Platform Makes Telehealth Services Simple for Patients

by Bruce Brown | April 27, 2021 | Medical

Simplifying technology improves the chances that ordinary folks will use it. GetWellNetwork’s GetWell Anywhere mobile telehealth platform provides patients and their families a single digital access point during all stages of a medical procedure. Patients use...

New Tiny Implant Monitors Deep Tissue Oxygen Levels

by Amantha May | April 19, 2021 | Enabling Tech, Medical

A tiny wireless implant powered by ultrasound waves could allow contactless monitoring of organ and tissue transplants. Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley worked with physicians from the University of California, San Diego, to develop a sensor smaller...

Computer Vision Technology Enhances Virtual Therapy Platform [video]

by Amantha May | April 14, 2021 | Medical

Who needs wearables when you have computer vision technology? (Don’t worry. Wearables aren’t going anywhere.) But Omada Health understands that for physical therapists (PTs), visual assessment is key to personalizing an effective treatment plan for patients with...

Sticker Detects Cystic Fibrosis from a Baby’s Sweat [video]

by Amantha May | April 12, 2021 | Medical

Parents of newborns who receive a positive cystic fibrosis (CF) screening will admit to licking their babies. A lot. That’s understandable, considering the danger of malnutrition and other complications for infants in their first weeks of life.  Early detection...

Non-Contact Vital Signs Monitoring System Now Has FDA Clearance

by Amantha May | April 9, 2021 | Medical

Oxevision, an innovative vital signs monitoring system designed by the British company Oxehealth, will soon be available in the United States. The FDA recently granted a De Novo clearance for the Oxevision’s key technology: an optical sensor that can...

Mobile Health Tech Helps Senior Heart Patients Avoid Repeat Attacks

by Bruce Brown | April 2, 2021 | Health, Medical

It appears that Millennials aren’t the only generation flocking to adopt mobile health tech devices. Most Baby Boomers also spend a significant portion of their waking hours looking at screens on their smartphones and other mobile devices. The American Heart...