Healthcare systems in the U.S. and around the world are increasingly turning to mobile health – keeping people out of expensive hospitals and instead treat people’s health problems from their homes. Sensors have a major role to play in enabling the shift. Sensor technology can help make up for the fact that the home, unlike […]
This AI can spot skin cancer as well as doctors
Stanford University researchers say that they’ve trained a deep learning algorithm to identify skin cancer as well as dermatologists. The researchers pitted the artificial intelligence against 21 board-certified dermatologists when it came to diagnosing skin lesions. The deep convolutional neural network’s performance was on par with the experts when it came to spotting the most […]
Healthcare IT funding hits record $5.1 billion
Global funding for healthcare information technology and digital health companies hit record levels last year, according to the latest annual report from Austin, Texas–based Mercom Capital Group. There were a record 622 deals worth $5.1 billion in 2016, up from 574 deals worth $4.6 billion in 2015, according to Mercom Capital Group. The amounts involve […]
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