Disposable Pediatric EEG Headset Now Available

by Bruce Brown | December 23, 2020 | Medical

We wrote about Brain Scientific’s NeuroCap earlier this year. NeuroCap is a disposable, pre-gelled EEG headset with 19 active channels and 22 electrodes. The FDA cleared the NeuroCap as a single-use EEG headset for use in the U.S. The NeuroCap setup time...

CES 2021: P&G Innovation Challenge Spotlights Health Tech Startups

by Amantha May | December 23, 2020 | Health, Medical

Digital health innovation features heavily in the 3rd annual P&G Ventures CES Innovation Challenge. The four finalists will pitch leading-edge health tech solutions in the live, virtual challenge on January 13th, 2021. The live challenge, part of Proctor &...

Thanks to the Virus Crisis, Patients Want More Telehealth Services

by Bruce Brown | December 22, 2020 | Medical

We’ve written about the telehealth expansion for several years. Early applications focused on remote patient care, resource-allocation by budget-strained institutions and governments, and patient access to specialists. As telehealth and telemedicine developed,...

Two New Tests for COVID-19 in Your Own Home

by Bruce Brown | December 21, 2020 | Health, Medical

This week marks a significant step in the global campaign to detect and defeat the COVID-19 virus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for COVID-19 home tests from two companies. After successful clinical studies of...

New App Delivers Digital Therapy for COPD Patients

by Amantha May | December 21, 2020 | Medical

Chiesi Group, an international therapeutic research and development group, has announced it will help bring to market a mobile app designed to assist individuals in managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Designed by digital therapeutics company Kaia...

Faster Tracking and Treatment for Heart Failure Patients [video ]

by Bruce Brown | December 18, 2020 | Medical

COVID-19’s disruptions continue to accelerate the adoption of telemedicine and remote patient monitoring (RPM). Restrictions on non-essential travel and in-person meetings may not strictly apply to doctor’s visits, but people who take the pandemic’s...