Strong Finish for Wearables in 2019

by Bruce Brown | April 13, 2020 | Fitness, General News, Health

Intenational Data Corporation (IDC) tracks the wearable device market worldwide. IDC Market Tracker reports document market activity within specific time periods. The Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker found that 118.9 million devices shipped during the last...

Essence Group Doubles Down on IoT Device Security

by Bruce Brown | April 3, 2020 | Enabling Tech

Privacy issues continue to shape the wearables industry. In 2014 we wrote about a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) study finding that wearable users were extremely concerned about the use of patient-contributed data. The FTC took a stance on the...

VR Helps Patients Conquer Social Anxiety [video]

by Bruce Brown | April 2, 2020 | Medical

Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have made gradual inroads in health and medical care. We noted a Cedars-Sinai study of VR used to reduce maternal labor pain. In late 2019 we wrote about StoryUP Studios’ Healium project that combines wearables...

FDA Clears Medical-Grade Remote Pregnancy Monitoring [video]

by Bruce Brown | April 1, 2020 | Medical

In half of the counties in the U.S. women have no access to an obstetrician-gynecologist, according to a 2018 study published by the Association of American Medical Colleges. That amounts to more than 10 million women. In addition, 56% of the counties in America do...

App Guides Pregnant Mothers About COVID-19

by Bruce Brown | March 31, 2020 | Health

COVID-19 dominates worldwide news while healthcare professionals attempt to learn more about the virus and make accurate determinations of its progress, status, and potential timelines. We’ve written a great deal already about COVID-19 including the role of...

Moms View Online Information as Key in Hospital Choice

by Bruce Brown | March 30, 2020 | General News, Medical

Patient access to online healthcare information continues to grow, which turns out to be particularly helpful during the COVID-19 pandemic. Xealth recently surveyed almost 1,000 new and expectant mothers to gauge their digital health expectations and priorities. The...