News • Exhibition overview
Medical Taiwan 2022: An immersive experience
Holding its ground during the challenges of the pandemic, Health and Care Expo Medical Taiwan 2022 saw a 13% increase in visitors compared with last year, the organizers report.
News • Grafts
Where do clots begin?
Researchers at McMaster University create device to replicate conditions in blood vessels after grafts.
News • Green revolution
Bacteria could power medical sensors
Engineers have developed a biofilm capable of producing long-term, continuous electricity from an individuals' sweat.
News • Diabetes
Device prevents buildup of scar tissue around implants
A new device, which doesn’t rely on immunosuppressing drugs, may assist efforts to develop an artificial pancreas to treat diabetes.
News • Dexterity and motor skills
Robotic sensors could help transform prosthetics
A project to develop advanced sensors for use in robotic systems could transform prosthetics and robotic limbs. It aims to develop sensors which provide enhanced capabilities to robot.
News • Wearable sensor array
High-tech vest monitors lung function
To monitor the lung function of patients with severe respiratory or lung diseases outside of an ICU, researchers have developed a vest that records noises with integrated acoustic sensors.
News • Machine learning analysis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
IDF diagnosis: AI on par with medical specialists
Researchers developed an AI that accurately and quickly diagnoses idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, based only on information from lung images and medical information collected during daily medical care.
News • Coronavirus diagnostic distribution
Drones as a delivery system for Covid-19 tests?
Researchers have developed a new Covid-19 test distribution method that uses drones to quickly deliver at-home diagnostic tests to individuals who suspect they have Covid-19.
News • Risk factor identification
AI to speed up sepsis detection
Patients are 20% less likely to die of sepsis because a new AI system developed at Johns Hopkins University catches symptoms hours earlier than traditional methods, an extensive hospital study shows.
News • Fracture diagnosis support
AI software to help identify bone trauma at the point of care
Fujifilm partners with Gleamer to integrate an AI software called BoneView into its X-ray imaging systems to assist radiologists and emergency clinicians in the diagnosis of skeletal fractures.
News • Organ transplantation
Biofabrication: major step forward for building human heart
By recreating the helical structure of heart muscles, bioengineers improve understanding of how the heart beats.
News • Form-fitting fabric
Smart textiles recognizes its wearer’s activities
MIT researchers produced textiles that sense the wearer’s posture and motions. Their “smart” shoes and mats could be used in applications ranging from health care to prosthetics.
News • Mixed reality
Hologram patients help train doctors and nurses
Cambridge University Hospitals and the Faculty of Education are helping to bring medical training using 'mixed reality' technology a step closer.
News • Not just for bitcoin
Blockchain can secure and store genomes
Blockchain is a digital technology that allows a secure and decentralized record of transactions. Now, researchers leveraged blockchain to give individuals control of their own genomes.
News • As good as gold
Raman spectroscopy: a wearable chemical sensor
Researchers created a special ultrathin sensor, spun from gold, that can be attached directly to the skin without irritation or discomfort. The sensor can measure different biomarkers or substances to perform on-body chemical analysis.
News • Wearables
Personal health trackers may include smart face mask
Researchers developed two concepts of wearable smart bioelectronic devices, materials for better real-time monitoring of a person’s health, including vitals.
News • Ophthalmology
A healthy eye with AI analysis
Using deep learning, researchers created AI-driven computer models to analyze corneal and retinal images to help eye doctors in the future.
News • Future lifesavers
Tiny robots are next step to precisely targeted drug delivery
A Stanford mechanical engineer creates multifunctional wireless robots to maximize health outcomes and minimize invasiveness of procedures.
News • Assessing abnormal neurological problems
Smart jumpsuit tracks infants’ early development
New wearable technology creates new possibilities for assessing the neurological development of young children.
Article • Multimodal analysis approach
Novel AI model predicts thyroid cancer from routine ultrasound images
An artificial intelligence (AI) model combining four methods of machine learning (ML) to accurately detect thyroid cancer from routine ultrasound image data has been developed by US researchers.
Article • Cyberattack collaterals
War in Ukraine also threatens German hospital IT security
Russia's war against Ukraine is also playing out in cyberspace. In the process, clinics in Germany could also be caught in the digital crossfire, IT experts warn.
News • AI approach to colorectal tumors
Deep learning identifies molecular patterns of cancer
A new AI platform can analyze genomic data extremely quickly, picking out key patterns to classify different types of colorectal tumors and improve the drug discovery process.
News • Automated adenoma analysis
AI finds more precancerous polyps than traditional colonoscopy
Colonoscopies performed with AI support may yield an increase in the overall rate of detection of adenoma, or cancerous and precancerous polyps, by 27% in average-risk patients, according to new data.
News • Smart Medical Applications
Exploring the Medtech of Tomorrow – Free Webinar
Over the past years, the world has been transforming into a post-Covid era. Taiwan has stepped up to the challenge on innovation and taking the advancement of digital healthcare to a whole new level.
News • Call for robust standards
How will AI impact doctor-patient relationships?
Clear ethical standards and guidance are needed for AI in health settings to protect the relationship of trust between doctors and patients and to safeguard human rights, according to a new report.