A New Robotic Sleeve Aids With Lymphedema

by William McCleary | May 23, 2022 | Enabling Tech, Medical

A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada have developed a treatment for lymphedema that’s smaller, lighter, and cheaper than many existing treatments. It’s a prototype of a soft robotic sleeve that weighs less than an iPhone 13, and...

Telehealth Platform Expands to Provide New Services

by William McCleary | May 20, 2022 | Medical

In 2020, when the telecommunications powerhouse Verizon bought BlueJeans Network, its intentions for the video conferencing platform were kept vague. At the time, Verizon said in a press release that the move was to combine the BlueJeans “meeting platform with...

Wearables and Music App Helps with MS Gait Deficit [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 19, 2022 | Medical

Yeah, I know, it’s only rock n roll, but I like it. Music may not move everyone, but Portland, Maine-based MedRhythms’ digital therapeutic uses music with sensors and software to help people with neurologic injuries and diseases walk better. MedRhythms and...

New Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring System [video]

by Unber Shafiq | May 17, 2022 | Medical

The medical technology to help patients manage their diabetes is continuously improving, and we keep uncovering these new devices. Glucoactive, a medical start-up in Poland, has developed a non-invasive glucose monitoring system for patient use.  The new desktop...

Simple Smartwatch Can Detect Weak Heart Pump [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 16, 2022 | Medical

If you’ve had an electrocardiogram (ECG) in a clinical setting, a technician most likely attached 10 electrodes to your chest and limbs. That array of electrodes is the standard setup for a 12-lead ECG. The numbers are different which can be confusing, but in...

A Wearable for Epilepsy Patients Wins Big

by William McCleary | May 16, 2022 | Health, Medical

The Innovation of the Year award at the recent Mira Awards went to Neurava, the makers of wearables for epilepsy sufferers. Their devices monitor seizures and track bio-signals related to risk of sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). The Indianapolis-based...