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by William McCleary | August 29, 2022 | Enabling Tech
What do you get when you combine a well-known Australian swimmer and a British bionics company? It’s not a joke, but rather a combination that gives us great patient advocacy for a remarkable prosthetic: the COVVI Hand. Jessica Smith, a Paralympic swimmer and...
by William McCleary | August 26, 2022 | Enabling Tech
It may seem like something straight out of science fiction — akin to the famed Dune suits that rely on body moisture — but breath-powered gas masks are a reality today. Researchers at Korea’s Chung-Ang University have created just such a device that can power...
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by William McCleary | August 24, 2022 | Medical
Vuzix Augmented Reality (AR) glasses are getting a significant road test. Literally. Vuzix M400 smart glasses are hitting the streets of Japan in ambulances for a trial with emergency medical technicians (EMTs) aimed at gauging the effectiveness of relaying medical...
![New Partnership Helps Smart Stethoscopes Go Wide With Telehealth [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/eko-stethoscope.jpg?resize=600%2C275&ssl=1)
by William McCleary | August 22, 2022 | Medical
The telehealth company Caregility has turned to Eko Connect smart stethoscopes in a move that speaks to the rising importance of virtual exams in the healthcare system as a whole. The fledgling partnership between Caregility and Eko means that users of...
by William McCleary | August 19, 2022 | Health, Medical
It looks like Movano has its sights set on getting clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). And soon. The makers of the Movano Ring have conducted a study with researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) to gauge the...
