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How to Get a Diagnosis Without Setting Foot in a Doctor’s Office? Try AI and Wearables
USC Viterbi leads $1.2 million, multi-school effort to upgrade wearable devices for next stage of healthcare By Omar Lewis...
Army leaders: Soldiers can build strength from self-care
WASHINGTON –Jim Czarnik turned swiftly to his three-year-old daughter as she ran into a neighbor’s yard on a sunny spring afternoon. “Sasha, stop!”...
We’ve Entered a New Era of Streaming Health Care. Now What?
This is a guest post. The views expressed here are solely those of the authors and do not represent positions of IEEE Spectrum or the...
What Does It Take To Be a Recon Marine? New Research Aggregates Predictors of Failure and Success
Reconnaissance Marine training is deliberately difficult. About 25-40% of entering services members voluntarily withdraw within the first...
The Connected and Empowered Patient
USC Center for Body Computing’s Dr. Leslie Saxon participated in The Wall Street Journal‘s Future of Everything Festival. On a panel with leaders in...
Pro Sports COVID-19 Sensors Trace Rise of Ultra-Wideband Tech
In the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic, professional basketball and football seasons were made possible in part by contract...
What it Takes to Become One of the Marine Corps’ Elite
Being a warrior-athlete is certainly one factor. The other—more important factor? The ability to stay positive in adverse conditions. Leathernecks...
Good 10: The Pandemic Issue
In the spirit of hope and resilience, we present GOOD10: The Pandemic Issue, in which we explore big-picture ways that science innovation and...
Our phones can now detect health problems from Parkinson’s to depression. Is that a good thing?
Digital phenotyping, which can detect patterns from text messages, movements, and even our speech, could transform health care. But is our personal...