The 10 Most Controversial Digital Health Stories – This And More News In Digital Health This Week
Bertalan Meskó, MD, PhD
Director of The Medical Futurist Institute (Keynote Speaker, Researcher, Author & Futurist)
The first wearable 3D breast ultrasound device received FDA clearance last week, meanwhile, in the UK an A.I. powered skin-check app received approval as a Class IIA medical device. Both excellent news to make crucially important diagnostics accessible.
The week was also a busy one for our team: besides a large number of keynotes and a live Q&A, we have finished a major update of one of our most popular e-books (Tech Giants In Healthcare ), and collected 10 super-creepy medical technologies , capable of freaking out even our seasoned colleagues.
I dare you: you cannot show me any other medical or digital health technology that is creepier or more controversial than the ones in this list!
Cringe level: TOO HIGH!
Here are the top 6 technology companies ranked regarding their efforts and projects in medicine and healthcare.
Who is ahead in the race? You will find out in the article!
The industry is changing with the speed of light, and the largest tech companies put significant effort (and billions of dollars) to make sure they will have a share in the future of this lucrative sector.
We have been analysing their progress for a long time now. These past two years were not short of big failures (let’s just think of the IBM Watson fiasco) and success stories (like Google/Alphabet and A.I), so it was time for a major update.
I have a high genetic risk for skin cancer. That's why I get checked out by a dermatologist every year and I use an app to analyse my suspicious skin lesions from time to time.
"An artificial intelligence-powered digital tool for diagnosing skin cancers developed by Skin Analytics has been cleared in the UK as a Class IIA medical device, setting up broader use of the technology in patient assessments."
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A lot of patients couldn't see their loved ones while staying at the hospital during the pandemic.
This article describes whether virtual reality and holograms could reduce the emotional burden for families, patients and clinicians in future crises when patients can't be with their loved ones.
"Canadian doctors are instructing their patients to wander park trails, feel the crunch of leaves beneath their feet and breathe in fresh air.
It's part of BC Parks Foundation's growing PaRX program, which intends to improve people's mental and physical health by connecting them with nature."
"Walmart Health's telehealth company MeMD launched a virtual care diabetes program this past week aimed at helping individuals improve management of the disease.
The initiative, known as the Walmart Health Virtual Care Diabetes Program, was developed for employers and payers as a standalone offering or as part of a comprehensive telehealth program."
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