A Smart Band for Teeth Might Prevent Tooth Decay [video]

by William McCleary | October 7, 2022 | Health, Medical

Often caused by imbalanced levels of acid in the mouth, tooth decay is a widespread problem almost without equal; the World Health Organization calls untreated tooth decay the planet’s most common health condition, with oral disease affecting nearly 3.5 billion...

An App Helps Identify Risk of Opioid Abuse Disorder [video]

by Bruce Brown | October 6, 2022 | Health

Covid-19 pandemic lock-downs didn’t stem the tragedy of substance abuse disorder (SUD). Unfortunately, according to the latest findings from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the number of drug overdose deaths increased 28.5% in the...

Google’s New Plan to Make Fitbit Data More Useful for Healthcare

by William McCleary | October 5, 2022 | Health

Having plunked down a cool 2.1 billion bucks to buy Fitbit last year, Google has now revealed at least one of its plans: Device Connect for Fitbit. The idea is to offer the wearable data that Fitbit collects — including heart rate variability, breathing rate, sleep...

3rd Gen Smart Ring Now Available in New Design 

by Unber Shafiq | October 5, 2022 | Health

We all prefer a health-tracking system that blends flawlessly into our lifestyle and feels nice on the body. The Oura Ring has offered all this since its inception in 2015. Recently, the brand has launched a new design of Gen3 Oura Rings. There are now two styles...

No Slips or Trips With a Follow-Me Robot [video]

by William McCleary | September 28, 2022 | Health, Medical

Catch me if I fall. The idiom has been used metaphorically in songs, literature, and common speech for a long time. But the team of Singapore-based researchers behind the Mobile Robotic Balance Assistant (MRBA) program means it literally. A robot designed to aid...

Your Apple Watch Can Now Track Your Meds

by Unber Shafiq | September 28, 2022 | Health, Medical

The Apple Watch health features continue to improve with each update. The new operating system on Apple Watch—watchOS9—features an all-new medication app, an FDA-approved Atrial Fibrillation history feature, updates to the sleep app, and various other personalized...