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It’s already crept into so many aspects of everyday life, from powering digital assistants like Siri and Alexa to personalizing entertainment choices on streaming services like Netflix to driving the development of autonomous vehicles. Now artificial intelligence is poised to…
Sniffling, sore-throated kids seen via telemedicine visits were far more likely to be prescribed antibiotics than those who went to a doctor’s office or clinic, according to a new study. “I understand the desire for care that’s more convenient and…
Stick out your smartphone and say AHHHHH. Although it’s early days for a new wave of telemedicine, some Canadians can now avoid trips to the doctor’s office by using their mobile phone’s video camera. In March, Telus Health launched a…
The area of specialization for this Data Scientist position is operations research, including both optimization and simulation modeling. Examples of operations research projects conducted at LKS-CHART (Li Ka Shing Centre for Healthcare Analytics Research and Training) include 1) the development…
Peel Region councillors will hear a pitch later today from a doctor who wants to add a new component to their emergency response fleet: defibrillator-carrying drones. Dr. Sheldon Cheskes, medical director at the Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine, said drones…
Mobile health apps for consumers and clinicians pose a risk to patients’ privacy, an international study led by the University of Toronto has found. Mobile health apps are a booming market targeted at both patients and health professionals. Some apps…
Some doctors questioned whether restricting access was ethical, while others defended the practice in the interest of other patients who are waiting to be seen. Full article at: CBC News
There are robots that deliver the mail and robots that work assembly lines. Some have even pulled duty in the operating room. A doctor in California recently used a mechanical being to tell a patient he had just days to…
A new health app launched this month is raising questions over whether it will help cure doctor shortages or cause health-care complications. The free app, called “Babylon by Telus Health” went live March 5, with a promise it will “complement…
The Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department of the University of Toronto is inviting applications for a Post Doctoral Fellow position in healthcare supply chain management and analytics. The successful candidate will contribute to the project “Quantitative Metrics and Methods for…
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