healthcare

As technological advancements continue to progress at a rapid pace, artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly playing an integral part in various sectors - healthcare being a prominent one.

The launch of Healia Communities adds to a growing mix of sites all aimed at providing a common ground for people, ailments, and the ability to connect with others online.

The publishers behind the venerable Physicians' Desk Reference opened a new site for consumers based on the same information platform as the book.

Going online for health information is popular. Seventy-eight percent of Americans look to the Internet to find health information, according to a Burst Media study.

When it comes to organizing all the world's information and making it useful, Google's mission may extend all the way to one's DNA.

Recently, I sat on a panel for PRSA Healthcare on social media. I brought along the PR blogger perspective, and sat on it with the VP at Technorati and Amy Tenderich, from Diabetes Mine. Healthcare is different from other practices in PR. You have the whole direct-to-consumer guidelines from the FDA, and then you have a ton of other issues in dealing with the press and social media.

A joint effort by WorldVistA and Windows-to-Linux developer firm CodeWeavers will bring a component of the VistA health records application to Linux systems.

A partnership with Global Care Quest lets Sprint deliver real-time medical information securely to intensive-care physicians via their mobile device.