Wearable Fertility Monitor to Help Women Conceive

by riddhi | October 13, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical

Wearables have made inroads in various aspects of healthcare. Prima-Temp will soon pilot its wearable fertility monitor, Priya (formerly called the BLOOM), which was chosen from among many companies who would run a pilot program with top healthcare institutions....

Portable Ultrasound to Save Lives [video]

by Alfred Poor | October 13, 2015 | General News, Medical

  Medical imaging is one of many modern, life-saving miracles. Starting with X-rays to peer into the hidden parts of the human body, we now have many technologies available for diagnosis and tracking of patient injuries and conditions from the battlefield to the...

Smart Bottle Monitors Infant Feeding

by Alfred Poor | October 12, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical

When a baby is born prematurely or with certain physical conditions, he or she may be unable to suck and swallow sufficiently to be fed by bottle or breast feeding. Making the transition from a feeding tube to normal oral feeding is typically a matter of trial and...

Wearables to Help Reduce Mortality Rates [video]

by riddhi | October 9, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical

UNICEF’s Wearables for Good challenge found a finalist, WAAA!, that can help reduce infant mortality rates at very affordable prices. WAAA! and other finalists now move to the next phase where their goals will be to convert the concepts into prototypes, working with...

“Tricorder” Device Gets Asian Distribution Partner [video]

by Alfred Poor | October 9, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical

DynoSense is a company that has developed a system of connected devices that reportedly can “capture more than 33 critical health metrics in less than 60 seconds with a single user action.” The product has not shipped yet, but the company is taking...

Smart Clothing Provides Feedback in 3D

by riddhi | October 7, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical

The majority of companies have created sensor-based clothing to help athletes improve their performance and prevent injuries. Heddoko is one such company providing continuous feedback about performance for coaching and injury prevention via a mobile app and in 3D....