by Unber Shafiq | January 4, 2022 | Medical
Experts often say that the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t start many new initiatives in health tech, but it greatly accelerated changes that were already underway. One key example: the telehealth industry has seen enormous growth since the start of the COVID-19...
by Amantha May | December 31, 2021 | Enabling Tech, Health, Medical
At the American Epilepsy Society 2021 annual meeting in early December, brain health startup NextSense came out of stealth mode to announce multiple clinical research partnerships. Biopharmaceutical company UCB is currently investigating epileptic seizure detection...
by Bruce Brown | December 30, 2021 | Enabling Tech, Medical
We’ve written about drones that deliver medical supplies to first responders and mobile apps that help bystanders on the scene with cardiac arrest victims find emergency defibrillators. Students at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) recently demonstrated...
by Unber Shafiq | December 29, 2021 | Medical
Approximately 537 million adults are living with diabetes worldwide; this number is projected to rise to 643 million by 2030. These are alarming statistics. While newer technologies are being introduced to improve diagnostic and management strategies, this alone is...
by Amantha May | December 29, 2021 | Health, Medical
Recent results from a large-scale clinical trial indicate that the Kaia Health digital musculoskeletal (MSK) therapy platform reduces patient costs considerably compared to conventional therapy for low back pain. The Kaia app applies computer vision technology through...
by Amantha May | December 17, 2021 | Medical
Software that uses a smartphone or smart speaker to monitor breathing now has FDA 510 (k) clearance. The clinically validated app was developed by the University of Washington spinout company, Sound Life Sciences. It uses sonar to detect changes in breathing. Before...
