Health Technology

• Canadians ready to embrace more technology in their health care: survey

  Most Canadians would like to see more technology being used in their health care, according to a new report.

  Health

  Aug 8, 2019
  
• Hackathon hopes to create solutions to problems facing healthcare system

  The hackathon featured healthcare professionals, developers and entrepreneurs looking to come up with solutions to problems facing the healthcare system.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2018
  
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• Virtual house calls? New app could save Canadians a trip to the doctor

  The new app promises to let patients teleconference with a licensed health-care provider, with no cost to the user.

  Health

  Sep 7, 2018
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• U.S. approves digital pill that tracks when patients take it

  U.S. regulators have approved the first digital pill with an embedded sensor to track if patients are taking their medication properly.

  Health

  Nov 15, 2017
• Scientists stumble upon breakthrough in battle against baldness, grey hair

  Scientists in Texas searching for the cure for cancer may have stumbled upon another slightly-less-important cure: alopecia.

  Health

  May 8, 2017
• Excessive computer use hurting patient care: University of Calgary study

  A University of Calgary study suggests that patient care is suffering from an overuse of computers in hospitals and doctor offices.

  Health

  Feb 23, 2017
• Can this breath test tell if you have cancer or one of 16 other diseases?

  The "NaNose" device can in the figurative sense, "smell" certain kinds of diseases a patient may have from their breath, researchers say.

  Health

  Feb 9, 2017
• Scientists develop method to transmit data from body implants to cellphones

  Imagine a device that can communicate between an implant in your body to your cellphone. Researchers have found a way to make that happen.

  Health

  Aug 18, 2016
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• There’s a cure for that: Canadian doctor pushes for more wearable technology

  Integrating new gizmos into health regimens can be a steeper climb than convincing people to walk 10,000 steps each day

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2016
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• Americans scientists successfully cut out HIV genes from infected animals

  In new research, U.S. scientists say they’ve come closer to getting rid of the HIV virus in living animals simply by cutting it out.

  Health

  May 21, 2016