Apr 7, 2021 | Featured, Healthcare
At an international health conference this week, scientists with the University of Washington and Microsoft Research will virtually present new technology that allows medical providers to remotely check a patient’s pulse and heart rate. The tool uses the camera on a...
Mar 31, 2021 | Healthcare, Smart Cities
Cities traditionally have been bustling hubs where people live, work and play. When the pandemic hit, some people fled major metropolitan markets for smaller towns — raising questions about the future validity of cities. It’s true that we’re still months away...
Mar 25, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Healthcare
The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ youth, has launched a “Crisis Contact Simulator” to help train counselors and prepare them to support youth in crisis. Developed in collaboration...
Mar 18, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Healthcare
Anemia, a condition characterized by the lack of healthy red blood cells in the body, is common in patients with chronic kidney disease who need to undergo routine hemodialysis (a process that helps to “clean” the blood when the kidneys don’t...
Mar 11, 2021 | Healthcare, Manufacturing, Robots
Flying robots are among the most challenging domains of robotics, but the achievement of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) assistant professor Kevin Yufeng Chen and team is exciting news. The researchers have built a new generation of tiny, agile drones,...
Mar 11, 2021 | Drones, Healthcare
Self-flying drones are helping speed deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines in Ghana. Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss. AKIKO FUJITA: Self-flying drones have been a tool to distribute critical medical supplies during the pandemic. Now,...
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