New Partnership Brings Support to Caregivers

by Bruce Brown | March 31, 2022 | Health

According to research sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC), in 2020 almost one in five American adults were providing unpaid care for health or functional needs for other adults. Caregiving in...

Free Mental Health Tools Ease Distress in the Moment

by Amantha May | March 31, 2022 | Health

During times of trauma or extreme stress, people tend to resist taking breaks for rest or self-care. When people power through chronic stress, it can lead to complications including depression, anxiety, and burnout. Stanford Medicine has launched Pause a Moment (PAM),...

Fast and Easy Eye Exams Using VR [video]

by Alfred Poor | March 25, 2022 | Health, Medical

Millions of people worldwide have impaired vision that has never been diagnosed by a health professional. Heru is a company that hopes to change all that by providing access to automated vision testing and screening, without the aid of a trained physician. The...

New App Makes Sleep Tracking Pad Smarter [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 24, 2022 | Health

French digital health pioneer Withings launched an app-based Sleep Diary last week on World Sleep Day, March 18, 2022. Sleep Diary collects and reports data from the Withings Sleep device, a sleep cycle tracking mat that lies beneath your mattress. Launched in 2018,...

Smart Earbuds Help You Sleep Better [video]

by Alfred Poor | March 23, 2022 | Health

Sleep used to be like the weather; everybody talked about it, but nobody did anything to make it better. Sure, we had tips for good “sleep hygiene” but aside from white noise machines to drown out distractions, there were not many technology solutions...

Wearables: Double-Digit Growth Predictions Come True

by Bruce Brown | March 22, 2022 | Health

IDC nailed it. Pulling back to look at global wearables market production and forecasts adds perspective when we write about new and emerging digital health technologies. We pay particular attention to periodic reports from established research firms such...