by Bruce Brown | June 4, 2021 | Medical
Wearables that perform single biosensing functions may soon go away in favor of multimodal devices. In the near future, we expect biosensing devices will perform suites of tests. We also think upcoming super devices that check vital signs may be able to acquire new...
by Amantha May | June 4, 2021 | Enabling Tech
Tissue engineering may have gotten closer to reality as a clinical solution, thanks to the recent work of biomedical researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia. The research team developed a process for printing tiny, complex...
by Bruce Brown | June 3, 2021 | Medical
If you haven’t had lower back pain or other significant joint pain, perhaps you just haven’t lived long enough. Give it time. Lower back pain is exceedingly common among U.S. adults according to the CDC. In a 2018 survey the CDC found that overall 28.0% of...
by Bruce Brown | June 2, 2021 | Health
Hearable device developers and hearing aid companies continue to bring new hearing assistance technology to consumers at affordable prices. Since the Senate approved the Over-The-Counter Hearing Aid Act in 2017, we’ve written about a wide range of devices you...
by Amantha May | June 2, 2021 | Medical
Implantable medical monitoring devices could change how we define wearable technology if engineers can make it past hurdles like eliminating bulk and the need for batteries. We recently covered a miniaturized sensor developed by researchers at the University of...
by Amantha May | May 31, 2021 | Medical
Treatment for melanoma and other skin cancers has the best chance of success when started in the disease’s early stages. That means early detection is essential. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant decrease in the number of skin biopsies...