Women’s Health Tech Challenge [video]

by Amantha May | April 29, 2020 | General News, Health, Medical

The goal of the HITLAB Women’s Health Tech Challenge is to fast-track support for innovative FemTech products that empower women to make informed choices about their health and improve women’s healthcare delivery. Individuals or teams who have identified a unique...

Remote Health Monitoring Surges

by Alfred Poor | April 28, 2020 | Health, Medical

“COVID-19 changes everything.” The “new normal” that follows the lock-down caused by the virus crisis will look different in many ways from the recent past. Some changes will be for the worse, but some will be for the better. One particular...

AI Powers Remote Lung Exams

by Amantha May | April 27, 2020 | General News, Medical

As healthcare practices rush to integrate telemedicine in response to COVID-19, it’s natural to question whether remote examinations can truly replicate an in-person visit. StethoMe, the Poland-based maker of a smart, wireless, stethoscope, is working with existing...

Non-Contact Patient Monitoring Protects Health Workers [video]

by Bruce Brown | April 22, 2020 | Health, Medical

The COVID-19 threat to healthcare workers has a double whammy. Doctors, nurses, and other care workers are exposed to infection every day they work. The personal health cost of medical professionals putting themselves in harm’s way is the first hit. The...

Tiny Connected Thermometer Combats COVID-19

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

Smart thermometers were among the earliest wearable tech devices. Soft thermometer patch developers stressed the advantage of remote monitoring with very young or ill patients because you don’t need to wake them up in order to take their temperature. In 2016,...

Smart Bandages Improve Healing without Scarring

by Bruce Brown | April 20, 2020 | Enabling Tech, Medical

Smart bandages are a hot topic in wearable tech development. Recent smart bandage designs differ in specific applications, but typically share two functions: wound monitoring and treatment delivery. We wrote about MIT’s smart bandage that releases medication...