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‘Alexa, find me a doctor’ and the wearables revolution revs up
The wearables market seems to be extremely buoyant and expanding in interesting ways. It now seems as if wearables will become ubiquitous, and soon. Read more…
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Cyber attacks derail healthcare transformation plans
Cyber attacks can be so costly to APAC healthcare organizations that many are delaying digital transformation projects as a result: Frost & Sullivan study. Read more…
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Friday Futures: Robot pants and mystery SpaceX passenger
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: robot pants with matching minions; opposition to murderbot ban; SpaceX books first moonshot passenger; a box that Read more…
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Apple unveils a huge iPhone and a medical smart watch
CUPERTINO, Calif. (Reuters) – Apple introduced its largest-ever iPhone and a watch that detects heart problems on Wednesday in an attempt to get customers to upgrade to more expensive devices in the face of stagnant Read more…
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Can AI ambulances and robot doctors save China’s healthcare system?
HANGZHOU, China/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – In the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, an ambulance speeds through traffic on a wave of green lights, helped along by an artificial intelligence (AI) system and big data. The system, Read more…
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Immersive VR can reduce physical pain for ER patients
PARIS (Reuters) – The very thought of visiting a hospital emergency department is stressful enough for many people, even without the discomfort or pain of an examination or treatment. Enter an immersive virtual-reality (VR) program Read more…
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SCF initiative pitches small cells to healthcare sector
SCF (Small Cell Forum) announced that it is engaging with the healthcare sector to support the deployment of small cells in order to address the considerable risks of poor connectivity. Research commissioned by SCF shows Read more…
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Nokia unloads digital health unit as well as the guy who ran it
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Nokia said on Thursday it had sold its small digital health business, including activity trackers and smartwatches, and the executive who wound down the company’s consumer ventures will leave Nokia after less Read more…
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AI is turning mobile phones into disruptive healthcare tools
One device will feature in the ‘tech for good’ projects of every humanitarian organization. The mobile phone – now in the hands of the vast majority of the world’s people – is fast becoming a Read more…
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NEC and DoCoMo test 5G for remote medical exams
NEC says it has been participating with NTT DoCoMo in field trials of remote medical examinations in Wakayama prefecture using 5G. NEC provided a base station system as part of comprehensive 5G demonstration experiments carried Read more…