Category: health
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Seven tips for a healthier relationship with your phone
Seven tips for a healthier relationship with your phone Paul Levy, University of Brighton This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. How long do you spend staring at a screen every day? According to one report, the average person spends about seven hours a day on screens connected to the internet.…
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How health platforms can improve healthcare in the Global South
How health platforms can improve healthcare in the Global South Mar 28, 2023 Dimitra Petrakaki Professor of Technology and Organisation, University of Sussex Petros Chamakiotis Associate Professor of Management, ESCP Business School Daniel Curto-Millet Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Gothenburg This article is republished from the World Economic Forum under a Creative Commons license. More than…
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3D-printing the brain’s blood vessels with silicone could improve and personalize neurosurgery – new technique shows how
3D-printing the brain’s blood vessels with silicone could improve and personalize neurosurgery – new technique shows how Senthilkumar Duraivel, University of Florida and Thomas Angelini, University of Florida This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. A new 3D-printing technique using silicone can make accurate models of the blood vessels in your brain,…
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Epigenetic and social factors both predict aging and health – but new research suggests one might be stronger
Epigenetic and social factors both predict aging and health – but new research suggests one might be stronger Eileen Crimmins, University of Southern California and Jessica Faul, University of Michigan This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Can we objectively tell how fast we are aging? With a good measure, scientists…
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The fight against antibiotic resistance is growing more urgent, but artificial intelligence can help
The fight against antibiotic resistance is growing more urgent, but artificial intelligence can help This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Vrinda Nair, Concordia University and Rachael (Ré) A Mansbach, Concordia University Since the discovery of penicillin in the late 1920s, antibiotics have “revolutionized medicine and saved millions of lives.” Unfortunately,…
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How tech can tackle workloads and staff shortages to optimize healthcare
How tech can tackle workloads and staff shortages to optimize healthcare Jan 17, 2023 Roy Jakobs CEO, Philips This article is republished from the World Economic Forum under a Creative Commons license. Everywhere I turn I see and hear two things: firstly, doctors and nurses are under increasing pressure to do more with less and…
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Health data
Plain language about health data is essential for transparency and trust This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. P. Alison Paprica, University of Toronto; Kimberlyn McGrail, University of British Columbia, and Michael J. Schull, University of Toronto Ask any group of people if they have read and understood the last…
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