by Amantha May | June 7, 2021 | Medical
Kiio, a digital solution for musculoskeletal pain, offers health plans and employers an evidence-based option to address their members’ knee, hip, back, and neck pain. Client data studies show that using Kiio both lowered opioid use and reduced medical spending. Kiio...
by Bruce Brown | June 4, 2021 | Medical
Wearables that perform single biosensing functions may soon go away in favor of multimodal devices. In the near future, we expect biosensing devices will perform suites of tests. We also think upcoming super devices that check vital signs may be able to acquire new...
by Bruce Brown | June 3, 2021 | Medical
If you haven’t had lower back pain or other significant joint pain, perhaps you just haven’t lived long enough. Give it time. Lower back pain is exceedingly common among U.S. adults according to the CDC. In a 2018 survey the CDC found that overall 28.0% of...
by Amantha May | June 2, 2021 | Medical
Implantable medical monitoring devices could change how we define wearable technology if engineers can make it past hurdles like eliminating bulk and the need for batteries. We recently covered a miniaturized sensor developed by researchers at the University of...
by Amantha May | May 31, 2021 | Medical
Treatment for melanoma and other skin cancers has the best chance of success when started in the disease’s early stages. That means early detection is essential. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant decrease in the number of skin biopsies...
by Amantha May | May 28, 2021 | Medical
Veterans within the United States Department of Veteran’s Affairs health system can now benefit from continuous, high-accuracy remote monitoring without needing to own or purchase any technology. Samsung recently announced it has partnered with LIVMOR to offer remote...