by Amantha May | September 4, 2020 | General News, Health
Between February 1, and May 23, 2020, 91% of all deaths from COVID-19 occurred in a medical center or nursing home, according to a recent study published in July. The authors of the study called on care facilities to make virtual technology available to keep all...
by Amantha May | September 2, 2020 | General News, Medical
Most smart pills deliver medication, track medication compliance, or contain a microscopic camera for internal diagnostic imaging. Now, innovative smart pills can also take a sample of gut bacteria to help understand and diagnose illness. Researchers at Purdue...
by Amantha May | August 31, 2020 | General News, Medical
Less than ten years ago, when I became a mom, the only way to obtain an ultrasound image of a baby in utero was to lie in a chilly room next to a 4-foot console while a tech slathered gel across your stomach and wanded your belly from all angles for at least 20...
by Amantha May | August 28, 2020 | General News, Medical
A group of researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a nanomembrane electrode array that streamlines the process of electromyography (EMG) recording used in spinal cord compression treatment. The Bio-Interfaced Translational Nanoengineering Group, which develops...
by Amantha May | August 26, 2020 | Enabling Tech, General News
Wearable health tech doesn’t always require sensors, software, or electricity, and some leading-edge technology doesn’t resemble futuristic robots so much as sci-fi aliens. For people of a certain age (including the author of this article) an innovative new...