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by Amantha May | February 25, 2022 | Health
The first baby monitor, known as the Zenith Radio Nurse, was invented in 1937. But baby monitors didn’t become mainstream until the 1990s, when frequency hopping technology made baby monitors much more reliable. Since then, expectant parents have poured much...
by Bruce Brown | February 24, 2022 | Health
Light therapy devices to relieve pain and promote healing remain a frontier with more to explore, but studies report demonstrable benefits of light therapy. In 2016 we wrote about the LumiWave, an FDA-cleared Class II medical device that uses infrared light to combat...
by Bruce Brown | February 22, 2022 | Health
It wasn’t all that long ago when the only way to buy “real” hearing aids was with a prescription from an audiologist, but that changed following the passage of the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act in 2017. Consumers with mild to moderate hearing...
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by Alfred Poor | February 22, 2022 | Enabling Tech, Health, Medical
In spite of the familiar saying, building a better mousetrap is no longer sufficient to secure success for a startup. This is especially true for startups in the health and medical markets. You need access to funding, help with navigating regulatory hurdles, preparing...
by Bruce Brown | February 15, 2022 | Health
Pressure sores are unacceptably common among wheelchair users, according to a study published in the National Library of Medicine at the National Center for Biotechnology information. We’ve written about smart bandages for early bed sore detection and a patient...
by Amantha May | February 13, 2022 | Health
Wearable devices are at the top of the consumer market for connected health devices, according to a 2021 market research report released in January by Parks Associates. An excerpt from the published study shows that 55% of households with broadband internet own a...
