Here’s a recap of the latest digital medicine news and publications collated from Dr. Eric Topol’s Twitter feed during the month of July. Read up!

• How We Save Face – Researchers Crack the Brain’s Facial-Recognition Code, Knvul Sheikh, Scientific American, August 2017
• Sophisticated Digital Aids Could Help Determine What Ails You, Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American, August 2017
• Carbon Health’s epic plan for patient data, Rachel Arndt, Modern Healthcare, July 31, 2017
• Empathy Gadgets, Sandeep Jauhar, The New York Times, July 29, 2017
• Virtual assistants like Amazon’s Alexa could change the way care is delivered, Rachel Arndt, Modern Healthcare, July 31, 2017
• Artificial Intelligence Is Stuck. Here’s How to Move It Forward, Gary Marcus, The New York Times, July 29, 2017
• Eye motion triggered self-powered mechnosensational communication system using triboelectric nanogenerator, Xianjie Pu et al., Science Advances, July 28, 2017
• The data that transformed AI research - and possibly the world, Dave Gershgorn, Quartz, July 26, 2017
• A Systems Approach to Healthcare Innovation Using the MIT Hacking Medicine Model, Tatyana Gubin et al., Cell Systems, July 26, 2017
• The digital native is a myth, Editorial, Nature, July 25, 2017
• Inside Andy Rubin’s Quest To Create An OS for Everything, David Pierce, Wired, July 25, 2017
• What Comes Next For Fitness Trackers?, Laura Entis, Fortune, July 24, 2017
• Silicon Valley Trails in Medical Tech, Michael Malone, The Wall Street Journal, July 23, 2017
• A Sensor on Your Skin That Looks and Feels Like a Temporary Tattoo, Aneri Pattani, The New York Times, July 20, 2017
• Unintended Consequences of Machine Learning in Medicine, Federico Cabitza et al., JAMA, July 20, 2017
• The Medical Profession’s Digital Revolution Is Here, Martin Müller, Der Spiegel, July 20, 2017
• Neuroscience-Inspired Artificial Intelligence, Demis Hassabis et al., Neuron, July 19, 2017
• First compute no harm, Enrico Coiera et al., The British Medical Journal, July 19, 2017
• How Twitter is a vital tool in medicine, Kevin Campbell, KevinMD.com, July 19, 2017
• 3D Printed “Earable” Smart Devices for Real-Time Detection of Core Body Temperature, Hiroki Ota et al., ACS Sensors, July 19, 2017
• The DeepMind debacle demands dialogue on data, Hetan Shah, Nature, July 19, 2017
• The Business of Artificial Intelligence, Eric Brynjolfsson & Andrew McAfee, Harvard Business Review, July 2017
• The €100 lab: A 3D-printable open-source platform for fluorescence microscopy, optogenetics, and accurate temperature control during behavior of zebrafish, Drosophila, and Caenorhabditis elegans, Andre Maia Chagas et al., PLOS Biology, July 18, 2017
• Can people identify original and manipulated photos of real-world scenes?, Sophie Nightingale et al., Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, July 18, 2017
• A wellness study of 108 individuals using personal, dense, dynamic data clouds, Nathan Price et al., Nature Biotechnology, July 17, 2017
• Inflammation-free, gas-permeable, lightweight, stretchable on-skin electronics with nanomeshes, Akihito Miyamoto, Nature Nanotechnology, July 17, 2017
• Augmenting diagnostic vision with AI, Giorgio Quer et al., The Lancet, July 15, 2017
• China may match or beat America in AI, The Economist, July 15, 2017
• Telemedicine for management of inflammatory bowel disease (myIBDcoach): a pragmatic, multicenter, randomized controlled trial, Marin de Jong et al., The Lancet, July 14
• Can the Tech Giants Be Stopped?, Jonathan Taplin, The Wall Street Journal, July 14, 2017
• Every AI Powerhouse Wanted This Whiz Kid. He’s Taking Them On Instead., Aaron Tilley, Forbes, July 13, 2017
• AI and ‘Enormous Data’ Could Make Tech Giants Harder To Topple, Tom Simonite, Wired, July 13, 2017
• Mapping the Neural Substrates of Behavior, Alice Robie et al., Cell, July 13, 2017
• AI-powered drug discovery captures pharma interest, Eric Smalley, Nature Biotechnology, July 12, 2017
• Stair negotiation made easier using novel interactive energy-recycling assistive stairs, Yun Seong Song et al., PLOS One, July 12, 2017
• Consent and engagement, security, and authentic living using wearable and mobile health technology, Karola Kreitmair et al., Nature Biotechnology, July 12, 2017
• A Blueprint for Coexistence with Artificial Intelligence, Kai-Fu Lee, Wired, July 12, 2017
• Large-scale physical activity data reveal worldwide activity inequality, Tim Althoff et al., Nature, July 10, 2017
• The Smart-Medicine Solution to the Health-Care Crisis, Eric Topol, The Wall Street Journal, July 7, 2017
• The scientists’ apprentice, Tim Appenzeller, Science, July 7, 2017
• Three-dimensional integration of nanotechnologies for computing and data storage on a single chip, Max Shulaker et al., Nature, July 5, 2017
• Electronics: 3D integration advances computing, Sherief Reda, Nature, July 5, 2017
• Digital Health Innovation Action Plan, FDA.gov
• Smartphones Open a New World for Medical Researchers, Charles Wallace, The Wall Street Journal, June 25, 2017
• The Code for Facial Identity in the Primate Brain, Le Chang et al., Cell, June 1, 2017
• The myths of the digital native and the multitasker, Paul Kirschner et al., Teaching and Teacher Education, June 2017
• 17-26 The case for an American Productivity Revival, Lee Branstetter & Daniel Sichel, Peterson Institute for International Economics, June 2017
• Artificial Intelligence and the Pathologist: Future Frenemies?, Gaurav Sharma & Alexis Carter, Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, May 2017
• AlphaGo, Deep Learning, and the Future of the Human Microscopist, Scott Granter et al., Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, May 2017
• Can Blockchain Fix What Ails Electronic Medical Records?, Robert Plant, The Wall Street Journal, April 27, 2017
• Medicine and the Computer – The Promise and Problems of Change, William Schwartz, New England Journal of Medicine, December 3, 1970 

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