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X2 Head Impact Management System Helps Spot Concussions |: X2 Biosystems, a company with offices in Redwood City, CA and

X2 Head Impact Management System Helps Spot Concussions |: X2 Biosystems, a company with offices in Redwood City, CA and Seattle, WA, is releasing its X2 Head Impact Management System for detection and evaluation of events suspected of causing concussion.
Source: medgadget.com

Haptic Taco Helps You Navigate By Feel: This small handheld cube grows and shrinks to tell you where to go

Haptic Taco Helps You Navigate By Feel: This small handheld cube grows and shrinks to tell you where to go
Source: ieee.org

AI helps answer thousands of health queries in Zambia via SMS: UNICEF is testing a machine learning system to boost the

AI helps answer thousands of health queries in Zambia via SMS: UNICEF is testing a machine learning system to boost the quantity and quality of health advice provided via a popular text-based service in Zambia and Uganda
Source: newscientist.com

Pioglitazone use and risk of bladder cancer: population based cohort study Marco Tuccori. Kristian B Filion. Hui Yin. Oriana

Pioglitazone use and risk of bladder cancer: population based cohort study Marco Tuccori. Kristian B Filion. Hui Yin. Oriana H Yu. Robert W Platt. Laurent Azoulay. BMJ. The authors conclude, "The results of this large population based study indicate that pioglitazone is associated with an increased...
Source: bmj.com

ClinicFinder App for displaced people finding healthcare in Europe. Doctors of the World have released an App for those

ClinicFinder App for displaced people finding healthcare in Europe. Doctors of the World have released an App for those with the most need, the least information, and who find themselves in Europe. It is aimed at refugees and migrants and helps them find free primary healthcare and emergency services. There...
Source: clinicfinder.org

'I think my colleague is an alcoholic. What should I do?': Louisa Symington-Mills helps a reader who's concerned about the

'I think my colleague is an alcoholic. What should I do?': Louisa Symington-Mills helps a reader who's concerned about the amount of alcohol her co-worker drinks. Email your own work-related worries to work.advice@telegraph.co.uk
Source: telegraph.co.uk

Web module helps patients decide about lung cancer screening: based decision aid gives current or former smokers individualized

Web module helps patients decide about lung cancer screening: based decision aid gives current or former smokers individualized feedback on whether or not lung cancer screening is right for them, according to a small study. (http://www.shouldiscreen.com/)
Source: reuters.com

'Big Data' used to identify new cancer driver genes: In a collaborative study led by Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery

'Big Data' used to identify new cancer driver genes: In a collaborative study led by Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP), researchers have combined two publicly available 'omics' databases to create a new catalogue of 'cancer drivers'. Cancer drivers are genes that when altered,...
Source: medicalxpress.com

Social media usage at critical care conferences helps broaden reach: Social media is a tool that groups have adopted to

Social media usage at critical care conferences helps broaden reach: Social media is a tool that groups have adopted to help educate, market, and promote causes or topics to a broad audience. Researchers examined trends in social media use at pulmonary and critical care conferences and found substantial...
Source: eurekalert.org

Maths helps prepare for new diseases - BBC News: Researchers develop a mathematical model that can help determine the surveillance

Maths helps prepare for new diseases - BBC News: Researchers develop a mathematical model that can help determine the surveillance effort required to detect the arrival of costly invasive pathogens.
Source: bbc.co.uk