COVID-19 Drives Tablet Rentals

COVID-19 Drives Tablet Rentals

by | June 19, 2020 | Health, Medical

The unforeseen COVID-19 pandemic continues to shake the world, setting conditions for unexpected change. We have no absolute sense of when the pandemic will fade, disappear, or continue in a series of waves, but we see and hear about the tragedy and harm it causes....
Bio-sensitive Ink for Smart Garments

Bio-sensitive Ink for Smart Garments

by | June 19, 2020 | Health

If your clothing could speak, what would it say? Researchers at Tufts University’s School of Engineering would like to empower wearable fabric to speak volumes about an individual’s health. The research team developed biomaterial-based inks that sense chemicals...
FDA Clears Abbott iCGM for Ages 4+ [video]

FDA Clears Abbott iCGM for Ages 4+ [video]

by | June 17, 2020 | Medical

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices improve the lives of people with diabetes by minimizing or eliminating the need for painful and inconvenient finger stick blood glucose tests. We’ve written about CGMs from several companies and research organizations,...
Social-Distancing for the Workplace

Social-Distancing for the Workplace

by | June 17, 2020 | Health, Medical

Workplace wearables for social distancing continue to make headlines as more and more businesses reopen their operations. Tharsus, a UK-based maker of strategic machines, announced that they have developed a new, comprehensive social-distancing system called Bump....
Single Tooth Wearable Monitors Oral Acidity [video]

Single Tooth Wearable Monitors Oral Acidity [video]

by | June 16, 2020 | Health

We’ve written about a wide range of wearable biosensors during the past seven years. We covered wristbands, armbands, and headbands. We’ve seen broaches, necklaces, rings, glasses and hearables, and more. We’ve also noted dental health products such...