❤️ Health Tech
Health Tech, or digital health, helps us understand and take control of our own health. But we also cover more traditional health news like medicines, vaccines and medical procedures.
💉 Congo free from Ebola
The last patient treated for Ebola in Congo-Kinshasa has been discharged, reports the WHO. The major Ebola crisis in the country may be over.
❤️ World's first A.I. can predict heart attacks or strokes better than a doctor
Researchers said it's the first time blood flow scans, which reveal problems with the heart, have been read by a computer.
🧬 Genome sequencing cost $100 million 20 years ago - now it's $299
Nebula Genomics offers a mapping of your entire genome for $ 299.
🧬 Scientists find molecular ‘Switch’ that could lead to treatments for all kinds of disease by reversing inflammation and aging
“In the past, we showed that aged stem cells can be rejuvenated. Now, we are asking: to what extent can aging be reversed? And we are doing that by looking at physiological conditions, like inflammation and insulin resistance, that have been associated with aging-related degeneration and diseases.”
💪 Part 2: Prosthetic arms above the elbow are impossible everyone said - until a designer turned engineer went to work
In 2016, Ben Ryan designed and created his 3D printed hydraulic prosthetic arm for his son Sol. Now, Ambionics has changed the life of another child and his family.
🔗 UAE health ministry debuts blockchain platform for medical data
Being decentralized, secure, transparent, and efficient in managing data, the healthcare sector can benefit tremendously from blockchain technology.
📱 No link between screen time and mental health problems for kids
Several new studies come to the same conclusion. There is no evidence that anxiety, depression and other mental health problems are caused by screen time.
🔬 This could be the cure for cancer
A T cell with a new type of receptor kills all types of cancer cells in laboratory tests. The hope is therefore that we could actually find the general cure for cancer that we have been searching for for many decades.
🦾 Part 1: A father who refused to give up and pioneered 3D prosthetics for children
Tragedy struck just 10 days into Sol's young life when complications dictated that his left arm would have to be amputated. The story of Ben Ryan and his company, Ambionics, is a powerful one of love, determination, innovation and perseverance.