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.
34 year old Erik Sorto had been paralyzed from the neck down for the past 13 years. He suffered a spinal cord injury due to a gunshot 10 years earlier. Millions of individuals have lost the ability to sense and move their bodies, through illness or injury.
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 MoreA new implantable device that dispenses antiretroviral drugs may aid in HIV prevention. We explore.
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.
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