Portable Lab Uses Smartphone to Detect Cancer

by Bruce Brown | November 1, 2016 | General News, Medical

Smartphone spectrometers that can detect cancer biomarkers exist, but previous versions have been inefficient and impractical for use in the field. According to researchers from the Washington State University School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, these...

Not Just Telemedicine, This App Results in Doctor House Calls [video]

by Bruce Brown | October 28, 2016 | General News, Medical

Telemedicine acceptance and growth are just beginning to take hold as consumers learn about the technology and in some cases — such as teenagers seeking help managing diabetes — actually using the systems. Video consultations are certainly more personal...

PulsePoint Saves a Life [video]

by Bruce Brown | October 27, 2016 | General News, Medical

If you’re going to have a heart attack, you might want to plant to have it in Seattle. Earlier this year we wrote about PulsePoint, a service that connects with local 911 emergency call networks to alert CPR-trained citizens nearby when someone has a sudden...

Telemed Kits for Mobile Healthcare Workers

by Alfred Poor | October 27, 2016 | General News, Medical

Telemedicine has the potential to save lives and improve outcomes while driving down overall healthcare costs. One possible avenue to these gains is to avoid expensive and time-consuming office or hospital visits by sending healthcare workers to the homes of patients...

Smart Garments Headed to the Space Station

by Alfred Poor | October 25, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

We have covered Hexoskin in the past for their smart garments that incorporate sensors that can gather biometric data. The company recently made an announcement that is out of this world; their clothing is headed into space. As part of a $24 million contract with the...

Wearables to Reach $150 Billion by 2026

by Alfred Poor | October 24, 2016 | Fitness, General News, Health, Medical

It should come as no surprise that interest in wearable technology has been rising rapidly in recent years. According to the analyst firm IDTechEx, however, we ain’t seen nothing yet. In a recent report, the company estimates that sales for all wearable products...