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Apple's Next Move in Healthcare is Breaking Down Health Record Silos
In an important step forward in the consumerization of healthcare, this week Apple introduced an update to its Health app (iOS 11.3 beta) which allows individuals to access medical records on their iPhone. Based on the FHIR (Fast Healthcare...
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Britain to Invest Heavily in AI for Medicine
British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that the United Kingdom will invest heavily into artificial intelligence technology to improve healthcare. The details are not clear, but UK's National Health Service has been compiling data on...
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Spying on Your Social Media to Fight STDs
Researchers at University of California, Los Angeles and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied whether certain search terms that are used on Google and topics covered on Twitter can point to a outbreak of a contagious disease. They...
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"Doctors to You" Rely on High Tech Gadgetry to Revive House Calls
House calls by family physicians was the way entire generations expected primary healthcare to be delivered. Things have changed over the decades, much of it due to the fact that many of the tools a modern doctor would use are too big for...
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Blockchain Technology for Transparent Drug Pricing: Interview with Cambridge Consultants
Frustration with the US pharmaceutical industry has been on the rise along with the steadily increasing out-of-pocket copays for prescriptions drugs. The news cycle has also been reporting more frequently about extreme overnight price hikes on, at...
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Ontario, Canada Poised to Lead Global Biotech Innovation: Interview with Minister Reza Moridi
Canada’s province of Ontario has been rapidly developing its infrastructure for world class biomedical research. In a place that birthed the discovery and isolation of insulin in 1921, the first external cardiac pacemaker in 1950,...
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eShield Covers Let You Bring Phones, Cameras, Tablets Inside Operating Rooms
While tablets and smartphones have been revolutionizing many aspects of medicine, it's been awfully hard to safely bring electronics into operating rooms for sterile use. Now a new product called eShield has been FDA approved that will let you use...
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The Art of Medicine: Interview with Dr. Lisa Sanders, Medical Advisor to House M.D.
At Medgadget we specialize in covering the most advanced medical technologies, which are often based on years or even decades of scientific discovery. The science of medicine has come a long way, even in the decade since we first started Medgadget....
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Abiogenix's uBox Reminds You to Take Your Medication On Time (w/video)
Medication non-adherence is a big problem in the United States. In addition to the health effects that come from not following a prescribed medication plan, non-adherence leads to over $300 billion in wasteful spending each year. Earlier this...
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