Earlier this week, Fortune Magazine hosted a conference of paramount importance: Brainstorm Health. The theme was “Venturing Through The Unknown,” and the conference brought together prominent speakers from across the industry to discuss and contemplate some of healthcare’s most challenging issues. These speakers ranged from public health stalwarts such as U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy and

Healthcare changes dramatically because of technological developments, from anesthetics and antibiotics to magnetic resonance imaging scanners and radiotherapy. Future technological innovation is going to keep transforming healthcare, yet while technologies (new drugs and treatments, new devices, new social media support for healthcare, etc) will drive innovation, human factors will remain one of the stable limitations

In recent years, the healthcare industry has seen a tremendous shift in the way it operates due to the rise of digital health. Digital health is the intersection of technology and healthcare, where technology is used to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and delivery of healthcare services. From mobile health apps to wearable devices, digital health

Innovative devices and technologies are coming that will change the way patients get care and stay healthy, doctors and healthcare experts say. Here, a look ahead at some of the most promising potential advances, including wearable devices to improve quality of life, new applications of artificial intelligence, and expanding options for treatment at home. READ MORE FROM

Not too long ago, the only way to get medical advice was to schedule an appointment with a doctor. Seriously! And before that, you had to consult a dusty medical encyclopedia. Thankfully, those days are long gone. With the rise of technology, people now have a wealth of information and resources at their fingertips that

The global digital health and wellness market size was valued at USD 335.00 billion in 2022 and is expected to reach USD 1.103 trillion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 21.97%. Digital health and wellness refer to being physically, socially, and emotionally healthy in a technology-focused world. The increasing adoption of digital technology across

Advances in technology are changing the way health care services are delivered, from wearable devices that provide earlier diagnoses and recommend personalized treatments, to telehealth technologies that connect patients and health professionals in a virtual space. In the realm of public health, technology supports the ways in which professionals can gather and analyze information and

A new Pew Research Center survey explores public views on artificial intelligence (AI) in health and medicine – an area where Americans may increasingly encounter technologies that do things like screen for skin cancer and even monitor a patient’s vital signs. The survey finds that on a personal level, there’s significant discomfort among Americans with the idea of AI

The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), the group behind Matter, announced today that it’s putting together a working group to build a standards and certification program for health and wellness technology — basically, a specialized “Matter” that zeroes in on how Internet of Things devices can work together with wearables and other future forms of health

Home health technologies will have an increasingly larger role to play in healthcare delivery as the silver tsunami of the aging population strain the system. And if more consumers embrace preventative care that can easily be done in the home. It's important to understand that home health technologies are leveraged in home health settings by