by Bruce Brown | November 23, 2021 | Health, Medical
ReWalk Robotics is a Marlborough, Massachusetts-based company that specializes in wearable assistive robotic medical devices for patients with lower-limb disabilities. We have written about ReWalk technologies multiple times, starting with in 2014 when Alfred Poor...
by Amantha May | November 17, 2021 | Health
CALERA, a new technology by greenTEG, has earned a CES 2022 Innovation Award. CALERA is a wearable solution for monitoring core body temperature. Compact, waterproof, and easy to mass-produce, CALERA offers a comfortable, non-invasive, wearable solution that provides...
by Unber Shafiq | November 16, 2021 | Health, Medical
About 36 million older adults fall each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Gait analysis and physical therapy can improve these numbers, but most individuals have difficulty in keeping up with physiotherapist appointments. ...
by Bruce Brown | November 11, 2021 | Health
Machine learning artificial intelligence is a good fit for dermatology. Dermatologists make judgments about unusual marks or moles on a patient’s skin, but even when they are sure that an abnormality isn’t a problem, the physician often takes a photo for...
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by Amantha May | November 10, 2021 | Health, Medical
A new partnership between BehaVR, a U.S. therapeutic virtual reality company, and Japan-based Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. will focus on developing general and prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) for common mental health conditions. The collaboration will...
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by Amantha May | November 10, 2021 | Health
Numerous studies show that spending time with a pet has significant mental and physical health benefits for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). Many long-term care facilities now house dogs and cats to provide pet therapy for residents...
