healthcare

What is the biggest opportunity you see for positive change in the post-pandemic world? And what is your best piece of advice for how to make change happen? Read more in weforum 20 views on the biggest opportunity for change…

A research team from Johns Hopkins University designs microdevices that can deliver medicineThe tiny robots are based on parasite hookworms.The machines can latch on to the intestines and gradually release pain-relieving drugs. Read more in bigthink     Tiny parasite-like…

The world population is ageing and seeing out its twilight years with greater levels of illness, so a new way of addressing the biggest global killer is essential.A perfect healthcare system would have people taking much better control of their…

Today’s healthcare industry is built on scarcity. There are not enough physicians, hospital beds, medical devices, or drugs to go around, so these things are expensive and a pain to get (you know. As the population grows and ages, and…

With modern healthcare and improvements in sanitation, people are living longer. Meanwhile, broader access to reliable birth control means many people are having fewer children. This is leading to a higher proportion of people in older age groups. Read more…

In the area of transportation, it’s clear consumers are paying attention to coverage of (some might say “hype around”) EVs, air taxis, and hyperloops. More than half of respondents expect to be using an autonomous vehicle (63 percent), a driverless…

The Copenhagen-based firm Nord Architects is building a series of centers for patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia that feel more like villages or cities, rather than bleak institutions. Read more in Fast Company This “city” for people with dementia is…

AR and VR have already begun making inroads into surgical suites, medical training, doctor’s offices, and home care situations. If you have a child with autism or you’re training to be surgeon, there’s a good chance you’ve already encountered them…