by Amantha May | August 9, 2021 | Medical
Image: LibreLinkUp READY TO EDIT Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 2 integrated continuous glucose monitoring (iCGM) system received FDA clearance in 2020. For the last year, users had to purchase a compatible reader to see data from the wearable glucose measuring sensor. Now,...
by Amantha May | August 6, 2021 | Health
Tinnitus refers to ringing and other sounds experienced within one’s own ears. Severe cases can cause significant distress that interferes with quality of life. Sono, a new Class IIa medical device, makes an experimental tinnitus treatment available to patients at...
by Bruce Brown | August 4, 2021 | Health
One if the promises of wearable health tech devices is that additional data can result in better outcomes for patients. This could be from managing treatment more effectively, or by motivating patients to make behavior changes that can improve their health....
by Amantha May | August 4, 2021 | Health
As the Delta variant accelerates the rate of new COVID-19 cases in many parts of the world, social distancing has regained high priority. To help people maintain a safe distance on public transit, Google Maps now offers transit crowdedness predictions in 10,000 cities...
by Bruce Brown | August 3, 2021 | Health
Responsible scientists and scholars hesitate to prematurely claim causation when data shows a correlation between two factors. Researchers from the University of Oxford Nuffield Department of Population Health withhold claims of causation in either direction between...
by Amantha May | August 2, 2021 | Medical
Major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) often go hand in hand. About 20% of individuals diagnosed with MDD experience symptoms of GAD within 12 months of diagnosis, and most people diagnosed with one condition will experience the other...
