Several wearables startups from the U.S. and overseas presented at South by Southwest on Saturday, but panelists like Esther Dyson and William Cohn who leads J&J's device innovation center in Houston weren't too impressed.
In a wide-ranging interview at the annual South by Southwest conference in Austin, Musk sounded the alarm bells on AI, advocating for a public body that will draw insight about AI and provide oversight such that artificial intelligence can be developed safely.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The president of UPMC's venture arm and it's innovation chief were among panelists explaining the benefits of having a hospital as an investor while asking for help from startups to transform the customer experience in healthcare.
This year's finalists in the health and wellness track reflect not only the convergence between life sciences and health IT but also between sensors and smart textiles.
For fans of the ethical roads less traveled in AI, here's a look at some of the issues and questions keeping research scientists up at night.
The SXSW health track attendees covered the ecosystem of patient care, provider support, policymakers, entrepreneurs and investors seeking to improve healthcare.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Many digital health and medtech entrepreneurs making better choices of which healthcare pain points to pursue.
In its first year at SXSW, a series of conversations around the topic of cancer, Connect to End Cancer, spurred some interesting discussion around telemedicine, advice for startups and the role of 5g technology to improve patient-physician encounters.
Sound Scouts emerged victorious in the healthcare track but Deep 6 AI won recognition for its patient recruitment tool and three more innovative technology companies offer some inspiration for the healthcare industry.
Ostiio has developed a distractor device used in distraction osteogenesis to increase bone for children with craniofacial defects.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
In a talk at SXSW in Austin this week on the future of AI, Microsoft Research Technical Fellow and Managing Director Eric Horvitz, highlighted a few examples of how AI can be used to learn from adverse events and prevent them.
Personal health records for schools and brain stimulation are among the technologies that will be showcased at the SXSW event.
Every week, we compile the most trafficked and thoughtful stories on MedCity News. This week, healthcare-related stories originating at the recent South By Southwest festival struck a cord with our readers:
Sesame Ventures is working with Collaborative Fund to identify early stage investment opportunities in companies addressing children's interests, including in healthcare.
The goal is to track the severity and length of the seizure using sensors such as an accelerometer and a gyroscope as well as a memory test when the user comes out of the event.