New Contact Lenses Use Gold to Correct Color Blindness

New Contact Lenses Use Gold to Correct Color Blindness

if you are among the 8% of males or 0.5% of females with color vision deficiency (CVD), take heart. An economical wearable may be on the way. A team of researchers from Khalifa University (KU) and Imperial College London are collaborating on development of reusable...
Home Devices And RPM In COVID-19 Treatment Trials

Home Devices And RPM In COVID-19 Treatment Trials

Amidst the global push to vaccinate enough people to establish COVID-19 herd immunity, the medical and pharma communities continue the search for effective treatments for patients infected with the virus. ObvioHealth and RedHill Biopharma recently launched a COVID-19...
FDA Approves Upgraded System For The Blind

FDA Approves Upgraded System For The Blind

Retinal implants are attention-getters. Everyone understands the dramatic benefit of helping blind people see, similar to helping wheelchair-bound people rise up and walk on their own. We’ve written about retinal implants several times in the past few years. We...
Sweat Patch Tracks Multiple Biomarkers [video]

Sweat Patch Tracks Multiple Biomarkers [video]

The search continues for clinical-grade, non-invasive wearables that can monitor crucial biomarkers passively. Patient compliance is greatest when users don’t need to take additional action after they strap on, pin on, or press on a wearable that continuously...