AI Detects Genetic Heart Condition from Wearable Data

by Bruce Brown | January 5, 2018 | General News, Medical

While developers push forward with new health tech, other research teams on the hunt for solutions for specific medical conditions or health problems sometimes find new uses for existing technology. That’s what happened at MyoKardia, a South San Francisco-based...

FDA Clears Wearable for Opioid Withdrawal Pain [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 4, 2018 | General News, Health

New Year’s resolutions are hard to keep, as most of us know through experience. It’s difficult to stick with healthy new habits and, for most people, even tougher to break bad habits. Taking the conversation to the extreme, kicking an addiction to opioids...

Wearable IV Aids Patient Mobility

by Kimberly Houston | January 4, 2018 | General News, Medical

One thing we all recognize from watching medical dramas on TV, visiting a loved one in the hospital, or being a patient ourselves, is the ubiquitous IV drip on a metal pole. You’ve seen patients walking down the hall with them, or lying in bed as an IV is...

Wearable Drug Test Lab Speeds Detection

by Bruce Brown | January 3, 2018 | General News, Health

Wearable pharmaceutical research and development usually focus on appropriate drug release. Drug delivery devices can help with patient compliance, dosage timing, and automatic dosing in response to biometric sensing. We’ve written about magnetically-controlled...

Glucose Sensor Implant Lasts 6 Months

by Kimberly Houston | January 3, 2018 | General News, Medical

Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) have made the lives of many with diabetes more manageable. While the standard method of checking blood sugar levels requires a fingerstick using a blood glucose meter (BGM), CGMs measure glucose continuously, collecting readings...

FDA OKs Shock Treatment to Heal Foot Ulcers [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 2, 2018 | General News, Medical

The worldwide diabetes epidemic shows no signs of slowing. Treating diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), a related medical issue for approximately 6% of older adults with diabetes, costs billions of dollars each year. DFU’s lead to amputation in one in 12 cases. Two...