By David Pincock, on October 22nd, 2010
We knew this was coming but it’s still great to see; robotic prostheses are quickly approaching the utility of their biological equivalents. Here we have Dean Kamen plugging his new show for Planet Green and in the process viewers get a great look at modern robotic arms. (Boing Boing)
By David Pincock, on April 21st, 2010
An interesting topic for [...]
By David Pincock, on April 6th, 2010
There’s few cooler health technology video clips on the web than Stephan Colbert roll out on an advanced wheelchair created by Dean Kamen. Here’s the clip: Clip 1
The second clip is their discussion on the role of technology in America. Check it out here: Clip [...]
By David Pincock, on March 25th, 2010
In this talk, Ken Kamler, an experienced surgeon talks about his experience on Mount Everest. His story tells of the limits of human physiology and will power. After listening to this story it is amazing to think of how humans survive without modern health technology.
By David Pincock, on March 9th, 2010
courtesy Guger Technologies
I hope this health technology becomes affordable for everyone… typing these articles while watching Dexter = great!
Intendix will be the first patient-ready commercially available brain-computer interface. Designed to help those who have little to no motor function. Patients will be able to type at about 60 letters per minute and should be able [...]
By David Pincock, on March 8th, 2010
I’m stretching the health technology theme on this one…
After reading about the lab freezing humans for science I thought about another video I had recently seen. Here’s David Blaine (the magician) talking about the ordeal he went through to hold his breath for more than 15 minutes. David also had this whole [...]
By Ben King, on March 4th, 2010
Eric Topol begins his talk by asking when the stethoscope was invented. Have a guess? It was 1816. Although the traditional stethoscope is still useful, there are better and more comprehensive means of monitoring the heart and lungs. How many other medical diagnostic tools haven’t undergone a major upgrade in almost 200 years?
Medicine is [...]
By David Pincock, on February 9th, 2010
For those of you not familiar with the DaVinci robot, it is a fantastic set of equipment used to minimize the invasiveness of surgery. It has been around now for over ten years but has undergone many re-designs. To truly understand the precision this machine is capable of you need to see it in action. Here [...]
By David Pincock, on February 5th, 2010
Have you ever thought about where you live and how it affects your health? What about ALL the places you EVER lived?
Bill Davenhall gives a great speech about the importance of monitoring your geographical location in regards to your health. The amazing thing is how easily we could keep track of this data given the technology [...]
By Ben King, on February 3rd, 2010
There is quite a movement for physicians to incorporate web 2.0 capabilities into medical environments.
Here’s an inside look at the The Next Generation of Doctors that are transforming the way we imagine the transfer of information and patient/doctor interactions.
For more info on Health/Medicine 2.0 check out [...]