by Bruce Brown | August 17, 2021 | Health
Clinical trials and other research results play an increasingly important role in wearable health tech devices. A new study evaluated transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) as an in-home treatment. We’ve written previously about TENS devices used to...
by Bruce Brown | August 16, 2021 | Health
In June 2020, the FDA cleared the first-ever game-based digital therapeutic. The FDA cleared EndeavorRx, a prescription-only game from Akili Interactive, that is designed to improve attention and focus for children ages 8 to 12 who have been diagnosed with attention...
by Bruce Brown | August 11, 2021 | General News
The COVID-19 pandemic toll continues to mount, with no end date in sight. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) published new research that shows that the pandemic’s impact on consumer tech spending will continue at least through mid-2022. According to the...
by Bruce Brown | August 10, 2021 | Health
Contact-free vital signs sensors have advantages over devices that require cuffs, patches, or other means of body contact. Not only are contact-free devices less cumbersome and burdensome for patients, the devices don’t depend on patient compliance in order to...
by Bruce Brown | August 9, 2021 | Medical
We have followed the development and maturation of wearable continuous glucose monitors (CGM) solutions since 2014. In 2015, we wrote about the Animas Vibe insulin pump that connected wirelessly to a Dexcom G4 CGM. This past March we covered a new partnership between...