Health

Brain-computing interfaces can help move semi-autonomous robots: Together, the two contentious technologies show promise for assisting patients with limited mobility.

Walmart is partnering with AI platform Health at Scale to connect its associates with a doctor that’s the best fit as more workers say they’d give up flexible hours for better health benefits.

The key to mental healthcare access is actually affordability: Talkspace’s new feature makes it easier for patients to receive reimbursement for telemental health claims. But telemental health that alone won’t be enough to break down the cost barrier to mental healthcare.

The US is ready for gamified therapy: Video game-based digital therapeutic pioneer Akili is set to go public later this year. We detail why it won’t be the last of its kind to do so as the number of gamers grows in the US.

A sneak peek into the “healthcare metaverse”: Crozer Health is the first hospital to integrate smart glasses in its first response operations. We detail how the glasses work and how tech like it could be at the helm of the “healthcare metaverse.”

Can AI help put an end to the pandemic? InstaDeep scored $100 million to develop more real-world AI solutions across industries, including pharma. We unpack how the tech could be a key to quickly developing a COVID-19 cure.