Top Articles: the Future of Health Tech

Investments in health and healthcare by tech companies has skyrocketed the past few years. As a result, the industry is becoming more privatized and updating to include 21st century technology. GAFA has been particularly keen on health tech.

Some experts say this is because healthcare is an old system that has a huge need for disruption. But its also a way for them to expand their ecosystems so theyre even more part of consumers lives. The implications include personalized, more efficient healthcare and more knowledge about our health as a community.

Google Will Take Over Part of DeepMinds Health BusinessBy Mallory Locklear from EngadgetFrom Amazons 1492 to Facebooks (technically Chan-Zuckerbergs) Biohub GAFA has invested into a lot of health tech these past few years. And its about to get even deeper. Alphabet is working to enhance collaborations across all of its subsidiaries, and as part of this, it is moving DeepMind into Google Health initiative.

DeepMind is known for creating the AlphaGo AI, but it has also brought some very useful healthcare AIs to market. Whats interesting now is that patient data will now be stored in a Google server, which carries significant privacy concerns. Regardless, its likely we can expect more moves like this which means that healthcare will change over the next few years.

Google and Harvard Develop AI to Find Restaurants That Could Make You SickBy Kyle Wiggers from Venture BeatThough still technically a health-oriented product, this joint project between Google and Harvard is more about public health than personal health. Aggregating Google Trends searches with location data, the initiative seeks to identify places where food borne illnesses come from. The AI, called FINDER, was tested in Las Vegas and Chicago and showed very promising results.

It can be difficult for epidemiologists to trace the origins of an outbreak, so this system can be very helpful in the future to isolate the source of an illness and keep more people healthy. The Power of Personalized Medicine: How Tech Is Unlocking a New Way of Thinking about HealthBy Clare McGrane from Geek WireFor most of its history, healthcare has relied on a one size fits all model of operation. However, as technology gets better, the number of personalized options increases.

We can now tailor medical treatments on a microscopic scale. Thats right, we are using peoples unique genes to treat ailments. A panel of experts in the field sat down to talk about what this means for the future of health and why we should care about it.

Pokmon Go Starts Tracking Steps Using HealthKit and Google FitBy Richard Lawler from EngadgetWhen Pokemon Go came out two years ago, people were excited by the idea that it got young people moving. A good portion of the game involves walking to find prizes and achieve rewards. The problem was that the app had to be running for users to get these rewards, which limits when and how people actually do exercise.

Now, however, players can earn rewards for walking without ever having to open the app. On the one hand, this certainly makes it easier for the consumers to keep playing the app. And on the other hand, it is a great way for Niantic to push the health narrative that they claim.

Top 8 Healthcare Predictions for 2019By Reenita Das from ForbesNow that the year is almost over, predictions for the new one are coming in. For healthcare, the predictions are wide and varied. From more voice tech integrations to shifts from big to small data, experts have covered it all.

Essentially, the main takeaway is that healthcare-as-a-service will be a bigger deal next year. Curated by Hadley StorkConnect with us out on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn! RELATED QUESTION What's the meaning of Sia's Chandelier song?

Before Chandelier, Sia was a singer with mediocre success. She was really struggling to push her career when she lost her partner to an accident. She got addicted to drugs, suffered depression and even wrote a suicide note.

Drugs and alcohol were her only coping mechanisms. This song is about the time she was addicted to alcohol and drugs and her struggle to get out of it. In an interview, Sia said that she always knew she was a drinker and that she must stop, her guilt, shame is what the following lyrics suggest:- Sun is up, I'm a mess Gotta get out now, gotta run from this Here comes the shame, here comes the shame .

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1,2,3 drink throw them back till I lose count The only time she could escape from reality was when she was high, under the influence of alcohol and drugs. She could be carefree, live like tomorrow didn't exist. I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist Like it doesn't exist I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night Chandelier is ultimately a brutally honest tale of substance abuse.

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