New Contact Lenses Could Give You Superpowers

by Bruce Brown | December 17, 2020 | Enabling Tech

We’re breaking our rules on this one. We seldom mention new health tech products prior to their development. Due to the potential benefits of the technology and the assets of the two participants, we make an exception in this case. Earlier this month, Japanese...

Vision Testing at Home Can Be a Game [video]

by Bruce Brown | December 16, 2020 | Health

Who ever thought getting your vision checked could be fun? We’ve written about in-home vision testing in the past with apps from EyeQue, Easee, and others. Those apps represent notable advances in remote patient vision testing, especially in light of COVID-19...

New Fabric Treatment Kills COVID Virus

by Amantha May | December 16, 2020 | Health

An innovative technology designed by Swiss company HeiQ gives textile fibers the ability to destroy viruses on contact. This recently won the prestigious Swiss Technology Award. The company launched its new technology, known as HeiQ Viroblock (shortened to V-Block),...

Smart Kiosk Checks for Fever and Hands Out Sanitizer [Video]

by Amantha May | December 14, 2020 | Health

Multimedia Care has announced the launch of Health Checkpoint, a contactless scanner that boosts COVID-19 prevention in schools and workplaces. Designed to protect students, employees, and frontline workers, Health Checkpoint offers a one-stop entrance point safety...

New App Uses Smartwatches To Combat PTSD Nightmares

by Amantha May | December 11, 2020 | Health

Nearly all patients who have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experience some type of sleep disturbance. Research suggests that almost two-thirds of PTSD patients have frequent, vivid nightmares. Help is on the way, and it can be as close as your wrist. The FDA...

New Research: Your Smartphone Can Tell If You Have COVID-19

by Amantha May | December 9, 2020 | Medical

Health Tech Insider has kept an eye on research and development of AI diagnostic tools that use voice and sound samples since we first covered ResApp in 2016. A patient with a cough can use this smartphone app — which analyzes the sound of coughing and breathing...