Nationwide Telehealth Now Coming from Amazon [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 19, 2021 | Medical

We wrote about the Amazon Care launch in 2019 when Amazon began offering telehealth services to company employees in the Seattle area. We also covered the CB Insights 2020 Healthcare Survey results which found that 30% of the respondents named Amazon as the tech giant...

Paralyzed Man’s Thoughts Now Turn Into Written Words

by Amantha May | May 19, 2021 | Enabling Tech

A man paralyzed from the neck down can now quickly write sentences with his mind, thanks to a brain-computer interface (BCI) developed by Stanford University researchers. The BCI allows the man (a research study participant known as “T5”) to create letters...

New Study Shows Telemedicine Reduces Hospital Admissions

by Bruce Brown | May 18, 2021 | Medical

Telemedicine is becoming commonplace, and that’s a good thing. The COVID-19 pandemic boosted the transition from in-person medical consults only to remote care. The arguments in favor of remote patient monitoring and connected care services include convenience,...

Now Treat Excess Sweating at Home [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 17, 2021 | Medical

Hyperhidrosis — also known as excessive sweating — is more common than many might think, according to a 2016 study published in the Archives of Dermatological Research by Burke Inc. Earlier studies cited by the study estimated that on average, 2.8% of the...

Patients Bond with New Mental Health Chatbot

by Amantha May | May 16, 2021 | Health

Successful mental health therapy depends on forming a bond between patient and therapist. A new study demonstrates that a mental health chatbot can form a bond with users comparable to the bond formed with a human therapist. The study conducted by Woebot Health...

Smartshoes Detect Objects so Blind People Can Walk Handsfree [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 14, 2021 | Health

We’ve written about smart shoes before, primarily covering footwear that self-ties or tightens such as Nike’s HyperAdapt 1.0. We also covered Digitsole’s Smartshoe that heats your feet and counts your steps in addition to self-tightening. We’re...