constant human supervision. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this abundantly clear; more healthcare facilities than ever before are embracing telemedicine […]
Can AI Predict Mental Illness?
Artificial intelligence (AI) may one day be able to detect mental illness by reading just a few of your private messages or public posts. In early December, a group of researchers used Facebook data to predict psychiatric illnesses. The data included personal messages sent up to 18 months before an official diagnosis in 223 volunteers. […]
5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Telehealth Appointments
Telehealth is one technology that emerged during the pandemic that experts expect to stick around after we’ve all gotten our vaccines. But, despite what most think it entails, telemedicine doesn’t just mean a simple Zoom or FaceTime video call. With new telehealth platforms, doctors can now store and pull up bloodwork, test results, MRIs, x-rays, […]
Can This New Wearable Help Identify COVID-19 Faster?
A new wearable promises to track your temperature throughout the day as an early-warning detection system for COVID-19, infection from something else, or a general health problem. The wearable, a ring named Oura after the Finnish medical development company who created it, compares your temperature in real-time to your average temperature for that time of […]
Defining Telehealth Quality Standards During the Pandemic
Telehealth has transformed during COVID-19. Although it once was a nice-to-have option not available at most doctors’ offices, the virtual conferencing technology has become indispensable for patients avoiding an infection risk. Now, telehealth and virtual services are available at most practices in America. Many patients and providers are happy with this setup, indicating that it […]
5 Healthcare Technologies That Are Helping Us Fight COVID-19 — Part 2
As we start vaccinating frontline workers and at-risk populations across the world, it seems that the end is in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic. We have a multitude of technologies, old and new, to thank for helping humanity make it through this crisis. From artificial intelligence (AI) applications to UV light, we’ll discuss five more […]