CES 2023: New Hearing Aid Uses AI to Mimic Brain [video]

by Bruce Brown | March 13, 2023 | Medical

In recent months we have covererd many new over-the-counter (OTC) aids. The FDA published guidelines last fall for retail locations to sell hearing aids for mild-to-moderate hearing loss without a prescription. We wrote about OTC aids from Nuheara, Sony, and Bose,...

FDA: Glucose and Insulin Devices Can Now Work Together

by William McCleary | March 13, 2023 | Medical

The FDA says an iCGMs can link to an AIDs! The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 2 and FreeStyle Libre 3 integrated continuous glucose monitoring (iCGM) system sensors for integration with automated insulin delivery (AID)...

CES 2023: Wearable Stethoscope Can Listen to Your Lungs [video] 

by William McCleary | February 23, 2023 | Medical

Billed as the “world’s smallest wearable stethoscope for patients,” the AeviceMD smart device can identify respiratory issues, including COPD and asthma, with continuous monitoring for abnormal lung sounds. Which could come in handy for lots of folks. The...

CES 2023: Video Selfie Measures Vital Signs

by Unber Shafiq | February 22, 2023 | Medical

We recently covered NuraLogix’s Anura, a video-based blood pressure tech app that is now a shipping product in the iOS and Android app stores. Another similar but more advanced tech is Caducy, which is also a CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree. It uses AI and deep...

CES 2023: Home Defibrillators Are Shockingly Easy [video]

by Bruce Brown | February 21, 2023 | Health, Medical

Prompt response with a defibrillator means the difference between life and death when a person goes into out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The crucial response time for the best chance of restoring the person’s heartbeat is measured in minutes, Many offices, large...

CES 2023: New Music Application Soothes Pain and Anxiety [video]

by Unber Shafiq | February 21, 2023 | Health, Medical

Digital music therapy is known to improve pain, anxiety, medication overuse, and sleep difficulties. MUSIC CARE is a digital music therapy application for tablets, smartphones, television, and other multimedia devices. It is a class 1 approved medical device that can...