Peter Coffaro

These 10 AI applications are poised to have the greatest impact in healthcare

MedCity News - If you have doubt that artificial intelligence is going to play a role in healthcare’s continued development, think again. A new report from Accenture, titled “Artificial Intelligence: Healthcare’s New Nervous System,” provides a bit of clarity on why technology will be a growing force in the medical world. [...]

June 23, 2017

Five ways virtual reality is improving healthcare

PHYS.ORG - Virtual reality is much more than just a new form of entertainment, it is increasingly being used in a wide range of medical applications, from treatments to training. Here are a few of them. [...]

June 22, 2017

Here Are the Microsurgeons That Will Soon Roam Our Bodies

Singularity Hub - On a crisp fall evening in 2006, Dr. Sylvain Martel held his breath as a technician slipped an anesthetized pig into a whirling fMRI machine. His eyes stared intently at a computer screen, which showed a magnetic bead hovering inside the pig’s delicate blood vessels. The tension in the room was palpable. [...]

June 22, 2017

15 Virtual Reality Startups in Healthcare

Nanalyze - Virtual reality (VR) is usually associated with gaming — you put on a headset and step into a virtual world where you can solve puzzles, slay enemies or gain experience. While we were simply floored by how amazing it was to play games in VR, everyone else just shrugged and went back to arguing about politics. [...]

June 21, 2017

The Unreal, Bleeding-Edge Tech That’s Helping Doctors Make The Cut

Fast Company - Amid a looming shortage in surgeons and ever-complex procedures, doctors and startups say computer glasses can move simulation far beyond expensive dummies. [...]

June 21, 2017

Remit Radar, CURE International Team Up to Raise Clubfoot Awareness

CURE International, a global leader in the treatment of clubfoot, and RemitRadar, a financial technology company focused on developing countries, are joining forces to tackle one of the biggest challenges to eliminating clubfoot as a lifelong disability: awareness. [...]

June 20, 2017

J&J Report: 4 Trends Impacting The Healthcare Industry In 2017

Xconomy - An exploration of the science, technologies and trends with potential to radically change how, when and where people receive healthcare [...]

June 20, 2017

Reducing Infections in Total Hip & Knee Replacement Patients

ODT - According to a new guideline released by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), the risk of joint infection resulting from total hip and knee replacements can be reduced with careful management of anti-rheumatic medications during the perioperative process. [...]

June 20, 2017

ConforMIS Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance for iTotal Hip System

New hip replacement implant system builds on ConforMIS’s customized knee replacement technology and positions Company to expand in global orthopedics market [...]

June 20, 2017

Is it the Dawning of the Age of AI in Medicine?

The Doctor Weighs In - Is medicine (and the greater world) entering a new dawn of artificial intelligence and technology? If so, will these AI technologies only assist doctors or will they replace physician in some tasks? [...]

June 19, 2017

Articles by Peter Coffaro