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Patient communities are transforming healthcare for the better

Andrea Syrtash founded pregnantish after her own experiences with infertility and navigating the many misconceptions held not only by patients, but...

How are you taking responsibility for your health data?

Imagine a world where your health data could give you access to personalized drugs according to your genetic profile, send you data-driven nutritio...

Will blockchain transform healthcare?

 The hype around blockchain has never been hotter. Mostly known as the technology behind cryptocurrencies, it is beginning to enter more mainstream...

Security is the foundation of patient-centred healthcare

2020 was the year when many consumers woke up to the culture of surveillance, and subsequent power of data in our lives. Over the past 12 months, d...

COVID19's Third Wave: Mental Health

TLDR: Critical mental health services have been disrupted in 93% of countries worldwide while the demand for mental health is increasing. This blog...

How can wearables & apps help us heal?

TL;DR - The cost efficiency, ease, and convenience of data collection through wearables and health apps is clear. Their impact on health outcomes i...

Navigating the Wild West of Digital Health

TL; DR: Consumers need to play an active role in their cyber-health and fight for health data ownership whenever possible. You are safest when you...

How Privacy Laws are Failing to Protect your Face

Smart devices are constantly amassing personal data about you – from your location, your health metrics, your spending habits… Most recently, your ...

Racial Bias in AI

Machine learning and artificial intelligence promise to be the future of tech. Facial detection and recognition are just one advancement in machine...

The Socioeconomics of Wearables

Many data scientists are excited at the prospect of using health trackers and wearable technology to perform health research. The hope is that this...

How will big data impact the future of healthcare?

You’re probably familiar with the term “data”, which refers to information or statistics gathered in the form of numbers or other measures...but w...

COVID-19 and the future of healthcare

COVID left the world, let alone the health care industry, in a unique situation/landscape. It created the urgency for healthcare to be delivered re...