Soft Toy Gives Hugs to Comfort People with Dementia [video]

by Bruce Brown | February 5, 2021 | Health

Dementia is lonely. According to the CDC, approximately 5 million people lived with a form of dementia in 2014, a number that is predicted to reach nearly 14 million by 2060. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, but there are several other...

Graphene SuperCap Harvests Power for Wearables

by Amantha May | February 5, 2021 | Enabling Tech

You’re just about to start your workout. You tap your smartwatch, ready to track your heart rate, steps, distance, calories, and so many other juicy health data metrics. But alas, you forgot to charge your device, and now your staring at a useless black hole strapped...

CES 2021: Smart Fabric Can Detect Heart Rate Without Direct Contact [video]

by Bruce Brown | February 3, 2021 | Health

Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) introduced an astounding array of health tech innovations at CES 2021. ITRI’s iSmartWear combines washable conductive fabric with non-contact nanosecond pulse near-field sensing (NPNS) technology to...

New 15 Minute Blood Test Detects Concussion

by Amantha May | February 3, 2021 | Medical

In January 2021, Abbott, a large-scale healthcare innovation company, received FDA clearance for a handheld blood test that diagnoses traumatic brain injury (TBI). The test delivers rapid results, accurately detecting proteins present in blood plasma after a TBI....

CES 2021: AI Security Cameras Understand Your Moves

by Bruce Brown | February 2, 2021 | Enabling Tech

We don’t typically write about security products on Health Tech Insider. EyeVerify’s Eyeprint ID was an early exception in 2015 based on its potential application to protect personal health data user on a user’s smartphone. Beseye’s...

CES 2021: New Approaches to Wearable Heart Monitors [video]

by Bruce Brown | February 1, 2021 | Health

In the past, we’ve expressed our enthusiasm about mobile and wearable technology to monitor cardiac conditions. We wrote about research at the University of British Columbia with low-cost ultrasound transducers and potential medical applications in diagnosing...