Getting health data sharing off the ground
To make progress in personalised medicine, researchers and doctors need access to … READ MORE
Human factors
Designing products and systems to fit human bodies and cognitive ability
Much needed respite: special home offers overnight stays for special-needs adults
Sima Tarzaban Thorpe, executive director of The Arc of Spokane, on left, and … READ MORE
High-flying young doctor overcomes stroke that grounded him
Flying at 35,000 feet at the start of a trip from their Chicago home to Hawaii to … READ MORE
Streamlining the EHR: Interview with Mihai Fonoage at Modernizing Medicine
Modernizing Medicine, a medtech company based in Florida, has developed the … READ MORE
Father helps son with cerebral palsy walk with custom 3D printed orthosis
Around the world, over 17 million people have limited control of their bodies due to … READ MORE
Apple’s next move in healthcare is breaking down health record silos
New capabilities in Health Records help patients see medical records from multiple … READ MORE
Major disabilities research project highlights need for change
The daily lives of disabled people are impacted by ‘unhelpful, exclusionary or … READ MORE
Class of 2018: Kinesiology PhD grad helps soccer elite perform their best
Stefan Hoerzer lands dream job with adidas in Germany. University of Calgary PhD … READ MORE
Electronic health records fail because they are merely digital remakes of paper charts
Penn researchers ask, ‘What if doctors could just subscribe to news feeds … READ MORE
Early physical therapy benefits low-back pain patients
Patients with low-back pain are better off seeing a physical therapist first, … READ MORE
Wearable technology and AI to predict the onset of health problems
A team of Waterloo researchers found that applying artificial intelligence to the … READ MORE
Update: Orthotic care and physical therapy for DMD
Lower extremity interventions can help boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) … READ MORE
Paint job transforms walls into sensors, interactive surfaces
Smart walls react to human touch, sense activity in room. Researchers at CMU and … READ MORE
Sports and joint replacement: Patient perspective should be our priority
As the population ages, the number of joint replacement surgeries has increased … READ MORE
Robot teaches itself how to dress people
A robot at Georgia Tech is successfully sliding hospital gowns on people’s … READ MORE
UAlberta expert dispels 5 persistent myths about helmet use
Perceptions aren’t true, but the risk of traumatic brain injury is real, says … READ MORE
CTRL-Labs EMG wristbands may spell the end for keyboards and mice
Why type when you can just think about typing? A visualization of what the … READ MORE
Embroidering electronics into the next generation of ‘smart’ fabrics
Is an archaic sewing skill a key to connected, sensing, communicating fabrics of the … READ MORE
No rational person would design a healthcare system this way
Justin Trudeau was a hard act to follow, but the next speaker defined the most … READ MORE
Apple spotlights how accessible tech helps people with disabilities thrive
There’s something undeniably special in the way Meera Phillips looks at you … READ MORE
Xbox adaptive controller first look: A new, necessary gamepad
Today we celebrate the seventh annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day and … READ MORE
A simple, reliable system for calculating lactate threshold in athletes
The lactate threshold is regarded as a tremendously useful physiological variable … READ MORE
Human hair as interactive material
UC Berkeley researcher and artist Eric Paulos and his students continue their … READ MORE
It’s limitless: Paralyzed toddler moves from homemade wheelchair to treadmill
‘She’s going to take on the world and it’s awesome’ Evelyn … READ MORE
Killam Prize awarded to Walter Herzog, pioneer in biomechanics
Ground-breaking muscle contraction research affects bone and joint health. Walter … READ MORE
Scientists find positive workplace experiences among Americans with disabilities
National survey showed that people with disabilities are actively engaging in job … READ MORE
It’s not your fitness tracker – it’s you
An international study reveals that people, regardless of where they live and their … READ MORE
A plan to overhaul Canadian health care systems
What has gotten Canadian health systems to their present state will not be … READ MORE
Fully-automated, accessible apartment building a first for Calgary
Inclusio opens doors to low-income Calgarians with limited mobility. After two years … READ MORE
Therapeutic horse riding and adaptive sports groups share knowledge
Noriko Ohsada and her daughter Meg meet with Rundle Riders Therapeutic Riding … READ MORE
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