![Smart Bangle for Maternal Wellness [video]](http://healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/05/Intel-Coel-with-video-600x274-150x150.png)
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 3 billion people on earth cook with fire. They burn wood, coal, crop waste, or animal dung to prepare meals. However, toxic cooking fumes are responsible for more deaths than tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV combined. Unfortunately, pregnant mothers in developing countries -- especially those living in remote and rural … [Read more...]
Fertility Tracker Adds Pregnancy Monitoring
The Ava Fertility Tracker wristband and mobile app combination is adding pregnancy monitoring features to the mobile app. We originally wrote about Ava in July 2016. Ava's accuracy in detecting the 5.3 most fertile days of a woman's cycle was recently verified by a clinical study published in Nature (see related news, below). Unlike fertility tracking methods that … [Read more...]
Updated Posture Coach and Text Neck Wearable [video]
![Updated Posture Coach and Text Neck Wearable [video]](http://healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/05/Alex-Plus-with-video-600x276-150x150.png)
Last year we wrote about the Alex, the first text neck and posture coach wearable from Namu. We have also written about Medical Wearable Solutions' EyeForcer eyeglasses "text neck" solution for children. Now, based on the Alex success, what the company learned, and suggestions from users, Namu is launching Alex+. As with the original version, Alex+ is starting with a … [Read more...]
Handheld Ultrasound for First Responders [video]
![Handheld Ultrasound for First Responders [video]](http://healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/05/Clarius-ultrasound-1-150x150.jpg)
When first responders and other emergency personnel arrive at the scene of a medical emergency, they have to make quick decisions about how to treat an injured or ill patient. All too often, they must make these judgments based on relatively limited information because they do not have access to all the diagnostic tools available in a typical hospital emergency room. That is … [Read more...]
NFL Players Own Their Health Data
Professional sport is a Big Business worldwide that generates billions of dollars in annual revenues. It should not be surprising that leagues and teams and players are investing in Big Data analytics in an effort to find a competitive edge. Wearable Health Tech devices are playing an increasing role in major sports, not just to increase player fitness but also to … [Read more...]
