Smart Face Shield Improves Workplace PPE

by Amantha May | May 21, 2020 | Health, Medical

As Americans begin returning to work, employers may consider investing in personal protective equipment (PPE) to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 on the job. A new “tap and track” smart face shield by GTX could reduce concerns about the safety of...

Mount Sinai Monitors Patients with Google Nest

by Amantha May | May 20, 2020 | Medical

Mention remote patient monitoring, and most of us immediately think of a device that sends data regarding an offsite patient to an in-clinic healthcare team. The Mount Sinai Health System and Google, however, have a different take on the idea of remote patient...

Stanford Medicine Healthcare Innovation Lab vs. COVID-19

by Bruce Brown | May 18, 2020 | Medical

Last fall, Stanford Medicine announced the development of a new life science innovation lab and incubator in a recently vacated building in Stanford Research Park. One section of the new facility — Stanford Medicine Healthcare Innovation Lab — now is going...

VR Boosts Mental Health Care Outcomes [video]

by Amantha May | May 18, 2020 | Health, Medical

Daniel Freeman, Profession of clinical psychology at Oxford University and co-founder of Oxford VR, believes that VR technology can revolutionize mental health care. In April, Oxford VR published a new whitepaper that demonstrates how the company’s VR platform...

Robot Zapps Hospital Germs in Hospitals

by Bruce Brown | May 15, 2020 | Medical

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a significant risk. Every day more than 3% of patients in treatment at U.S. healthcare facilities contract an HAI, according to the CDC. As hard as hospitals and other healthcare facilities work to prevent HAIs, the...

Gamification App Helps Children use an Asthma Inhaler [video]

by Amantha May | May 15, 2020 | Medical

An inhaler can potentially save the life of a young child who suffers from asthma or a respiratory infection that causes wheezing symptoms. But parents and their young ones face challenges when it comes to using an inhaler with a spacer correctly. Rafi-Tone, an...