Genetics could predispose people to experiencing a placebo effect. It depends on your “placebome”
Some of us might be genetically predisposed to respond to placebos. And there are various implications that go along with that.
Can an app mimic the effect of medication? New crowdfunding campaign seeks answers
It’s pretty much the worst news a biotech company can get when they’re told that a placebo was more effective than their drug. But one company that’s kicked off a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo wants to change how we think of placebos. Serial entrepreneur Daniel Jacobs developed a virtual sugar pill — an app of […]
Balancing the Role of Physicians and AI [Video]
At the ViVE conference in LA, Smarter Technologies Chief Medical Officer Ruben Amarasingham MD talked with Katie Adams about the company's larger goals for AI: to improve the accuracy of data and make healthcare less burdensome for physicians and clinicians.