Stanford’s AIMI is Revolutionizing Healthcare AI by Providing Free Big Data to Researchers

Reading Time: 3 minutes Stanford’s AIMI library is an incredible and powerful resource for data used in the training of AI models. An AI System Is Only as Good as Its Data Artificial intelligence is breaking new ground in healthcare and creating a world of possibilities in which everything will be automated and integrated. In fact, AI, IoT, and […]

Using Video Games, Gametherapy Is Making Healthcare More Fun and Engaging

Reading Time: 4 minutes From Video Games That Promote Mental Health to Cancer Patients Firing Radiation Rockets at Tumors, Gametherapy Is Truly Making a Difference Playing Video Games Might Be Good for You?!? Historically, video games have been a source of concern. They are linked to sleep deprivation, insomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, depression, aggression, and anxiety. In fact, a 2019 study […]

IoT-Aided Robotics and Healthcare’s New Revolution

Reading Time: 5 minutes The combination of IoT and robotics are improving many aspects of the world’s healthcare system The Internet of Things (or IoT) 5G enables us to better integrate “things” together. Like how your Ring Doorbell and your Nest-Controlled A/C unit are both connected to your phone, which is also connected to your car, etc. The essence […]

Doctors Are Leaders, but Are They Good at It?

Reading Time: 5 minutes Despite it not being a focus of their training, the best doctors are also great leaders. Being a Physician Sure Is a Big Responsibility We go to them for advice and peace of mind. We rely on them in times of crisis. Doctors are viewed as healers, but they are also looked up to as […]

The Relationship Between Stress and Gut Microbiota

Reading Time: 4 minutes How stress manipulates the trillions of tiny microorganisms we carry in our gut. Stress Is a Killer, Literally Before COVID-19 descended upon us, stress was named the health epidemic of the 21st century. Stress is responsible for about 90% of all illnesses and diseases. Manifesting through our body’s response to anything we perceive as overwhelming, […]

A Black Fungus Infection Is Killing Covid-19 Patients in India

Reading Time: 5 minutes How Covid-19 and its treatments create a breeding ground for black fungus infection.  Black Fungus Infection, India’s New Pandemic “The black fungus infection has now become more challenging than Covid-19,” says Dr. VP Pandley, head of Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital. “If patients are not treated in time and properly, then the mortality rate can go up […]

And Yoga for All

Reading Time: 4 minutes Making this beautiful practice safe for everyone. Can Everyone Stand on Their Heads?? We all remember certain iconic commercials from our childhood. Whether they shocked, irritated, or amazed us, their quirkiness made them unforgettable. The commercial that sticks in my memory is one for a local furniture store in my hometown of Jacksonville, North Carolina. […]

50 Years of Research Reveals How You Can Live Longer and Be Happier

Reading Time: 5 minutes Be happier and live longer by taking these three steps. Happiness Is on Holiday Just glimpsing the major headlines on a given day is enough to tell us that peace and happiness are becoming alien concepts in our world. The news is forever saturated with unrest, uncertainty, and violence. Increased incidence of depression and suicide […]

From Selfie to Diagnosis: Detect Heart Disease by Snapping Pictures

Reading Time: 3 minutes We all take them. Soon selfies might actually keep us healthy. AI, Selfies, and the Future of Medicine  Based on how quickly AI-based machines are advancing, the future is very exciting. The healthcare industry is on the cutting edge, and experts are encouraging the adoption of wearables to improve diagnosis and treatment. First, there were […]

What Is the Meaning of Life? Sorry, but That’s Kind of a Stupid Question

Reading Time: 7 minutes What one unforgettable patient taught me about life’s meaning. 82 Years Young and More Fulfilled Than Ever It was the end of a long and trying day in clinic. I’m a family medicine resident, so my patient list is full – I glanced at the chart. Last one. 82-year-old female in for a routine checkup. […]

AI Can Now Prescribe Medicine

Reading Time: 3 minutes AI and its ever-expanding skillset Is There Anything AI Can’t Do? With artificial intelligence, the possibilities are endless. These machines, models, and algorithms become more human every day – they basically squeeze the decision and discernment power of an active human brain into codes. The results already go beyond our limited capacity. Thus, that AI […]

The AI-Formulated Dietary Supplement That Supports Stem Cell Health

Reading Time: 4 minutes GeroProtect’s new product and what it means for stem cell health and function What Are Stem Cells? Stem cells are groups of specialized human cells that can develop into different types. Thus, they are the precursors from which other cells in the body originate. Stem cells are crucial to human development, and conditions like congenital […]

These Chatbots Are Helping With Mental Health Right Now

Reading Time: 4 minutes Chatbots: Technology that Cares Mental Health and Why New Tools Are So Important Delivering proper care to those with mental health needs has always been a challenge. In 2019, the WHO reported that depression affects over 264 million people, and almost 800,000 people die by suicide each year. Additionally, they state that psychological illnesses are the […]

Menacing New COVID-19 Variant May Reduce Pfizer Vaccine Efficacy

Reading Time: 3 minutes South African COVID-19 Variant Elicits Weakened Response From Pfizer Vaccine How COVID-19 Variants Come About Since viral particles frequently mutate, treating viral infections like COVID-19 is no simple task. Mutations can produce new variants that are more dangerous and, sometimes, can even render existing vaccines useless. Viral mutations arise from random copying errors that alter […]

PPE and Me – It’s Complicated

Reading Time: 4 minutes PPE Is Great, but Pandemic Waste Is Piling Up Encountering Discarded Gloves and Masks in Public = Infuriating Sitting at my ‘work-from-home’ quarantine desk, I heard my alarm – time to change the laundry. Donning a mask, I walked down the hallway and opened the laundry room door. I couldn’t help but fixate on the […]

A Brief Look At COVID-19 Vaccines And How They Work

Reading Time: 4 minutes Answering Common Questions About the COVID-19 Vaccines What is a Vaccine? A vaccine is a pharmacological agent that is used to prevent viral infection by strengthening the immune system. Unlike bacteria, which are treated with antibiotics, viruses are combated with vaccines, which contain the same elements (be it DNA, RNA, or another antigen) of the […]

Smart Home Technology Could Revolutionize Healthcare Delivery

Reading Time: 5 minutes Do Smart Homes Mean Better Health for the Elderly and Disabled, our Most Vulnerable Populations? Home Care: A Complicated Challenge Caring for the elderly and individuals with disabilities is one of the most nuanced aspects of family medicine. Thus, it is no surprise that caregivers who attend to these two groups can be more at […]

See How Healthcare Cryptocurrencies Are Transforming Healthcare Management

Reading Time: 6 minutes Cryptocurrencies in Healthcare: Are Healthcare Coins the Future? Introduction What if you could get paid just to engage in healthy activities? Yes, you read that right. Imagine a platform that reward you with healthcare cryptocurrencies to exercise, attend gym sessions, to share your medical data with researchers, or to take total control of your health records. […]

Twenty Years of Telesurgery; Improving Healthcare Delivery to Underserved Locations

Reading Time: 5 minutes The Past, Present, and Future of an Incredible Technology Introduction  “Telesurgery is an emerging surgical system that utilizes wireless networking and robotic technology to connect surgeons and patients who are distantly located from one another.”  Raison et al. (2015) It has been twenty years since the first successful telesurgery was conducted in New York, and […]

Remarkable Discovery: Combining AI and BlockChain Can Improve Healthcare

Reading Time: 5 minutes AI and Blockchain – Working Together To Improve Healthcare Introduction With the incredible innovations already achieved via AI-based techniques like machine learning, computer vision, and more, it is astounding to realize that the world has yet to witness the peak of the impact that AI activities will have in healthcare.   The present solutions face […]

See How 8 Digital Health Companies Are Using Cryptocurrency To Reward Users

Reading Time: 5 minutes How Digital Health Companies are Paying Users To Work out, Stay Sober and Share Data Using Crytocurrency Rewards Introduction Cryptocurrencies may change the way we share data or interact with physicians.  What if you could get paid for every calorie you burn? What if your bank account grew for every day you adopted a healthy […]

Exposed: Four Important Health Tech Trends To Anticipate In 2021

Reading Time: 5 minutes Four Health Tech Trends to Anticipate In 2021   2020: A Year We Want to Forget. But What Can We Learn from It? Can Anything Good Come Out of 2020? Yes, We Believe So. If nothing else, 2020 taught us to be grateful for each day and to appreciate everything around us; life, what we […]

AI and Diabetes; Promising Research Calls For Jubilation

Reading Time: 5 minutes How Technology Is Beginning to Help Us Address a Major Disease Introduction  As incidence of diabetes increases around the world, it is clear that medicine could use assistance in its diagnosis and maintenance. While there are over 425 million people living globally with the disease, several million more are yet to be identified. Information from the WHO […]

Important Facts You Should Know About Diabetes

Reading Time: 5 minutes What To Know About Diabetes A Very Serious and Prevalent Disease Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that affects the body’s ability to process glucose, or blood sugar. This leads to an elevation of blood glucose level, which exposes the heart, eyes, nerves, kidneys, and blood vessels to possible damage. Information from the WHO shows that diabetes […]

Outstanding Discovery: AI Is Transforming The Face Of Organ Transplant

Reading Time: 4 minutes AI is Changing the Face of Organ Transplant Our Slow Progress in Keeping Organs Viable One major challenge for the transplant process has always been that organs are so fragile. Keeping them viable outside the body for an extended time period is a near-impossible task, and information gleaned from research shows that their short lifespans differ. […]

Breakthrough: Drug Synthesized By AI Goes Into Clinical Trials

Reading Time: 4 minutes An AI-Synthesized Drug Enters Clinical Trials For the First Time Ever.

Wearable Devices: The Key To Unlock Your Productivity

Reading Time: 4 minutes But is Progress Worth the Cost of Our Health?

AI and Fertility: The Journey To Better Fertility Treatment

Reading Time: 4 minutes A Cutting-Edge Discussion about AI’s Eminent Role in Reproduction Introduction Artificial intelligence has been widely useful in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. However, little has been discovered about its capabilities in the realm of fertility treatment. Well, all that is about to change because we will soon experience the first application of AI in […]

Paging Doctor Internet: Your Mental Health Expert Is Closer Than You Think

Reading Time: 4 minutes Mental Healthcare in a more accessible landscape: Online The Idea of Promoting Mental Health in the Patient’s Most Comfortable Environment Why is it necessary for a psychiatrist to have a patient visit an office? Why not convene in the patient’s home? Why place them in an unfamiliar, alien environment? Even the most charming psych offices […]

3 Powerful Discoveries Inspired by COVID-19

Reading Time: 4 minutes Emergency ventilators, hands-free door handles, and antiviral fabric help shape the way we move forward amidst a pandemic. Positivity Out of Difficulty As the world continues its battle to reduce the spread of COVID-19, specific individuals and organizations are embracing the situation as an opportunity to evolve their offerings. New products will change life as […]