Migration and health: key issues

Migration

2017-10-30 / www.euro.who.int

Refugees and migrants: common health problems 

The health problems of refugees and migrants are similar to those of the rest of the population, although some groups may have a higher prevalence. The most frequent health problems of newly arrived refugees and ...

There Is No Precision Medicine Without Artificial Intelligence

Research

2017-10-23 / the medical futurist institute

Artificial narrow intelligence (ANI) will most likely help healthcare move from traditional, „one-size-fits-all” medical solutions towards targeted treatments, personalized therapies, and uniquely composed drugs. In two words: precision medicine. However, before we let ANI take over the stage in healthcare, ...

Silicon Isn't Just for Computers. It Can Make a Pretty Good Kidney, Too

Research

2017-10-06 / www.wired.com

Every week, two million people across the world will sit for hours, hooked up to a whirring, blinking, blood-cleaning dialysis machine. Their alternatives: Find a kidney transplant or die.

In the US, dialysis is a roughly 40-billion-dollar business keeping 468,000 people ...