Be TACTful: Can Technology-Assisted Contact Tracing Stop COVID-19?
by Lee Rickwood
The development of a technology-assisted contact tracing application must proceed with tact, the ability to sensitively deal with difficult issues.
Tag: health
Mississauga Wearable Tech Company Partners with Grammy-nominated DJ and Producer, Steve Aoki
By Yasmin Ranade
Mindfulness is a learned technique to notice what is happening in the present moment: its roots stem from Buddhism and meditation. Many people benefit from mindfulness made easy, including individuals who are stressed from work, feeling overwhelmed, or pursuing a new hobby
Health Tech for an Aging Population
By Christine Persaud
While we like to think of emerging technology as being for the new generation – those early adopters who are quick to jump on the latest and great innovations – the truth is that we live in a rapidly aging population.
Walmart Canada Chooses TELUS Health for its Pharmacy Management Solution
By Yasmin Ranade
Walmart Canada has selected TELUS Health’s pharmacy management solution (PMS), Ubik, for all of its Accès pharma franchised locations across the province of Quebec.
Naming (or Shaming) the First Casualty in the Streaming Media Wars
by Lee Rickwood
The carbon footprint left by streaming media is a contributor to the current climate crisis: that means streaming media can impact us all, whether we watch or not.
5 Industries Where AI is Being Used, and How
By Christine Persaud
AI is being implemented in several vertical businesses, and in many forms – from chatbots to actual AI robots, intelligent big data analysis, and software that can collect an aggregate of customer data and distill it down to actionable insights.
Healthcare by Smartphone in British Columbia
By Yasmin Ranade
British Columbians will be the first to get access to one-on-one video consultation with physicians, allowing them to speak directly and privately with a BC-licensed family doctor. What’s more, this video consultation will be covered by the patient’s BC provincial Medical Services Plan (MSP).
Hollywood, Health Care and High-Tech Help Patients Walk the Walk
by Lee Rickwood
Technology can be used to help diagnose, address and even rehabilitate patients who face mobility challenges, and it’s often the same technology used in Hollywood movies.