"Smart healthcare" is currently one of the most popular topics in the world. Through the close integration of information and communications technology (ICT) and medical care, it drives better medical quality and public health management. The rise of smart medicine has not only subverted the traditional diagnosis, treatment and care models of the past, but has also promoted the development of Taiwan's biomedicine and related industries.

This month’s research highlights introduce Taiwan’s breakthroughs in the design of smart medical products: (1) The development of an integrated wearable device that monitors the blood vessels of patients undergoing dialysis in real time, which greatly improving the care of dialysis patients; (2) The use of an AI algorithm to analyze chest X-rays, for rapid screening of patients with potential nCoV-19 infection; (3) The use of automatic facial recognition computing to obtain physiological values such as heartbeat and blood pressure in real time; (4) The use of AI image calculation technology to assist with the diagnosis of intracranial hemorrhaging; (5) The utilization of multi-access edge computing (MEC) 5G mobile computing to enhance the interactive experience of virtual reality; and (6) The use of smart neural feedback training to improve chronic insomnia.

This world-leading research not only shows that the smart medical industry has a pioneering impact on diagnosis, treatment and healthcare, but also makes us look forward to the development of related industries in Taiwan.

Chung-Dann Kan

Using an on-demand, multi-sensor wearable 3D-printed medical device for hemodialysis patient care

Bing-Fei Wu

Intelligent image-based physiological information measurement technology with face recognition and emotion recognition functions

Yi-Shan Tsai

The Power of Triage (CADt) for patients with intracranial hemorrhage in the Emergency Department

Wan-Jiun Liao

Multi-access edge computing for multi-user VR gaming in 5G and beyond

Ping-Yen Liu

Smart Q station improves the COVID-19 quarantine workflow

Sheng-Fu Liang

iSleep Better helps you sleep better