CES 2022: Smart Mask Also Detects Falls and Fatigue [video]

by Bruce Brown | December 2, 2021 | Health

We’ve written about various wearable technologies that detect fatigue, including a hat, pants, and even an exoskeleton. Netherlands-based AirBliss+ plans to introduce GIBLI — a smart respirator that also detects fatigue and falls — at CESS 2022 in...

FDA Clears New VR Treatment for Back Pain

by Unber Shafiq | December 1, 2021 | Health, Medical

AppliedVR, a team of dreamers helping healthcare move forward through technology-based solutions, has achieved a major breakthrough in the VR tech after getting a recent FDA approval for marketing of EaseVRx: a VR therapeutic system for the management of chronic lower...

You Can Help Improve Recognition of Impaired Speech [video]

by Unber Shafiq | November 30, 2021 | Enabling Tech, Health

Millions across the globe find it difficult to be understood when they speak. Medical conditions such as stroke, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, and traumatic brain injury can make it difficult for people to speak like they used to. This can make it...

How Well Do Market Forecasts Hold Up Over Time?

by Bruce Brown | November 29, 2021 | Health

We periodically write about market research reports from reputable firms that track wearables. We cover reports from IDC, Gartner, and IDTechEx, among others. These reports typically include data from the previous quarter, half, or full year with the research...

CES 2022: Our News Coverage Begins!

by Alfred Poor | November 26, 2021 | Enabling Tech, Health, Medical

The international CES electronics show is still more than a month away, yet our coverage has already started with articles about some of this year’s Innovation Award winners. CES continues to be one of the most important events for the health tech industry,...

FDA Boosts Exosuit for Stroke Victims with Breakthrough Device Status

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...