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The Next Miracle Drug is an Algorithm

Michael YuanNov 23, 2015

Conversational UI/UX is the next frontier of patient engagement

mHealth apps are so 2014!

Use “passwordless” login to solve healthcare’s patient access problem

Use passwordless login to make patient portals easier to access, encourage more patients to access their own data, help clinics get MU…

Michael YuanJan 13

Artificial Intelligence food for thought

IBM Watson is famous for using artificial intelligence to develop new recipes. But the AI chef has finally met it match in the AI dietitian…

Michael YuanNov 23, 2015

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Michael YuanFeb 237 min read

[Technical] Use IBM Watson to power your bot conversation

As we discussed previously, there are two types of chat bots: transactional bots and conversational bots. However, even for transactional bots, it is often necessarily to carry on a little “conversation” with the user in order to…

Michael YuanFeb 45 min read

[Technical] Use AWS to build a Parrot bot

Here are the step-by-step materials we covered in the class today. I hope you enjoy writing some code. Born brave!

Michael YuanJan 2715 min read

[Technical] Build an “intelligent bot” in an hour (or two)

One of the most fascinating developments in computer user interfaces in recent years is the rise of “bots”. Some people hail it as the “new command line”, but it is much more than that. It is an Artificial Intelligence “robot” in…

Michael YuanJan 205 min read

Give them data, and they will get healthy?

MobiHealthNews reported a recent study published on PeerJ titled: A prospective randomized trial examining health care utilization in individuals using multiple smartphone-enabled biosensors. It is the first published results from Scripps Translational…

Michael YuanDec 16, 20153 min read

What is precisionFDA

FDA recently announced the beta release of the precisionFDA platform to help advance the science of precision medicine, especially for new generation of genomic diagnostic tests.

Michael YuanDec 3, 20154 min read

“Data + algorithm” trumps “device + app”

New York Times recently published an article on the state-of-the-art of wearable sensors that detect stress. The notion that wearable devices can potentially sense emotions is very hot now. In fact, the recent Connected Health Conference had a program…

Michael YuanNov 26, 20153 min read

Antibiotic apocalypse is nigh. There is an algorithm for it.

Recently, The Lancet reported a startling discovery in China. Scientists there have identified a bacteria gene mutation that allows the bacteria to be resistant to our “last resort antibiotics”. Hmm, why do we have “last…

Michael YuanNov 25, 20151 min read

T-shirts and stickers

Many people we met in academic conferences and trade shows have asked about our “The Next Miracle Drug is an Algorithm” T-shirt. Now, you can get your own [Men | Women | Kids | Toddlers | Hoodie]!

Michael YuanNov 24, 20153 min read

Does diabetes lead to cancer or stroke?

We know that diabetic patients get cancers or strokes at higher rates than non-diabetic people. But does diabetes CAUSE cancer or stroke? And can we tell whom among diabetic patients are most likely to develop cancer or stroke? A new research study sets to…

Michael YuanNov 23, 20152 min read

The “Uber for Healthcare”

A lot of healthcare startups aspire to be “Uber for Healthcare”, but in the end, Uber is probably going to be “Uber for Healthcare”. Today, UberHEALTH is at it again — for $10, you can have a registered nurse coming to your house (or office) and give up to 10 flu vaccines.

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