Neurotech could connect our brains to computers. What could go wrong, right?
By Manuela Lopez Restrepo for npr on March 14, 2023 Connecting our brains to computers may sound like something from
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Denied by AI: How Medicare Advantage plans use algorithms to cut off care for seniors in need
By Casey Ross and Bob Herman for Stat News on March 13, 2023 An algorithm, not a doctor, predicted a
Read MoreSpinal stimulation can improve arm and hand movement years after a stroke
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Pulses of electricity delivered to a precise location on the spinal cord have helped two
Read MoreLasers, robots, and tiny electrodes are transforming treatment of severe epilepsy
By John Hamilton on February 14, 2023 for NPR When Tom’s epileptic seizures could no longer be controlled with drugs,
Read MoreSeniors Want Access to Digital Health Tools—Here’s How to Deliver Them
By Susan Lofton, MPT for Becker’s Hospital Review on November 22, 2022 In the age of value-based care, technology can
Read MoreBrain implants that translate paralyzed patients’ thoughts into speech creep closer to reality
(By Megan Molteni for ST A T) In 2003, Pancho’s life changed forever. That’s when a car crash sent the
Read MoreBlind to Problems: How VA’s Electronic Record System Shuts Out Visually Impaired Patients
(By Darius Tahir for Kaiser Health News dated October 20, 2022)) Sarah Sheffield, a nurse practitioner at a Veterans Affairs
Read MoreAn ambitious stroke prevention study tests the Apple Watch’s promise in health
(By Mario Aguilar for ST A T) Currently, millions of people with an irregular heartbeat are told to take expensive
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