In the future, medical care will have nice apps. Until then, you have to pay an extra annual fee for this nascent medical provider.
Source: gigaom.com
FDA Approves First-Ever Digestible Digital Pill (via Mashable)
In case you haven’t seen this one, this is about the FDA’s approval of Proteus’ microchip that can be ingested with placebo pills. Eventually they want to add it to real pills. It monitors how the medication is taken, so doctors can change the prescription as necessary.
(via Tiny Implant Chip Could Detect Heart Attacks Before They Happen)
That’s not all - this is a constant blood content monitor that could check all manner of indicators in real time. Besides hours of warning before heart attacks, imagine all the other benefits of medical awareness.
Source: Mashable
Concussions Can Be Diagnosed With a Simple App Now (via Gizmodo)
An ingenious iOS app uses voice recognition to detect brain injuries. This is another story along the theme of democratizing medical diagnoses. Any app that gives you solid advice on whether or not you should go to the emergency room is a great idea.
(via Forbes)
“The data in this graphic come from the web site of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, but a graphic designer in Purchase, N.Y., named Leon Farrant has created a graphic that drives home what the data mean.”
Source: forbes.com
Revealed: What 200 Calories Looks Like in Different Foods (via Mail Online)
This image looks like a graph - but the others are even more interesting. Definitely check out the link. And think about the potential of photographic infographics.
This Retinal Implant Has Given Sight to Nine Blind People (via Gizmodo)
This is amazing! In a decade or so though, we will probably think it’s crazy and antiquated to have wires looping around in there.
Best quote: “It also makes use of the natural processing power of the neurons in the middle layer of the retina that process motion and contrast.” Impressive that they are leveraging biological processing capability in concert with technical capabilities.
This Single Molecule Drives Cancer Cells to Suicide (via Gizmodo)
This molecule triggers the self-destruct sequence on cancer cells. Human testing coming soon.
Artificial Intelligence Is Smarter Than Your Doctor (via United Academics)
Researchers built a model that took real patient data and prescribed treatments. These treatments were simulated and compared to the actual treatments real doctors prescribed. The results from the model were cheaper and more effective.
More to learn about next:
“The resulting model they built used Markov decision processes and dynamic decision networks to determine the best course of action to achieve the most favorable outcome.”
Sickness Forecasts
Someday, it should become possible to predict sickness in your body the same way we can predict weather at your location today. A five-day forecast, knowing when you are most likely to succumb to sickness, or a prediction of how long a sickness will last, would be very helpful. I would like updates to when I will recover that read like package tracking updates: “Expected delivery (from suffering) - Friday”. Being able to plan ahead for sicknesses the same way you plan for weather (“Change all meetings to calls and stock up on cough drops!”) would really help. The best part? Unlike with the weather, you can actually affect your health.
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