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...
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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...
by Amantha May | May 14, 2021 | Health
Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags have broadly replaced traditional keys in hotels, places of employment, apartments, and single-family homes. RFID codes have the advantage because disabling and replacing them takes much less time and effort than changing...
by Bruce Brown | May 13, 2021 | Health
Here’s one we definitely did not see coming. Starting on an as-yet-unannounced date this summer, Boost Mobile wireless subscribers will be able to sign up for K Health’s data-driven primary care system. K Health will be available for a discounted fee or...
by Bruce Brown | May 12, 2021 | Health
We wrote about Abbot’s BinaxNOW COVID-19 home test last December when the FDA issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) for BinaxNOW and Ellume Health’s Elllume COVID-19 home tests. BinaxNOW is in the news again for testing outside the home: in this case...
by Amantha May | May 12, 2021 | Medical
Teledoc Health, a multinational virtual healthcare company, hopes to make mental health services more accessible to individuals in the United States and worldwide. The company has announced the launch of myStrength Complete, a comprehensive, personalized virtual...
