Donato Tramuto, founder, chairman and CEO of Physicians Interactive, alongside Milton Ochieng, recently presented at a session this week, “Apps Save Lives: How mHealth Technology Improves Healthcare Quality Worldwide.” Ochieng is the founder of the Lwala Community Hospital and Lwala Community Alliance in Kenya. The...
Doctors in Baltimore can now reach and see patients in Berlin, Maryland all because of Telemedicine and services at Atlantic General Hospital. Normally, a patient would have to take the three hour drive to receive services. “Atlantic General staff have partnered with doctors from the...
Are you the owner of a Samsung Galaxy and looking to get the newest version, S5? Well, if you are, among other health features, the new mobile device will be equipped with a built-in digital heart rate sensor. The company reports the new...
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is partnering with medical associates in India to grant access to advanced medical technology: “Through a new agreement with TeleChikitsa Ventures, a private company based in Bangalore that assists Indian physicians seeking second opinions from other qualified physicians,...
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Russia are working together to develop a Telemedical system for multinational use. The plan is to put together a system with an international network of medical specialists from all areas of study, with the goal of increasing survival rates...
Apple has always been one of the most successful players in the digital and electronic industry. Now, they are looking to become an influence in healthcare. Recently, rumors have been floating around about a device that will revolutionize the healthcare system: an iWatch. “Apple is...
The healthcare world is slowly adapting to the digital era by providing patients online access to their healthcare records. Some physicians are concerned about inaccurate interpretations of their notes. Other concerns are hackers accessing such private records. However, a recent study concluded...
NASA has created a “humanoid robot” to use the practice Telemedicine for emergencies in space. This $2.5 million project will allow astronauts to receive medical care while they are in space, through Telemedicine technology back on earth. Here’s how it works: “Robonaut 2, which has a...
Patrick Soon-Shiong of Los Angeles, CA, has reinvented the world of healthcare. Combining technology and science, Soon-Shiong has developed a complex, but brilliant idea of how to treat lung cancer. His project, which is mostly privately-funded, “aims to link supercomputers, super-fast data networks; personal monitoring...
Researchers at John Hopkins University built a digital library allowing doctors full access to images of patients’ brains, both normal and abnormal. It allows doctors to compare another patient’s brain that has been treated or diagnosed, to their current patient. For example, doctors can see...
