COVID-19 Early-Sign Monitoring Throat Patch

by Bruce Brown | May 11, 2020 | Health, Medical

Researchers worldwide continue to develop important COVID-19-related technology. We recently wrote about iWeeCare’s Temp Pal wearable smart thermometer designed to monitor temperature continuously that has been adopted by health care workers concerned about...

Smart Shirt Offers Remote Health Monitoring

by Amantha May | May 11, 2020 | General News, Health, Medical

Patients who need ongoing monitoring of chronic conditions must shoulder the burden of frequent doctor visits. Many patients also require the use of cumbersome and sometimes embarrassing equipment for remote patient monitoring (RPM). KeeSense, a groundbreaking new...

Breathable Electronics Pave Wearable Sensor Development Pathway [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 8, 2020 | Enabling Tech

Wearable devices must be comfortable or consumers won’t wear them. Users might wear an uncomfortable device that alleviated extreme pain if there is a significant net comfort gain, but otherwise the chances of voluntary usage are slim. We’ve written about...

Smartphone Pathogen Test Device

by Amantha May | May 8, 2020 | General News, Medical

Does the idea of attending an arena-sized concert with 50,000 other fans sound scary right now? Heading out to enjoy your favorite megastar is just a fantasy at the moment. But what if there was a way to test everyone for COVID-19 quickly, before they enter the venue?...

3D Printed Microscope [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 7, 2020 | Enabling Tech

New 3D-printed devices continue to amaze us. The earliest 3-D printed medical devices were rudimentary prosthetics. More recent (and mind-blowing) applications include living skin complete with blood vessels developed at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Center for...

FDA OKs Digital Attention Treatment Game for ADHD

by Bruce Brown | May 6, 2020 | Medical

The FDA issued the COVID-19 Enforcement Policy for Digital Health Devices for Treating Psychiatric Disorders Discretion Guidance on April 14, 2020, a move intended to reduce patient and healthcare exposure to the coronavirus. The guidance allows use of digital...