Cloud-Based Solution Improves Diabetes Care [video]

by Kimberly Houston | January 16, 2018 | General News, Medical

Insulin therapy is an important part of treatment for many diabetics. Yet many who use insulin don’t achieve their treatment goals, and others who could benefit from insulin therapy avoid it because of the challenge of proper insulin dosing, which can be complex. Now...

3D Printing Goes Legit with FDA Guidance

by Bruce Brown | January 15, 2018 | General News, Medical

In the past two decades, 3D printing progressed from plastic novelties to prototype parts to wide-ranging additive manufacturing applications. Today, for example, GE Aviation is already producing FAA approved parts for aircraft engines. The health and wellness...

CES 2018: Will You Be There?

by Alfred Poor | January 6, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health, Medical

CES 2018 starts tomorrow in Las Vegas. In addition to being the largest consumer electronics show, it has become the leading event for wearables and mobile technology for health and medical applications. The Sands exhibit hall will be packed with companies —...

AI Detects Genetic Heart Condition from Wearable Data

by Bruce Brown | January 5, 2018 | General News, Medical

While developers push forward with new health tech, other research teams on the hunt for solutions for specific medical conditions or health problems sometimes find new uses for existing technology. That’s what happened at MyoKardia, a South San Francisco-based...

FDA Clears Wearable for Opioid Withdrawal Pain [video]

by Bruce Brown | January 4, 2018 | General News, Health

New Year’s resolutions are hard to keep, as most of us know through experience. It’s difficult to stick with healthy new habits and, for most people, even tougher to break bad habits. Taking the conversation to the extreme, kicking an addiction to opioids...

Wearable IV Aids Patient Mobility

by Kimberly Houston | January 4, 2018 | General News, Medical

One thing we all recognize from watching medical dramas on TV, visiting a loved one in the hospital, or being a patient ourselves, is the ubiquitous IV drip on a metal pole. You’ve seen patients walking down the hall with them, or lying in bed as an IV is...