Two New Tests for COVID-19 in Your Own Home

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...

Vision Testing at Home Can Be a Game [video]

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...

New Fabric Treatment Kills COVID Virus

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),...

Smart Kiosk Checks for Fever and Hands Out Sanitizer [Video]

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...

New App Uses Smartwatches To Combat PTSD Nightmares

by Amantha May | December 11, 2020 | Health

Nearly all patients who have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experience some type of sleep disturbance. Research suggests that almost two-thirds of PTSD patients have frequent, vivid nightmares. Help is on the way, and it can be as close as your wrist. The FDA...

Technology Creates Customized Prosthetic Hands [video]

by Bruce Brown | December 4, 2020 | Health

The subject of this article brought tears to my eyes. We often write about new technology and developments in prosthetic arms and hands, We covered topics such as adding sensation to existing prosthetics, 3D-printed prosthetics with Superhero graphics, and various...