New RPM for Enhanced Patient Experience

by Unber Shafiq | June 15, 2022 | Medical

Technological innovations in the health sector have made it much easier for patients and healthcare providers to communicate, especially during this time of the COVID pandemic. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) uses these latest advances in digital technology to gather...

New Apple Watch Feature Reminds You to Take Your Meds

by Bruce Brown | June 14, 2022 | Medical

How do you remember to take your maintenance medications? Try as I might to minimize the prescriptions I have to take, the number of daily pills increases. I currently organize my meds with a plastic box with four compartments for each day of the week plus a 3×5...

Robot Companion Brings Down the Cost of AI Pets [video]

by Unber Shafiq | June 14, 2022 | Health

The world has entered a new era where one’s future companion could be a robot. Comfort robots are gradually yet steadily transitioning into the roles of pets, home help, and assistants. The can even help provide alerts in dangerous situations. While some of...

New FDA-Cleared CGM Pairs Convenience With Accuracy

by Bruce Brown | June 13, 2022 | Medical

Health Tech Insider editors and writers habitually ignore hyperbolic press releases and announcements, especially when they feature stacks of questionable claims such as “the world’s first, smallest, or most accurate.” That’s why HTI publisher...

New Studies Show Smartphone App Improves Adolescent Mental Health [video]

by William McCleary | June 13, 2022 | Health

Mental health issues among adolescents in America are a growing concern; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), using data from 2018 to 2019, estimates that 15.1% of adolescents aged 12 to 17 had major depressive episodes, and 36.7% had persistent...

A High-Tech Boot for Diabetic Foot Ulcers [video]

by William McCleary | June 10, 2022 | Enabling Tech

According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), diabetic foot ulcers lead to more hospital admissions than any other diabetes-related complication. About 60% of diabetics will develop conditions that lead to a foot ulcer, which can progress to...