Penn Med’s Pioneering E-lert TeleICU

by Bruce Brown | January 23, 2019 | Medical

Telemedicine use is growing rapidly. We’ve written about imaging store and forward services for specialist access, remote consults for brain tumor second opinions, telepsychiatric visits, and much more. From the recent spate of media attention to telemedicine...

Cardio e-Bike to Enlist Brain Wave Interface

by Bruce Brown | January 22, 2019 | Fitness, Health

Each year, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas features new versions of existing health tech, previews of products on the way during the coming year, and longer shot concepts still seeking funding to bring them to completion. Xmera, Inc. brought its eponymous...

Medtronic and IBM Watson Predict Hypoglycemic Events

by Bruce Brown | January 21, 2019 | Medical

Hypoglycemia — low blood glucose — is a dangerous and potentially fatal condition most commonly experienced by people with Type 1 diabetes. Diabetics aim to keep their blood sugar levels in the healthy 70-180 mg/dL range as much as possible by managing...

Wearables and Predictive Analytics Produce Actionable Insights [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 18, 2019 | Health

We first wrote about CarePredict in August 2014 when the company was running a crowdfunding campaign for its Tempo project. The project design was conceived as an aging-in-place solution for seniors who did not want to move from their homes to a care facility. Tempo...

Microsoft and Walgreens Join for Patient-Centered Healthcare

by Bruce Brown | January 18, 2019 | Health, Medical

Giants in technology and neighborhood retail pharmacy have their eyes on the clouds and boots on the ground as they get ready to shake up global healthcare. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) CEO Stefano Pessina jointly announced an effort...

Smartphone App Accurately Screens for Anemia

by Bruce Brown | January 16, 2019 | Health

Anemia affects 1.6 billion, or 24.8% of Earth’s population, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Many blood disorders include anemia among their symptoms, which also varies depending on gender, age, and the region of the world. Complete Blood Counts...