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Toronto hospitals first in Canada to implement complete wireless network

Mandy Kovacs -
As demand for connectivity expands across all industries, two Toronto hospitals have made infrastructure changes in preparation for future technologies and the rising number of...

Igloo Software’s secure digital communication platform now healthcare-enabled

Mandy Kovacs -
The healthcare industry can now go digital in a more secure way with digital workplace solutions provider Igloo Software. The Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.-based company has announced...

Reality, augmented: eSight device restores vision for the legally blind

Alex Radu -
Virtual and augmented reality devices aren't just impacting entertainment and business industries. eSight Corporation has announced the eSight 3 - a pair of third generation...

IBM and FDA testing blockchain-powered medical care for U.S. patients

Eric Emin Wood -
Blockchain technology hasn't taken over the world yet, but IBM Corp. thinks it might be key to delivering more secure, efficient, and effective medical...

IBM predicts superhero vision, nano-sized health devices in next five years

Mandy Kovacs -
IBM has unveiled its annual ‘Five in Five’ list today, which lays out some of the most important and groundbreaking scientific innovations that, in the next five years, could have the potential to drastically alter the way people work, live and interact.

Want to help your employees avoid the flu? There’s an app for that

Eric Emin Wood -
Ah, mid-November, when falling leaves, pumpkin spice, gingerbread, and influenza are in peak season. To help Canadians avoid that last element, Toronto-based digital health startup...

Delays and doubtful doctors a tough pill to swallow for wearable healthcare market

Christine Wong -
Despite millions of people slipping into wearable technology, many doctors aren't as comfortable with the devices in a healthcare setting. In a Toronto panel discussion hosted...

The Astellas Oncology C3 prize is looking for Canadians with an entrepreneurial spirit

Jackie Atkins -
Calling all Canadian innovators! The Astellas Oncology C3 prize is offering $100,000 USD in grants for cutting-edge non-medical approaches to helping cancer patients. “We’re really...

How Thalmic Labs’ open source approach helped a man regain use of his arm

Brian Jackson -
When Thalmic Labs made the decision to go open source with its Myo arm band, it probably never imagined that doing so would lead...

MaRS Health and ventureLAB partnership aims to connect startups with Ontario hospitals

Lindsey Peacock -
Two Ontario-based venture organizations have recently forged an alliance to help bring high-tech innovations to health care networks faster. MaRS Health and ventureLAB are building...

Ontario healthcare provider signs $300-million “smart hospital” deal with Philips

David Hamilton -
The Internet of Things stands to revolutionize many industries including healthcare where the quick exchange of information between patients, staff, and devices could lead...

Wearables talking health care outside the clinic walls

Jared Lindzon -
The health care system is about to undergo a major revolution, from one that is test-and-treat based to one that is more preventative and...

How wearables will improve health care

Jared Lindzon -
When it comes to health and wearable technologies, most people are only familiar with fitness tracking armbands, but counting steps is just the tip...

The power of wearables and data to save lives

Jared Lindzon -
2002 was the worst year of Eric Dolan’s life. The then-ten year old contracted a flesh eating disease in his leg, and his mother,...

Healthcare the largest opportunity in wearables market

Dave Webb -
Wearable technology will be a $24.2-billion market in 2015, but three-quarters of that will be already-mature technologies such as electronic wristwatches, blood glucose test...
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