by Amantha May | March 12, 2021 | Medical
A new survey of large healthcare facilities demonstrates how much the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the value of remote patient monitoring (RPM). Conducted by VivaLNK, a global supplier of wearable sensors and connected data services, the survey shows that hospitals...
by Bruce Brown | March 11, 2021 | Medical
Approximately 60% of babies have jaundice, according to the CDC. Jaundice occurs when a newborn’s liver is not sufficiently developed to take over the chore of removing bilirubin from the baby’s blood, which was done by the mother’s liver prior to...
by Bruce Brown | March 10, 2021 | Medical
if you are among the 8% of males or 0.5% of females with color vision deficiency (CVD), take heart. An economical wearable may be on the way. A team of researchers from Khalifa University (KU) and Imperial College London are collaborating on development of reusable...
by Amantha May | March 10, 2021 | Health
A 2021 upgrade to the TicWatch Pro S by Mobvoi offers enhanced sleep analysis functions, precision exercise options, blood oxygen tracking, and an app that uses heart rate and breathing activity to identify changes in stress levels. Changes to the Pro S sleep tracker...
by Bruce Brown | March 9, 2021 | Medical
Amidst the global push to vaccinate enough people to establish COVID-19 herd immunity, the medical and pharma communities continue the search for effective treatments for patients infected with the virus. ObvioHealth and RedHill Biopharma recently launched a COVID-19...
by Bruce Brown | March 8, 2021 | Medical
Retinal implants are attention-getters. Everyone understands the dramatic benefit of helping blind people see, similar to helping wheelchair-bound people rise up and walk on their own. We’ve written about retinal implants several times in the past few years. We...
