by Bruce Brown | July 14, 2022 | Health
As we’ve seen repeatedly, melding machine learning with clinical grade sensors can yield impressive new medical technologies. Recently, a group of researchers from the University of Helsinki and Helsinki Children’s Hospital BABA Center developed a wearable...
by William McCleary | July 13, 2022 | Medical
The Australian government is turning to a digital solution to address a prevalent health issue: Type 1 diabetes. The plan, under the helm of the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS), is to give around 130,000 Australians who live with the chronic condition access...
by Unber Shafiq | July 13, 2022 | Medical
I have always heard patients complain about the multiple visits required to complete the recommended physical therapy (PT). Why can’t we have an at-home PT service? That’s what Luna does. The technology platform matches the right therapists with patients depending on...
by Bruce Brown | July 12, 2022 | Health, Medical
If digital health tech is going to be a fundamental part of healthcare going forward, then we need to be on guard against practices that encourage a digital divide. A team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital, Demoulas Center for Cardiac Arrhythmias...
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by Unber Shafiq | July 12, 2022 | Enabling Tech
Researchers at the ETH Zurich’s Sensory Lab have successfully devised a prototype of a wearable, textile exomuscle. Other exoskeleton solutions are available, but they tend to be very expensive. The team felt the need for something that is more pocket friendly....
by Bruce Brown | July 11, 2022 | Health
“Would you please stop tapping your feet?” I often hear that request when watching an obligatory hour of Masterpiece Mysteries in the evening. And I do try. However, it’s hard to control involuntary movements, especially when you’re unaware of...
