Globally, health care is undergoing a transformation driven by the rapid aging of populations. By 2034, one in five Americans will be aged 65 or older, surpassing the number of children for the first time in U.S. history. This demographic shift brings new opportunities and new challenges for our health
A woman arrives at the emergency room with chest pain. She immediately receives an x-ray. While the radiologist looks at the image, her AI assistant flags anomalies in the patient’s lungs – invisible without the technology. The chest pain turns out to be benign, but sophisticated imaging reveals early-stage lung
The convergence of digitalization, AI and machine learning that has been integrated into wearable devices has become a boon for many industries, particularly health care. When Fitbit launched its first wearable device in 2009, it clipped on a user’s clothing and utilized an internal motion detector to track the wearer’s
