by Bruce Brown | December 21, 2020 | Health, Medical
This week marks a significant step in the global campaign to detect and defeat the COVID-19 virus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for COVID-19 home tests from two companies. After successful clinical studies of...
by Amantha May | December 21, 2020 | Medical
Chiesi Group, an international therapeutic research and development group, has announced it will help bring to market a mobile app designed to assist individuals in managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Designed by digital therapeutics company Kaia...
by Bruce Brown | December 18, 2020 | Medical
COVID-19’s disruptions continue to accelerate the adoption of telemedicine and remote patient monitoring (RPM). Restrictions on non-essential travel and in-person meetings may not strictly apply to doctor’s visits, but people who take the pandemic’s...
by Amantha May | December 18, 2020 | Enabling Tech
In the quest to develop a reliable artificial skin sensor, engineers face three primary concerns–sensitivity and durability. Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia have developed an electronic skin that performs...
by Bruce Brown | December 17, 2020 | Enabling Tech
We’re breaking our rules on this one. We seldom mention new health tech products prior to their development. Due to the potential benefits of the technology and the assets of the two participants, we make an exception in this case. Earlier this month, Japanese...
by Bruce Brown | December 16, 2020 | Health
Who ever thought getting your vision checked could be fun? We’ve written about in-home vision testing in the past with apps from EyeQue, Easee, and others. Those apps represent notable advances in remote patient vision testing, especially in light of COVID-19...