Digital Health Dr. David Samadi explores the latest technology and innovative products, apps, computers, health systems and more affecting hospitals, healthcare and the doctor-patient relationship. Learn the best health apps, fitness tech tools and nutrition help through technology.
The development of robotics and integration into healthcare has enhanced life-saving processes. Robotics is integrated into surgical devices, radio imaging and other treatment methods. Enter Google Arm.
Read MoreHere are the top 10 health mobile apps doctors recommend most to their patients.
Read MoreBionic lenses could give superhuman vision. This field has had many advances in technology. We explore.
Read MoreThe future of preventive care is being heavily disrupted by tech and we're all better off. Here are 6 start-ups working toward fixing huge problems across preventive care so we can fight chronic diseases like diabetes and cancer.
Read More42% of Americans live in areas that are underserved by dermatologists. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. When caught early, it's also entirely treatable.
Read MoreResearch in the Journal of Family Practice identified that at least 20% of Americans have needle phobia. This can result in many critical preventive procedures like vaccines and flu shots being avoided. Many experts deem this as a public health issue.
Read MoreThe role of technology is growing more and more across healthcare. We've seen digital health completely transform specific areas of medicine, empowering doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers to better tack, manage patient information and improve healthcare delivery, improve access, reduce costs and increase quality.
Read MoreThe age of bio-printing is here. Biomedical engineering is taking healthcare by storm and giving doctors insight into a whole new world of treatment. 3D printed body parts in particular are intriguing, when it comes to both surgery, replacing cancerous organs, treating those with amputations and beyond.
Read MoreHealth apps built for the Apple Watch may actually help you achieve your health goals. Here are 9 of our favorites.
Read MoreAs we all know, Google is an innovator. Google's technology spans all industries and now they're hitting healthcare in a big way. We explore 7 ways they're innovating in the digital health space.
Read MoreIs the future of going to the doctor virtual? Leaders across the healthcare sector believe so. We explore.
Read More25 million Americans have asthma and 2 million asthma-related emergency room visits occur in the US each year. Hospitals face the challenge of being able to predict how many people with various chronic conditions will show up on different days but now a new study uses Twitter to gauge. We explore.
Read MoreIt seems that the future of sight is quite visionary. We explore this remarkable innovation in vision that has ophthalmologists believing the blind may someday be cured.
Read MoreDoctors and other healthcare experts expect mobile healthcare apps for iPhone and Android to be the biggest medical tech trends in 2015. What do you think?
Read More3D printing is about to hit healthcare and medical research in a big way. The potential for generating organs for transplants are tremendous. But now scientists are oh-so-close to engineering cancerous tumors for testing treatments on. Could this lead us to the cure? We explore.
Read MoreThere are 1.4 billion monthly active users on Facebook. On average, a person spends 20 minutes a day on Facebook. Too much time? Many experts continue to debate tech overuse and it's effect on our health. To further the debate, now a study has been released showing a link between depression and Facebook overuse.
Read MoreDiabetes affects almost 30 million globally. Diabetics struggle with the lifestyle changes they're forced to make and often struggle and worsen over time. A new mobile app is aiming to change all that. We explore.
Read MoreA new wearable technology could improve the stroke recovery process. And it's really cool.
Read MoreGoogle has teamed up with Johnson & Johnson to create the next robotic-assisted surgery system. Currently the gold standard in robotic surgery is the da Vinci Surgical System. Will this new platform live up? We explore.
Read MoreTech is hitting healthcare in the most interesting ways. Here's our picks for the week.
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