Samsung’s Simbad: Mobile Medical Technology Platform “Simband is essentially a smartwatch that can measure heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and other key vital signs. The wristband itself is loaded with different kinds of sensors, and since it...

Wired: Hackathons Aren’t Just for Coders. We Can Use Them to Save Lives “With growing attention on medical technology “hackathons“—summits that bring together engineers, clinicians, entrepreneurs, and designers to develop innovative solutions to health...

Interview with Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong: Forging a “Cognitive Revolution” “Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong is a surgeon, drug developer, entrepreneur and the richest man in American medicine. Since selling the company that makes his breakthrough cancer drug...

IBM Research WatsonPaths Demo “After a year-long research collaboration with faculty, physicians and students at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, IBM Research has unveiled two cognitive computing technologies that...

futurescope: From lab-grown lungs to mechanical eyes, the latest and most realistic artificial body parts Infographic by Jeong Suh/Bryan Christie Design, New York Magazine What a time to be alive.