Measure Blood Pressure Quickly with Your Smartphone

Measure Blood Pressure Quickly with Your Smartphone

by | February 1, 2021 | Health

Biospectal, a Swiss company specializing in biosensing technology, has taken aim at a weak link in personal blood pressure management: the blood pressure cuff. A large-scale study conducted at the CHUV hospital at the University Lausanne has validated this effort. The...
CES 2021: Visit the Dentist with Telehealth Selfies

CES 2021: Visit the Dentist with Telehealth Selfies

by | January 29, 2021 | Health

We have written a bit about teeth and dental care, but we don’t cover tele-dental applications often. The only teledentistry application we covered in the past was MouthWatch’s Teledent software platform. Teledent employs an intraoral camera to capture...
Breath Sensor Helps People Stop Smoking [video]

Breath Sensor Helps People Stop Smoking [video]

by | January 29, 2021 | Health

Quitting smoking improves health and reduces the risk for seemingly countless chronic and life-threatening conditions. A carbon monoxide (CO) breath sensor, already cleared by the FDA for use as part of a smoking cessation program, has now earned the European CE mark....
CES 2021: Ask Alexa About Your Blood Pressure

CES 2021: Ask Alexa About Your Blood Pressure

by | January 28, 2021 | Health

Digital voice assistants such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri send us reminders, answer questions, and provide music and entertainment at our spoken command. We’ve written about several medical and health-related Alexa Skills such as...