COVID-19 Drives Tablet Rentals

by Bruce Brown | June 19, 2020 | Health, Medical

The unforeseen COVID-19 pandemic continues to shake the world, setting conditions for unexpected change. We have no absolute sense of when the pandemic will fade, disappear, or continue in a series of waves, but we see and hear about the tragedy and harm it causes....

FDA Clears Abbott iCGM for Ages 4+ [video]

by Bruce Brown | June 17, 2020 | Medical

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices improve the lives of people with diabetes by minimizing or eliminating the need for painful and inconvenient finger stick blood glucose tests. We’ve written about CGMs from several companies and research organizations,...

Social-Distancing for the Workplace

by Amantha May | June 17, 2020 | Health, Medical

Workplace wearables for social distancing continue to make headlines as more and more businesses reopen their operations. Tharsus, a UK-based maker of strategic machines, announced that they have developed a new, comprehensive social-distancing system called Bump....

NHS Uses Remote Monitoring for Cystic Fibrosis Patients

by Bruce Brown | June 12, 2020 | Medical

The UK’s NHS Project Breathe began in early 2019. The purpose of the project is to give cystic fibrosis patients greater control over their health and wellness through the use of spirometers and other biometric measurement devices. Patients monitor their weight,...

MedStartr War on COVID Startup Challenge [video]

by Amantha May | June 12, 2020 | General News, Health, Medical

Entrepreneurs with innovative COVID-19 solutions have an opportunity to win investments and business services in MedStartr’s latest crowd challenge. MedStartr, a funding platform supporting healthcare startups, holds its War on COVID virtual pitch showcase on June 24,...

VR Surgical Training by Oscar-Winning Team [video]

by Bruce Brown | June 10, 2020 | Medical

We’ve written multiple times about new technology employed to aid surgical teams. We wrote about HP printers creating 3D-printed color models to help surgeons. We covered Cambridge Consultants’ augmented-reality (AR) system that allows surgeons to...