Health Care Industry Technology

We’re not cleaning our wearable devices, and we really should

09/25/202309/21/2023 Julie Campbell

Wearable devices - Person adjusting Smartwatch

Scientists have shown that these gadgets are dirtier than smartphones, which are dirtier than toilet seats. Many of us were horrified when we first heard the results of research showing that smartphones are typically about ten times dirtier than a toilet seat, but now newer research is showing that wearable devices are even worse. According to a recently published paper, these gadgets are swimming with disease, putting us at risk. According to a paper published in the Nature journal, mobile gadgets ranging from smartphones to smartwatches contain so much potential…

Canadians are increasingly using mobile payments for purchases

09/21/202309/21/2023 L. Green

Mobile payments - Person using mobile to pay - Canada Flag

The trend is on the rise in Canada, where users are being advised to take security precautions. A new report has shown that mobile payments are a rapidly rising trend in Canada, adding itself to a growing number of data analyses indicating the same trend. The largest Canadian interbank network reported that it is experiencing massive growth in device use. The interbank network, Interac, reported that by August, over one billion debit mobile payments were transacted within the prior 12 months using its network. Moreover, data from Interac showed that…

An artificial intelligence brain implant is allowing a stroke victim to speak again

09/01/202308/31/2023 Stephanie Beck

A woman from Regina, Canada has regained her voice due to groundbreaking new AI technology. A woman from Regina, Canada lost her voice over 18 years ago when she had a stroke, but new artificial intelligence technology worked into a brain implant is helping her to regain her voice. The technology was implemented by a team at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). According to the team, the patient, Ann Johnson, suffered a stroke at the age of 30 years, back in 2005. She has not been able to…

Doctors in Jerusalem use augmented reality for robotic spinal surgery

08/29/202308/28/2023 Sam Lambert

Surgeons from the Shaare Zedek Medical Center used extensive tech for the complex procedure. Doctors from the Shaare Zedek Medical Center (SZMC) in Jerusalem used a combination of augmented reality and robotics to complete a complex spinal surgery on a 25-year-old man who was admitted to the emergency department following a serious injury during a workplace fall. The patient was diagnosed with a paralysis-risking unstable spinal fracture. The hospital’s trauma team diagnosed the patient and one of the hospital’s neurosurgeons, Dr. Cezar Mizrahi conducted an assessment and concluded that the…

Artificial intelligence boosts breast cancer detection in new study

08/10/202308/09/2023 L. Green

Artificial intelligence - breast cancer results

The research in Sweden showed that AI can be a helpful tool for doctors detecting cancers efficiently. A substantial study was conducted in Sweden, examining the benefit of using artificial intelligence to help interpret breast cancer screening results. The results showed that AI can help to boost the efficiency of cancer detection by human doctors. That said, the study authors point out that as rigorous and lengthy as this particular research was, it is still important to conduct more studies to help determine precisely where the technology offers value and…