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Analysing your sweat could be the next big thing in health tech
Sweat sensor technology is opening up a whole new frontier for both optimising sports performance and medical monitoring.
Sydney healthcare clinicians turn to data analytics to improve back pain treatments
In a move to reduce opioid prescriptions, Sydney Local Health District has developed an app with Qlik to help treat lower back pain.
Pharma companies are counting on cloud computing and AI to make drug development faster and cheaper
Hyperscale cloud providers AWS, Microsoft and Google are working with biotech and pharma firms to use AI and cloud computing to improve the odds of creating a successful new drug.
Experian buys MyHealthDirect, expands healthcare data footprint
Healthcare represents about 8% of Experian's customer base. Financial services and direct to consumer are the two largest customer bases.
Fitbit cuts Q3, 2019 outlook based on weak Versa Lite demand
Fitbit had some positives in the second quarter, but demand for Versa Lite, a budget smartwatch, wasn't one of them.
Sure, Apple Watch saved my life. But it could do so much more
I should be extremely grateful for this technology -- and I am. But I know these devices have more potential.
Amazon Alexa given new NHS health advice role: But what about patient privacy?
The NHS says the move will help patients and ease the burden on doctors - but campaigners label it "a data protection disaster waiting to happen".
Half marathon training with the Polar Vantage V: Detailed plans, reports, and coaching lead to solid results
Several months ago I started training for my half marathon with a Polar Vantage V and Polar training plan. The plan guided me to a successful race, although conditions outside of Polar's control prevented me from achieving a PR.
Destination cloud: How healthcare organizations are future-proofing strategy and operations
Healthcare digital business leaders are rising to these technology challenges amid cybersecurity threats we've never seen in healthcare.
Fitbit app updated: Redesigned for greater personalization and easier access to tools
With the recent launch of new wearables in March, Fitbit has been working on a smartphone app redesign to help users personalize their experience while improving access to tools in the app.
Protect your customers’ lives via tech-driven innovation
CIO must understand how healthcare companies and new players are innovating to improve human conditions while positioning their firms for future market leadership.
Polar announces Ignite GPS fitness watch: Advanced sleep tracking and training guides at an affordable price
Polar announced its newest mid-range GPS sports watch that takes some of the technology from its high end Vantage line and offers improvements in sleep tracking and overnight recovery insights.
Ricoh, Elixirgen Scientific form biomedical venture, meld bioprinting with cell differentiation
As part of the deal, Ricoh has acquired a 34.5 percent stake in Elixirgen Scientific and plans to help launch a biomedical business in North America.
Mary Meeker's 2019 Internet Trends report spotlights healthcare digitization
The digitization of the entire healthcare ecosystem is underway, the annual report shows, with consumer demand driving the trend.
Medtronic, IBM study: Machine learning, app, glucose monitoring hardware combo improves diabetes management
The study was based on data from 3,100 people with diabetes who used Medtronic's Guardian Connect glucose monitoring hardware for at least five days.
How playing video games can make you a better doctor
Level Ex's smartphone games aim to give physicians an insight into difficult and unusual clinical cases.
How AI can combat loneliness in the elderly
The project from Accenture Interactive and Stockholm Exergi, called Memory Lane, intends to use AI to capture and reproduce stories from the elderly. Read more: https://zd.net/2ZLumKB
How joined-up systems can create better healthcare services
Forget AI and VR; if the NHS wants to use tech to improve healthcare, it needs to start with something else.
How digital tech will help shape the healthcare skills of the future
There's no doubt that IT is reshaping healthcare. But can the NHS get its nurses and doctors ready to embrace all the tech changes ahead?
How digital devices and services will help transform the NHS
The health service is faced with increasing demand for its services combined with underfunding. Can it use technology to reinvent itself?
NHS case: In cybersecurity, the small details matter as much as the big plans
If hospitals don't take cybersecurity seriously, a series of small issues could be as bad as a major cyberattack like WannaCry, warns NHS Digital chief.
Samsung wants to use technology to boost health and social care
Samsung is looking at digital health and medical tech through a longer lens than some of its competitors.
There's value in the data collected from Apple and Fitbit watches
ZDNet's Larry Dignan talks with TechRepublic's Karen Roby about how the health care sector will be impacted by the large amounts of data that both Apple and Fitbit will be collecting in 2019. Read more: https://zd.net/2TwQEQ7
Helping veterans access their health benefits
ZDNet's Tonya Hall talks to Matt Cutts, administrator at United States Digital Service, about how he and his team are working to make the process of obtaining health benefits for veterans easier.
IBM Watson, Harvard, and MIT working on algorithms that predict heart attacks
The three-year project aims to produce AI models that can analyze genomic data, health records and biomarkers to predict the onset of heart attacks and other common conditions.
How the health care sector can tap into more data in Salesforce's Health Cloud
ZDNet's Stephanie Condon talks with TechRepublic's Karen Roby about how health care providers, payers and other parts of the industry can now add "social determinants" to the Health Cloud. Read more: https://zd.net/2By418A
What is digital health and how will you benefit?
How and why tech's big players are poised to give the industry its biggest shakeup in decades.
Aetna and Apple: The healthier you are, the cheaper your next Apple Watch will be
Time to get active says insurance giant as it launches new programme with Apple. Read more: https://zd.net/2BdrLyK
Riddell and Carbon produce first-ever 3D printed football helmet liner
Riddell and Carbon have partnered to create the first impact-reducing, personalized fit football liner for helmets.
UQ develops new ultrasound that listens to bacteria and cells
The Australian university has a developed a world-first, ultra-precise ultrasound sensor that can measure miniscule random forces from surrounding air molecules.
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