Researchers warn of bias as Montreal hospitals to use AI to reduce wait time

Artificial intelligence researchers say a Montreal hospital’s plan to reduce emergency room wait times with an AI algorithm is an appropriate use of the technology — if it’s done carefully. The Center hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), one of the city’s two main hospital networks, is testing an artificial intelligence algorithm intended to help […]

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Can We Change How Fast Humans Age? A New Study Is Getting Closer to the Answer

Can we objectively tell how fast we are aging? With a good measure, scientists might be able to change our rate of aging to live longer and healthier lives. Researchers know that some people age faster than others and have been trying to concisely measure the internal physiological changes that lead to worsening health with […]

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Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH) Price Target Lowered to $60.00 at Canaccord Genuity Group

Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH – Get Rating) had its price target dropped by equity research analysts at Canaccord Genuity Group from $65.00 to $60.00 in a report released on Friday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group’s target price indicates a potential upside of 107.76% from the stock’s […]

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UnitedHealth is the Latest Industry Player to Embrace Wearables

For more crisp and insightful business and economic news, subscribe to The Daily Upside newsletter. It’s completely free and we guarantee you’ll learn something new every day. For most people, health insurance is something they’d rather not think about. For better or worse, UnitedHealth wants to always be on your mind — and wrist. The […]

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Niverville transforms obsolete lagoon into a healthy wetland

Ducks Unlimited Canada is celebrating World Wetlands Day by highlighting a success story in Niverville, Man. In 2007, the growing town was faced with the task of decommissioning its old lagoon wastewater system in favor of a more modern one. “One of the challenges they had, there was approximately 53,000 tons of bio-solid material that […]

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These Are The 4 Pillars Of A Healthy Lifestyle, Explains Expert

A healthy lifestyle is a combination of a good diet, exercise, sleep and mental wellbeing A healthy lifestyle is essential to a healthy, happy and disease-free life. You can significantly reduce your risk of a variety of diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, kidney diseases, sleep disorders, mood disorders and many more. In one of her […]

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