by Amantha May | December 25, 2020 | Health, Medical
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, about one in five Americans over 18 suffer from mental illness. Yet more than half of those 51.5 million adults haven’t received any treatment for their condition. A significant barrier to accessing...
by Amantha May | December 23, 2020 | Health, Medical
Digital health innovation features heavily in the 3rd annual P&G Ventures CES Innovation Challenge. The four finalists will pitch leading-edge health tech solutions in the live, virtual challenge on January 13th, 2021. The live challenge, part of Proctor &...
by Bruce Brown | December 21, 2020 | Health, Medical
This week marks a significant step in the global campaign to detect and defeat the COVID-19 virus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for COVID-19 home tests from two companies. After successful clinical studies of...
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by Bruce Brown | December 16, 2020 | Health
Who ever thought getting your vision checked could be fun? We’ve written about in-home vision testing in the past with apps from EyeQue, Easee, and others. Those apps represent notable advances in remote patient vision testing, especially in light of COVID-19...
by Amantha May | December 16, 2020 | Health
An innovative technology designed by Swiss company HeiQ gives textile fibers the ability to destroy viruses on contact. This recently won the prestigious Swiss Technology Award. The company launched its new technology, known as HeiQ Viroblock (shortened to V-Block),...
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by Amantha May | December 14, 2020 | Health
Multimedia Care has announced the launch of Health Checkpoint, a contactless scanner that boosts COVID-19 prevention in schools and workplaces. Designed to protect students, employees, and frontline workers, Health Checkpoint offers a one-stop entrance point safety...
