A Big Private Insurer Now Covers Digital Therapeutics

by William McCleary | October 31, 2022 | Medical

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared them. And now the private sector may be going all in on digital therapeutics (DTx). At least that looks like the direction we’re headed with the latest move from Highmark, a Pittsburgh-based insurer that serves...

AI Speech Analysis Adds New Dimension to Concussion Detection [video]

by William McCleary | October 28, 2022 | Health, Medical

Even if you don’t follow the NFL, you’ve probably seen one piece of troubling football news: head trauma. The issue is so prevalent that it prompted a study, led by Boston University neurologist Ann McKee, in which researchers conducted post-mortem exams...

New Study Shows Digital Therapeutic Helps Patients Manage Anxiety

by William McCleary | October 24, 2022 | Medical

Got anxiety? If so, you’re in good company. It’s estimated that as many as 1 in 5 U.S. adults suffer from an anxiety disorder, spanning a broad range from generalized anxiety and social anxiety disorder to more severe obsessive-compulsive disorder,...

A Smartphone Can Serve as Electronic Stethoscope [video]

by Bruce Brown | October 18, 2022 | Health, Medical

We’ve covered a range of smart stethoscope devices and applications, such as Eko Connect smart stethoscopes and StethoMe’s wireless stethoscope. We also wrote about ResApp Health’s smartphone app, ResApp, developed to differentiate between types of...

New Study Supports CGM For Positive Impacts On Glucose Levels

by Unber Shafiq | October 18, 2022 | Medical

New research published in The New England Journal of Medicine reveals that Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre® 2 glucose monitoring system significantly lowered glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels in individuals with Type 1 diabetes and suboptimal glycemic control in...

Hand Tremors Reduced by Wrist-Worn Stimulator [video]

by Bruce Brown | October 17, 2022 | Health, Medical

Transcutaneous neurostimulation with wearables continues to find new healthcare applications. We’ve written about neurostimulation to help with migraine headaches, tinnitus, and a range of other applications, especially in pain management.Cala Health is a...