PHS Foresight

This magazine is linked with the Personal Health Systems Foresight Initiative (www.phsforesight.eu), with the aim of exploring the future of PHS and enhancing networking and coordination among stakeholders.

Apple Watch
Apple Watch detected blood clots, says writer, and now helping him beat diabetes
9to5Mac - Ben Lovejoy
Chuck La Tournous, founder of RandomMaccess, says that his Apple Watch played a key role in identifying that he had multiple blood clots, and is now helping him beat diabetes … Writing in MacWorld, La
These 6 apps and websites will take care of your medical needs
hindustantimes.com
From finding a specialised doctor near you to getting your eyes screened for common eye ailments, these apps will make sure you have health care at …
Webinar 'Guidelines for Deployment of Integrated eCare Service Solutions'
europa.eu
How to set up and fully exploit digital technologies for the support of integrated care services? Three EU-funded projects developed useful …
Your future doctor may not be human. This is the rise of AI in medicine.
futurism.com - Abby Norman
Diagnosing with “The Stethoscope of the 21st Century” A new kind of doctor has entered the exam room, but doesn’t have a name. In fact, these doctors …
The tech industry thinks it’s about to disrupt health care. Don’t count on it.
The Washington Post - By Carolyn Y. Johnson
In 2016, IBM employees in the Raleigh-Durham area were offered access to a handy new health-care app with tools to help patients navigate the many choices they face when they fall ill. The app offered
Digital therapeutics: Preparing for takeoff
mckinsey.com - By Mike Joyce, Olivier Leclerc, Kirsten Westhues, and Hui Xue
Understanding the obstacles to the adoption of digital therapeutics is key to understanding how they might be overcome. Digital therapeutics have made …
IoT And Personalized Medicine: Digital Transformation Is Creating New Business Models For Life Science
digitalistmag.com - Mandar Paralkar
From electronic record systems (EHR) to the Internet of Medical Things (Healthcare IoT), the digital revolution has already brought disruptive …
Apple is officially in the EHR business. Now what?
modernhealthcare.com
After months of rumors, Apple made a jump into the electronic health records game, allowing patients to aggregate their records on their iPhones. The …
Google is using 46 billion data points to predict the medical outcomes of hospital patients
Quartz - By Dave Gershgorn
Some of Google’s top AI researchers are trying to predict your medical outcome as soon as you’re admitted to the hospital. A new research paper, published Jan. 24 with 34 co-authors and not peer-reviewed,
Doctors can now use augmented reality to peek under a patient's skin
futurism.com - Abby Norman
Inside Out Compared to the very first X-ray, which was taken well over a century ago, the medical imaging technology in use today is highly …
Assistive technologies for people with disabilities - Think Tank
europa.eu
Assistive technologies (ATs) are designed to improve the functional capabilities of people with disabilities. Some are relatively low-tech and very …
Molecular Biology
New 3D printer will combine all your medications in one personalized pill
Digital Trends - Luke Dormehl
We increasingly live in an age of personalized health care, where treatment can be tailored to suit individuals on a person-by-person basis. A new 3D …
This app will analyze your DNA to help you lose weight
MarketWatch - By Quentin Fottrell
Could your sweat (or saliva) be a clue to a successful weight loss regime? The weight-loss app Lose It! and Silicon Valley DNA analytics start-up …
La Inteligencia Artificial «adivina» el cáncer
larazon.es
Investigadores japoneses han desarrollado un sistema basado en la inteligencia artificial (IA) que detecta automáticamente el 98 % de los pólipos y …
Apple Watch detects heart irregularity with 97 percent accuracy
The Verge - Angela Chen
Not good enough for official diagnosis, but useful as a screening tool An Apple Watch app can detect a common form of heart irregularity with 97 percent accuracy, according to results presented at the
Apple And Google: The Next Big Pharma
Forbes - John Nosta
The big news today is that Apple is reportedly secretly developing a dermal sensor for measuring blood glucose and the management of diabetes. It seems to be a sensor that works with the Apple Watch to
The Rise of Consumer Health Wearables: Promises and Barriers
plos.org - Lukasz Piwek
by Lukasz Piwek, David A. Ellis, Sally Andrews, Adam JoinsonLukasz Piwek and colleagues consider whether wearable technology can become a valuable …
Why Former Tech Execs Are Leaving Google And Twitter To Start Health Care Companies
Fast Company - By Christina Farr
Personal and family medical issues are prompting some of the Valley’s best tech minds to try to fix our broken health care system. When Stephanie Tilenius, a former senior executive at eBay and Google,
Stem Cells Are Poised to Change Health and Medicine Forever
singularityhub.com - Peter H. Diamandis, MD
We are at the cusp of a stem cell revolution. Understanding and harnessing these unique cells may unlock breakthroughs in longevity and therapeutic …
Health Care
Here's what AI means for the future of healthcare
weforum.org - Spencer Nam
Although intelligent machines are increasingly operating complex manufacturing systems and replacing humans on factory floors, they have not made …
Researchers have developed a device that can diagnose 17 diseases from a single breath
Mic News - By Anna Swartz
It turns out our breath could hold the key to our health — at least according to a team of researchers who have created a breathalyzer-type device …
Simple breath test can detect cancer and 16 other diseases
Engadget - Steve Dent
Using gold nanoparticles and AI, a device correctly diagnosed 86 percent of patients. Ancient Greek physicians figured that our breath was a strong health indicator, but researchers from the Israel Institute
The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care
thedoctorsbookshelf.com - By Ibrahim Imam
The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care Authors: Clayton M. Christensen, Jerome H. Grossman, Jason Hwang This book prescribes …
China is at the forefront of manipulating DNA to create a new class of superhumans
Quartz - By G. Owen Schaefer
Would you want to alter your future children’s genes to make them smarter, stronger, or better looking? As the state of science brings prospects like these closer to reality, an international debate has
Brave new world: implantables, the future of healthcare and the risk to privacy
The Guardian - Oliver Balch
Implantable medical technology and the data it collects will revolutionise the healthcare industry – but will we get round the privacy and the ‘ick’ factors? Every day tens of thousands of Australians
Blockchain In Healthcare | Articles | Big Data
theinnovationenterprise.com
The implications of blockchain are becoming increasingly clear as it is adopted across an ever growing number of different industries, no longer …
HealthTap Launches Smart Health Search Algorithms for Doctors
hitconsultant.net
HealthTap, a Global Health Practice providing 24/7 immediate access to doctors via video, text or voice has announced the launch of a new Smart …
This Device Lets Doctors Conduct Eye Exams Through a Smartphone
Inc Magazine - By Neil C. Hughes
A new portable retinal imaging system could be a gamechanger for opthalmologists. Inspiration often arrives in the most unlikely places. For example, have you ever looked at your smartphone camera and
Ten Top Technologies That Will Transform The Healthcare Industry
Forbes - Reenita Das
As healthcare moves to a model of any-time, any-place, continuous and personalized care, it is important to identify the key technologies that will enable this transition and work toward their implementation