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IBM’s Watson evaluating evidence-based cancer treatment options

Dec 28, 2011 by
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IBM’s Watson, a super computer that is famous for defeating two human champions on Jeopardy, has a new role at Cedars-Sinai’s Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute in Los Angeles, California. Watson will essentially advising oncologists, evaluating various variables from evidence-based cancer treatment options and providing solutions to physicians in a matter of seconds.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is experimenting with the iPad in the hospital wards

Jun 07, 2010 by
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We reported a few months ago, before the release of the iPad, on rumors that the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles had been given the “next Apple Tablet” to experiment with in the hospital. At the time even the Washington Post was speculating on these rumors. An article in USA Today detailing the multipurpose uses of the iPad is shedding some new light on the Cedars-Sinai and Apple relationship. The hospital is currently experimenting with the iPad’s ability to [Read more]