Patients in hospitals are monitored to keep track of their vital signs. Those in intensive care are connected to monitors that issue alerts when numbers get out of range, but the average patient is only checked at four-hour intervals throughout the day. This is the typical standard-of-care (SOC) method, but it can be slow to notice a rapid change for a vital sign such as body … [Read more...]
Can a Mobile App Improve Health?
Frequent readers of Health Tech Insider will know that I often bang the drum calling for more scientific evidence that wearables and other mobile health technology can actually produce the improved health outcomes and reduced costs that many of us (reasonably) expect from them. The good news is that the studies keep pouring in, and in almost all cases, the results are … [Read more...]
Study Shows Healthcare Savings from Fitness Wearables
Here at Health Tech Insider, we frequently beat the drum of "earlier treatment, better outcomes, and lower healthcare costs" for wearable Health Tech devices. Even so, we're right in line with C-level corporate executives who say, "Really? Prove it!" That's why we're spend a lot of time covering scientific studies that demonstrate the benefits of wearables and other digital … [Read more...]
Heart Rate May Predict Fertility
Many couples across the U.S. and around the world want to have children but they struggle with getting pregnant. There are many products that purport to detect peak fertility for prospective mothers, but many -- such as basal temperature systems -- are unreliable or ineffective. It turns out that your fitness band may be the best tool to determine when you have the best chance … [Read more...]
Cancer Detection Using Breath Samples [video]
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Owlstone Medical's website has an ambitious mission statement right at the top of the home page: "To save 100,000 lives and $1.5B in healthcare costs." It takes confidence to put hard numbers like that in a mission statement, but the company backs it up with their vision statement: "Become the global leader in non-invasive diagnostics for cancer, infectious disease, & … [Read more...]
