Healthcare Technology

• 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
  
• iPads may be just as effective as sedatives at calming kids down before surgery

  New research shows that allowing children ages four to 10 to use an iPad before going into surgery that requires general anaesthesia is more effective at lowering their anxiety.

  Health

  Sep 4, 2016
  
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• FDA approves first-ever implant to treat opioid addiction

  The FDA has approved a drug-oozing implant that will help opioid addicts curbs craving and withdrawal symptoms for six months at a time.

  Health

  May 27, 2016
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• Apple launches first CareKit apps to help you manage your medical conditions

  Apple is edging its way a little further into health care with the release of new iPhone apps that patients can use to manage their own medical conditions.

  Tech

  Apr 28, 2016
• World’s first virtual reality surgery to be broadcast live Thursday

  Students and VR enthusiasts can watch Dr. Shafi Ahmed remove a tumor from a colon cancer patient’s bowel.

  Tech

  Apr 14, 2016
• Virtual reality, 3D printing among innovations changing medical treatment

  One company is making surgery simulations that feel like a video game, while another has designed a system to provide prosthetics to the poor in developing countries.

  Health

  Jan 20, 2016
• 3D-printed hearts help doctors learn how to perform delicate cardiac surgeries

  3D copies of five hearts from real infants with cardiac anomalies have been created using a high-tech 3D-printer, which almost perfectly reproduces the organ's structure.

  Health

  Jan 11, 2016
• What if ‘Back to the Future’ were made today? Futurist predicts what 2045 will look like

  What would 'Back to the Future' look like if it were made today, in a world where video calling, biometrics and hoverboards already exist?

  Entertainment

  Oct 21, 2015
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• How virtual reality and computer algorithms helped a paralyzed man walk again

  Virtual reality is often praised as the next big thing in gaming. But what if that same technology could be used to help a paraplegic conceptualize how to walk again?

  Health

  Sep 25, 2015
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• Google Life Sciences working on a bandage-sized glucose monitoring device

  Google’s Life Sciences division has partnered with health care company DexCom to develop a series of glucose monitoring devices designed to be smaller and more affordable.

  Health

  Aug 13, 2015