Maryland Launches New HealthTech Accelerator

Maryland Launches New HealthTech Accelerator

BioHealth Innovation and ProductSavvy have announced the launch of a new HealthTech accelerator program in Rockville, Maryland. Backed by the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, the new “Relevant Health” project is part of a larger...
U.S. Insulin Systems Get More Automated [video]

U.S. Insulin Systems Get More Automated [video]

Diabetes is treated by administering insulin to control blood sugar levels. In Europe, closed systems have been approved that constantly monitor blood glucose levels and adjust the insulin dosage. In the U.S., the FDA is taking a more cautious approach to this sort of...
Wireless Platform for Health Tech Data [video]

Wireless Platform for Health Tech Data [video]

As we have mentioned here repeatedly, one of the big challenges in wearable Health Tech is to get the data from all these different sources uploaded and processed in a form that makes it easier for healthcare professionals and consumers to manage the information, and...
CES 2015: Sensors Guide Lower Back Health [video]

CES 2015: Sensors Guide Lower Back Health [video]

Hocoma is a Swiss-based company that has developed robotic exoskeletons for use in hospitals and other clinical settings for rehabilitation treatment. They have taken the knowledge that they have gained about neurological movement disorders and applied it to therapy...
CES 2015: The ReWalk Exoskeleton in Person

CES 2015: The ReWalk Exoskeleton in Person

Last summer, we covered the news that the ReWalk exoskeleton received FDA approval for personal use in the United States. This year, at the ShowStoppers press event at CES 2015, I got the opportunity to see the product in person, and chat with some of the folks from...