Device to Combat Sleep Apnea During The Day [video]

by Amantha May | February 10, 2021 | Health, Medical

Signifier Medical Technologies recently received FDA clearance for a new device that treats primary snoring and mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Unlike most OSA treatment devices, this is used during the day while the patient is awake. The eXciteOSA is a small...

Wearables Can Give Early Warning of COVID Infection

by Bruce Brown | February 9, 2021 | Health

Predicting a virus such as COVID-19 is far better than waiting for symptoms to appear. With early notice you can take steps to ameliorate or treat a disease before it progresses too far. Early detection can also protect other people from infections by quarantining an...

CES 2021: No Batteries Required for New COVID Fever Scanner

by Amantha May | February 8, 2021 | General News

A new Temperature Scanning System showcased at CES 2021 has won a 2021 BIG Innovation Award. Presented by the Business Intelligence Group, the award recognizes the radio frequency-based system by Powercast as a product with the potential to improve community health....

CES 2021: 3D Print New Bone Right in the Patient’s Body [video]

by Bruce Brown | February 8, 2021 | Enabling Tech

This is hair-standing technology. Can you Imagine having surgery and during the procedure, technicians scan an area of your bones that have missing or depleted bone tissue? And then — this is the part that tightened the follicles on my lower arms — during...

Alexa Now Understands Impaired Speech with Help from an App

by Amantha May | February 8, 2021 | Health

Virtual assistants within smart devices, such as Amazon Alexa, provide solutions for people with limited movement, low vision, and other types of disabilities. But speech impairments can prevent smart home devices from recognizing voice commands. Older adults have a...

Soft Toy Gives Hugs to Comfort People with Dementia [video]

by Bruce Brown | February 5, 2021 | Health

Dementia is lonely. According to the CDC, approximately 5 million people lived with a form of dementia in 2014, a number that is predicted to reach nearly 14 million by 2060. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, but there are several other...