by Amantha May | May 10, 2021 | Medical
Individuals who use multiple daily injection (MDI) therapy to manage diabetes don’t take a standardized insulin dose in every shot. Instead, they must calculate the proper dosage based on blood glucose levels, carbohydrate intake, the size of the previous dose, and...
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by Bruce Brown | May 7, 2021 | Medical
We began covering telehealth and telemedicine back in 2014 when healthcare professionals and technology companies were exploring potential applications of remote care and the required communications infrastructure. Skip ahead seven years and telemedicine is now...
by Amantha May | May 7, 2021 | Enabling Tech
When thinking of leading-edge wearable technology, silly putty probably isn’t something that comes to mind. Made from silicone polymers, silly putty interests bioengineers for the same reason it fascinates kids; it’s highly responsive to pressure and stretches all...
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by Bruce Brown | May 6, 2021 | Medical
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) continues to play an increasingly significant role in medical care. Itamar Medical Ltd. recently published the results of a survey of health care professionals that found a significant increase in the use of Home Sleep Apnea Tests...
by Bruce Brown | May 5, 2021 | Enabling Tech
Who could guess that scientists working on the holy grail of sensor implants would succeed with gold? Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) used gold nanoparticles as implanted sensors. The scientists took advantage of the particles’ reaction...
by Amantha May | May 5, 2021 | Health
Individuals who wish to track their cardiovascular health can now do so by stepping onto a smart scale. Body Cardio, a digital scale by Withings, uses pulse wave velocity (PWV) to identify “vascular age” by measuring the speed at which blood flows through the...
