New Process Creates Low-Cost Electronic Patches

New Process Creates Low-Cost Electronic Patches

Wearables have found a niche in healthcare. It seems that every day, a new device or monitor is announced that has a health application. They are becoming thinner, lighter, and easier to use as well as more accurate with their readings. One of the latest announcement...
Remote Health Monitor Proves Popular with Seniors

Remote Health Monitor Proves Popular with Seniors

Tele-health and remote patient monitoring has great potential for improving the lives and lowering the healthcare costs for individuals and communities. A recent study using the TractioRPM platform adds more evidence of their value. The pilot project was launched in...
Medical MakerSpace for Nurses Opens in Texas [video]

Medical MakerSpace for Nurses Opens in Texas [video]

The Maker movement is a worldwide phenomenon, as inventors and DIY enthusiasts experiment with 3D printers and microprocessors and other high- and low-technology materials to create novel solutions to problems. This sort of innovation is needed in medical settings,...
3D Printing Helps Regrow Nerves [video]

3D Printing Helps Regrow Nerves [video]

Nerve injuries are incredibly difficult to repair. Regrowth of nerve tissue is complex, and getting the right connections made makes recovery from injury or disease very rare. Researchers may have come up with an approach to solve this problem. Scientists used a...
UK Consumers OK Sharing Health Data with Physicians

UK Consumers OK Sharing Health Data with Physicians

Increasing number of consumers own wearables that capture health and fitness data. Now sharing this data with various entities has become easier with newer apps being created that link the personal wearable data with healthcare provider network among others. A recent...