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This study examines how AI has the potential to reduce the diagnostic divide

This study examines how AI has the potential to reduce the diagnostic divide

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Dividing breast cancer cell, showing its uneven surface and cytoplasmic projections. cancerous … [+] breast cells (malignant) form tumors, which possess the ability to invade the surrounding tissues. Malignant cells divide rapidly and grow chaotically. Getty The World Health Organization cites that two-thirds of the world’s population lacks access to essential radiology services. Access ranges …

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Want to age in place? You may have a robot keeping you company.

Want to age in place? You may have a robot keeping you company.

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A 95-year-old woman and her 74-year-old daughter, each of whom lives alone and may be at risk of isolation and loneliness, were recently given a lifeline for conversation and companionship in the form of an artificial intelligence robot . Women can now receive medical reminders, health and wellness checkups, play music and games, and experience …

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With billions for broadband at stake, Texas asks the feds for more time to improve access cards

With billions for broadband at stake, Texas asks the feds for more time to improve access cards

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Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers informed about Texas’ most essential news. LUFKIN — More than $42 billion in federal funding for high-speed internet hinges on a card that state and local leaders say is “clearly” faulty. Released last month, the map offers household-level information on people who lack access …

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Here's How Skilled Nursing Facilities Can Use Virtual Reality, Too - MedCity News

Here’s How Skilled Nursing Facilities Can Use Virtual Reality, Too – MedCity News

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For silent generations and baby boomers, virtual reality is an elusive technological concept. Although not something they would likely use for personal enjoyment, virtual reality has become an essential part of the patient care journey. Until 2019, baby boomers were the fastest growing demographic group in the United States until Millennials took the title of …

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Researchers study the use of virtual reality to reduce pain and anxiety during vasectomy

Researchers study the use of virtual reality to reduce pain and anxiety during vasectomy

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Newswise – Researchers at the Desai Sethi Urology Institute, part of the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, have launched a study to determine if wearing virtual reality headsets during in-office vasectomy helps patients feel relief procedural pain and anxiety. The Miller School researchers partnered for the study with the company Smileyscope, which has …

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Researchers study the use of virtual reality to reduce pain and anxiety during vasectomy

Researchers study the use of virtual reality to reduce pain and anxiety during vasectomy

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Newswise – Researchers at the Desai Sethi Urology Institute, part of the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, have launched a study to determine if wearing virtual reality headsets during in-office vasectomy helps patients feel relief procedural pain and anxiety. The Miller School researchers partnered for the study with the company Smileyscope, which has …

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CES preview: The tech world gears up to gather in Vegas for the annual show

CES preview: The tech world gears up to gather in Vegas for the annual show

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The CES show symbolically kicks off the new year for tech, providing a blueprint of what to expect over the next 12 months and beyond. The 2023 event, however, can be defined by what happened in the months leading up to it: a series of layoffs, hiring freezes, real estate consolidation and twisting of hands …

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Virtual Reality: The New Healthcare Training Tool - MedCity News

Virtual Reality: The New Healthcare Training Tool – MedCity News

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I don’t think anyone can really be prepared for their first use of a VR headset. Technology has become such a familiar part of our lives that I think its brilliance can sometimes escape us, but virtual reality has given people a taste of something they’ve never experienced before. Virtual reality is not a technology …

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AI HealthCare applications for companies that place HealthFirst

AI HealthCare applications for companies that place HealthFirst

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silhouette happy people Getty In my last blog, I discussed the skyrocketing rise in depression which is the leading cause of disability worldwide and the biggest contributor to disease risk. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that approximately 4% of the world’s population suffers from depression, and the United States leads the risk zone. In …

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Exclusive: CareAI secures $27 million for clinical ambient sensors

Exclusive: CareAI secures $27 million for clinical ambient sensors

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Care.ai CEO Chakri Toleti Just Got $27 Million for his company’s clinical ambient sensing technology with a bold goal. “I want to kill the EMR,” Toleti told Erin over dinner last week at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas, referring to the electronic medical record. Why is this important: Error-prone and time-consuming, EMRs are almost …

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