Google and Johnson & Johnson Partners to Develop Advanced Surgical Robots


Google has signed a deal with Ethicon, a medical devices company owned by Johnson & Johnson, to work on advanced surgical robots that will be a boon to doctors, health care institutions, and...

Man Who Allegedly Stole Michael Schumacher’s Files And To Sell Them Found Dead


The former Rega ambulance employee accused of stealing Michael Schumacher's medical documents and reports was found dead in his cell on Wednesday, Aug 6. Suspect in Michael Schumacher medical...

Google I/O: Google Fit Intro Conference Wisely Shies Away From Health


Google left out a key word in previewing its Google Fit data-aggregation platform this week: “health.” While Apple played up the “health” angle in announcing its interesting but hardly groundbreaking...

Apple Gives Epic Systems And Mayo Clinic a Bear Hug With HealthKit


In contrast, however, Epic was notably silent and Mayo returned the lavish praise with a nice firm handshake. All told ‒ fairly odd ‒ and very reflective of the muddy waters of...

Setting Healthcare Interop On Fire


There’s a new software standard for sharing health data that’s gaining a lot of interest and support. Still in “prototype” format, it’s called Fast Health Interoperable Resources or FHIR (...

Re-Engineering Healthcare To Eliminate Preventable Deaths


Joe Kiani is a busy man.  As the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Masimo Corporation, a global medical device manufacturer, Kiani has been a leader in patient safety and healthcare innovation for...

The New Health IT Arms Race Between The US And EU


By: Nicole Fisher and Ben Heubl If you were to ask anyone in the United States what “health access” meant to them, you would get a different answer. In the UK, for most people, it means the ability...

Malcolm Gladwell Keynotes Healthcare Data Interoperability Summit


The global narrative for “digital health” is relatively easy because the opportunities are so enormous. The only real limit is our imagination. Some of the more recent developments can be...

Health Technology Brings Care Plans Alive


By Andy Oram Challenges and hackathons are meant to surprise you. If the winner is a known leader in the field with lists of familiar credentials festooning the team’s resumes, there was no point to...

Digital Health: Changing Medical Schools Forever


Anatomy, physiology and introduction to clinical medicine, move over! This year, medical futurist Bertalan Mesko, MD launches a new course, “Disruptive Technologies in Medicine” with Professor Maria...