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Waterloo News Global Impact | Technology and Human Health
February 8, 2021

Pandemic highlights importance of supports for people with dementia

A new healthy living program and a virtual reality exercise game will support people living with dementia at home and in long-term care

February 8, 2021

The mathematics of life and death in a global pandemic

Mathematical models have driven decisions on how to best stop the spread of COVID-19. New models are now helping leaders determine who should get vaccinated first

Blood screening panels
February 8, 2021

A search engine for better disease diagnosis and treatment 

Waterloo Engineering researcher sought early support from alumnus company to develop technology he hopes will revolutionize health care

surgical masks
February 8, 2021

Vaccine technology to stop future pandemics

Waterloo spinoff company is developing a new vaccine platform that could lead to a faster response when the next global health crisis hits 

MedMe Health founders standing in front of a sign
August 24, 2020

Alumnus digital platform expands pharmacy care

Pharmacist and entrepreneur Rui Su creates MedMe Health to enable pharmacists to deliver maximum clinical value

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CT scans of lungs, with areas of concern highlighted by new AI software developed to screen for COVID-19.
January 27, 2021

Screening for COVID-19 with AI

Open-source project takes next step with release of new models, largest datasets of CT scans

train
January 20, 2021

A game changer for climate science

Waterloo launches virtual simulation to simplify and explore climate solutions 

Natasha Rozario
December 17, 2020

Operation order

Computer science student uses machine learning to optimize operating room efficiency

Student looking at their phone
December 9, 2020

Protecting Canadians’ health without compromising their privacy

Waterloo researchers offer solutions to increase functionality of Canada's COVID Alert app

Drone
November 26, 2020

Delivering medications by drones

Waterloo’s School of Pharmacy partners with AirMatrix to trial medication delivery by automated drones

Innovation arena rendering
November 23, 2020

Innovation Arena comes to the Region of Waterloo

Expanded Health Sciences Campus to bolster regional economy and profile 

Armen Bakirtzian working inside the Intellijoint office
November 23, 2020

From startup to health tech leader – one entrepreneur shares his scale-up success

Intellijoint Surgical pays it forward by helping Waterloo med tech startups scale globally while remaining local

Hamid Tizhoosh is director of the KIMIA Lab at Waterloo Engineering.
October 22, 2020

World's largest human tissue archive adopts Waterloo search system

Artificial intelligence technology will be used to help modernize US federal pathology facility

Linda Wang presenting her research
October 21, 2020

Redirecting research during the pandemic

New master’s grad Linda Wang helped develop an innovative coronavirus screening tool

Doctor examines images of a brain
October 19, 2020

New laser imaging could precisely guide doctors during brain surgery

Researchers have taken an important step in the development of a microscope to precisely guide doctors during surgery to remove brain tumors

October 16, 2020

Tackling mental health with tech

Engineering alumnus discusses the use of mobile apps to help young people during COVID-19

Sample images made with X-ray technology developed by Waterloo Engineering startup KA Imaging.
September 30, 2020

Advancing medical imaging

Waterloo spinoff company wins Health Canada licence for innovative X-ray technology

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