Bionics in Medicine
In the last article we mentioned how Bionics work and how they are being applied to everyday situations - this article involves the extraordinary work …
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Pros and Cons of Tissue Engineering
Tissue engineering, intended to improve or to replace biological functions, is an emerging technology. Read about the advantages and disadvantages of …
Continue ReadingWhat is Bionics?
What are bionics? Now science fact rather than science fiction, bionics technology changes lives.
Continue ReadingArtificial Life: Biosystems in the Artificial World
In this article we examine artificial life - or biological systems in an artificial world. Find out what major advances there have been in the field …
Continue ReadingBionics
This article introduces the idea of bionics. More than just science fiction, bionics is a technology with both current and future real world …
Continue ReadingDuty of Care and Patient Privacy and Information: 5 Principles Every Health Professional Should Use
In our increasingly technological world, the duty of care extends to looking after patients’ information as well as the patients themselves to protect …
Continue ReadingEthical and Legal Obligations to Maintain Patient Privacy and Confidentiality: How Technology Can Help and Hurt Physicians
There are both ethical and legal obligations to keep personally identifiable patient information private. The legal framework varies according to your …
Continue ReadingHow Does Technology Impact Maintaining Confidentiality of Medical Records Stored at Multiple Healthcare Agencies?
In the golden age, which probably never existed, your information was safe with your personal physician. Not least because it was recorded on a paper …
Continue ReadingPatient Data Protection Laws for Personal Health Information in the UK and Europe
Personal health data is governed by privacy legislation. The first UK Data Protection Act was established in 1984 to deal with protection of data held …
Continue ReadingProtecting Your Patients' Information From Disasters Such as Fires, Break-ins, and Floods
Although individual patient information may have little commercial value, electronic records are at risk not just from people who want to read them …
Continue ReadingThe Artificial Life Simulator Computer Game Genre
Artificial life is a fascinating concept in scientific terms, but it’s also interesting to explore the concept as it applies to computer games.
Continue ReadingMedical Records: A Real-Life Patient's Story
This article is based upon a real patient’s experience and is designed to show the implications of the issues raised in other articles in this …
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