by Bruce Brown | March 11, 2021 | Medical
Approximately 60% of babies have jaundice, according to the CDC. Jaundice occurs when a newborn’s liver is not sufficiently developed to take over the chore of removing bilirubin from the baby’s blood, which was done by the mother’s liver prior to...
by Bruce Brown | March 10, 2021 | Medical
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...
by Bruce Brown | March 9, 2021 | Medical
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...
by Bruce Brown | March 8, 2021 | Medical
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...
by Bruce Brown | March 5, 2021 | Enabling Tech
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...