by medicaltechont | Sep 24, 2016 | data, Healthcare, Technology
In it’s basic translation Big data is a term for data sets that are so large or complex that traditional data processing applications are inadequate to deal with them. Challenges include analysis, capture, data curation, search, sharing, storage, transfer, visualization, querying, updating and information privacy. Below is an interesting article on Big Data and Healthcare.
This looming change will be the focus of Big Data: Transforming Patient Care, an evening event at the Big Data Congress taking place in Saint John next month. The event is not only for those attending the congress, but anyone interested in learning how data is revolutionizing healthcare.
The event will feature Jamie Heywood, co-founder and chairman of PatientsLikeMe; Tyler Wish, CEO and co-founder of Sequence Bio, and New Brunswick’s own Erik Scheme, a biomedical engineer and data scientist.
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by medicaltechont | Apr 24, 2016 | Healthcare, United States
As the search for everlasting beauty marches on, advancements in medical technology now offer more paths to the fountain of youth than ever.
“You need to match the person to the treatment,” said Brian Perkins, manager of his father’s Evolutions Medical Spa, which offers minimally invasive beauty enhancements. “It’s not a one-size-fits-all.” His dad, cosmetic surgeon Dr. Terry Perkins, credits the spa’s success to detailed consultations, explaining, “You need to look at it not only medically but artistically.”
More than a decade ago, with new technologies constantly hitting the market, Dr. Perkins saw options for less invasive treatments, quicker recovery times, and more natural-looking lifts. So he decided to branch his surgical practice into a medical spa, opening Evolutions in 2004. It quickly outgrew several locations but now thrives inside a 6,000-square-foot building at 350 Chapala Street, home to both the day spa (facials, massages, body wraps, scrubs, etc.) and the medical spa.
“We end up getting really good results consistently because we have good technology,” said Brian. Here’s a sampling of that tech.
Read more at http://www.independent.com/news/2016/apr/20/beauty-and-tech-merge-evolutions-medical-spa/
by medicaltechont | Apr 2, 2016 | Autism, Technology, World
Harrison Czapalay, 22, has been a driving force behind marking World Autism Awareness Day in Wolfville
Harrison Czapalay is hoping people in Wolfville, N.S., light the sky up blue Saturday night.
Czapalay, 22, has autism and he’s encouraging residents and businesses to put blue lights outside their front doors for one night to mark World Autism Awareness Day.
“I really want to see Wolfville lighten up blue Saturday night. That would be awesome,” he said Thursday.
“All around the world there will be different structures lit up blue on the evening of April 2nd.”
Read more at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/wolfville-lighting-it-up-blue-for-autism-awareness-1.3515795
by medicaltechont | Feb 6, 2016 | Samsung
Who doesn’t love a good Samsung patent filing? This time, Samsung’s flirting with the idea of a smartwatch that can recognize you by your veins.
That sounds crazy, right? Apparently, it’s totally plausible. Originally discovered by Fast Company, the patent filing describes technology that works similarly to a fingerprint scanner in a smartphone. Only instead of your fingertip, the watch takes a picture of your “vein structure and characteristics,” and stores that in its database. Then, any time you have to authenticate, it’ll ensure your veins match the initial imprint.
Read more at http://www.pcworld.com/article/3030167/android/youre-so-vein-samsung-files-a-patent-for-a-vein-scanning-smartwatch.html
by medicaltechont | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
As computer technology continues to develop at an almost light-speed pace, more devices are being created to monitor human activity, without being a cumbersome accessory to everyday life.
Smart technology is now designed in many cases to adapt and mold into items that we use everyday and that can mean anything from phones, to watches and now even clothing.
The Montreal based company Carre Technologies back in 2013 invented the “world’s first biometric smart shirt” called Hexoskin and they just introduced their latest edition called the Hexoskin Smart.
Read more at http://www.techvibes.com/blog/hexoskin-wearable-tech-2016-01-21
