Exoskeleton Tech Takes Giant Step to Natural Walking [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 25, 2021 | Medical

Exoskeletons serve various purposes. We’ve written about exoskeletons that assist with lifting, prevent back pain and injury, enable standing for long periods of time, and assist mobility. Paris-based Wandercraft’s flagship model Atalante wearable robotic...

Your Smartphone Does Medical Imaging with Mobile Ultrasound

by Amantha May | March 22, 2021 | Medical

Handheld ultrasounds have made the news several times in recent years. Health Tech Insider has covered one designed for first responders and another intended for expectant parents to use at home. GE Healthcare first introduced its Vscan line of portable, pocket-sized...

Digital Stethoscope that Reduces COVID-19 Risk Now Available in Australia [Video]

by Amantha May | March 19, 2021 | Medical

ThinkLabs One, a small but powerful electronic stethoscope, recently earned approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration of Australia (TGA). Visionflex, an Australian company dedicated to increasing healthcare access in remote and isolated locations through...

New Process Enables Soft Contact Lens to Track Eye Disease

by Bruce Brown | March 18, 2021 | Enabling Tech, Medical

Progressive ocular diseases such as glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are sneaky. The diseases often start with minimal effect and advance unnoticed until causing significant and irreparable damage. Early treatment is highly desirable with ocular...

New Approach to Retinal Implants Could Restore Sight [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 15, 2021 | Medical

Retinal implants hold great promise for people with severe vision impairment including blindness. We’ve covered several retinal implant technology developments. For example, Oxford University’s Department of Chemistry created biological synthetic soft...

New Sensors Could Help Smartphones Learn to Sniff Cancer

by Amantha May | March 15, 2021 | Medical

Who’s a good boy? A medical detection dog with a nose that can identify the presence of disease much earlier than a doctor or laboratory. Medical detection dogs can identify several types of cancer and other diseases with up to 99% accuracy. Some dogs can now...