![PulsePoint Saves a Life [video]](http://healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/10/Pulsepoint-with-video-600x276-150x150.jpg)
If you're going to have a heart attack, you might want to plant to have it in Seattle. Earlier this year we wrote about PulsePoint, a service that connects with local 911 emergency call networks to alert CPR-trained citizens nearby when someone has a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The service also includes information about the closest publicly accessible Automated External … [Read more...]
Wearables to Reach $150 Billion by 2026
It should come as no surprise that interest in wearable technology has been rising rapidly in recent years. According to the analyst firm IDTechEx, however, we ain't seen nothing yet. In a recent report, the company estimates that sales for all wearable products worldwide will reach about $30 billion in 2016, and will continue to grow at about a 9% compound annual growth … [Read more...]
Health Study Includes Genetic Information
The enticing appeal of "the quantified self" centers on the idea that if we knew enough about enough factors for enough individuals, we could discover all sorts of useful insights into how we can help people stay healthy. Pool all that information into one Big Data set, and let analytic algorithms search out the correlations. In order to be most useful, you need to gather all … [Read more...]
Investment in Digital Health Companies Starts Strong in 2016
One of my favorite quotes (even though it is probably apocryphal) is the answer the notorious thief Willie Sutton gave to a reporter who asked why he robbed banks; "Because that's where the money is!" If you follow the money, you can see where venture capitalists think the growth will occur in the technology industry. According to a new report by CB Insights, there was a … [Read more...]
Toyota and DEKA Join Forces For Next Generation iBOT Wheelchair [video]
![Toyota and DEKA Join Forces For Next Generation iBOT Wheelchair [video]](http://healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/05/iBOT-600x279-150x150.jpg)
You may not recognize the term "iBOT", but odds are you've heard of the Segway. The balance-controlled, two-wheeled vehicle still isn't a common sight even 14 years after its introduction in 2002, but you can sometimes see them used by security personnel in malls or airports and in a few cities or tourist spots. The Segway's inventor, Dean Kamen, also conceived a … [Read more...]
