Fitbit Watches Identify Irregular Heart Beats [video]

by Bruce Brown | October 11, 2019 | Health

Fitbit smartwatch users who live in select EU countries will soon be able to monitor their heart rhythm with the FibriCheck Fitbit app, previously available only with smartphones. The CE-marked FibriCheck employs Fitbit’s PPG (photoplethysmography) sensors to...

Alexa Helps Patients Manage Personal Health

by Bruce Brown | October 9, 2019 | Health

Medical and health care instructions aren’t for sissies. Pre- and post-surgery instructions, physical therapy rehab exercise guidelines, and medication side effects and interaction warnings can be confusing. People with multiple chronic conditions, such as...

Bathroom Scale Monitors Heart Failure

by Bruce Brown | October 8, 2019 | Health

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology recently published a report in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering that demonstrated proof-of-concept of an early-stage home heart health monitoring technology embodied in a bathroom scale. The Georgia Tech...

Dyson Winner: Epileptic Seizure Protection [video]

by Bruce Brown | October 2, 2019 | Health

Approximately 1.2% of the U.S. population — 3.4 million people — have epilepsy according to the CDC. Living with epilepsy involves learning how to manage seizures and still lead a full, active life. Uma Smith is a recent Pratt Institute graduate who was...

Chatbot Therapist Treats Depression with Engagement[video]

by Bruce Brown | October 1, 2019 | Health

Mental illness affects almost 25% of the adults in the U.K. each year according to the National Health Service. A 2018 report presented to Britain’s Parliament stated that one in six English people said they suffered from depression or anxiety within the past...

Amazon Echo Helps the Vision Impaired [video]

by Alfred Poor | October 1, 2019 | General News, Health

Digital assistants are rapidly finding ways to become indispensable parts of our daily lives. We have apps like Siri on smartphones to answer our questions, and powered speakers like the Amazon Echo stand ready to deliver the latest news and weather, play our favorite...