To create their contactless approach, the researchers created a machine learning algorithm capable of analyzing aspects of ...

A study of people who suffer from chronic pain has resulted in groundbreaking findings. For the first time, researchers say they were able to use brain waves to predict how much pain someone was in.

But can technology describe something so personal? How are you feeling? I’m genuinely interested in the well-being of all my treasured Checkup readers, of course. But this week I’ve also been ...

Objective To develop and evaluate a new patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) to assess people’s knowledge and beliefs about low back pain. Methods This study followed the COnsensus-based Standards ...

Pain is hard to measure. One person’s “ouch” is another’s agony. Now, scientists say they’ve found a better way of assessing pain: putting a price on it. By translating pain into dollars, they’ve ...