Houston Methodist Hospital

A patient uses a smartphone screening test to analyze stroke-like symptoms she's experiencing.

Machine learning app scans faces and listens to speech to quickly spot strokes

By Dave Muoio 03:14 pm October 26, 2020

Researchers from Penn State University and Houston Methodist Hospital recently outlined their work on a machine learning tool that uses a smartphone camera to quickly gauge facial movements for sign of a stroke. The tool – which was presented as a virtual poster at this month's International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention – relies on computational facial...

GE Healthcare and NFL team with Houston Methodist for concussion telemedicine pilot

By Heather Mack 03:07 pm November 11, 2016

Being the official hospital of an NFL team has its perks. A two-year pilot project using telemedicine to treat concussions will soon begin at Houston Methodist Hospital, delivered through funding from a collaboration with the Houston Texans and GE Healthcare. The project will take place at the hospital’s Concussion Center, and will make telemedicine available to student athletes at 19 rural...