Non-invasive Smartwatch Sensor Monitors Drug Levels in Sweat

by Bruce Brown | August 27, 2020 | Health, Medical

There are so recent many developments in sweat analysis technology that we’re beginning to wonder if sweat might replace blood in standard medical labs tests. (Actually, we know it won’t but it could be a valuable addition to the diagnostic and monitoring...

Low-Cost Hearables Help Conquer Noisy Environments

by Bruce Brown | August 26, 2020 | General News, Health

New hearables continue to hit the market. There are hearables designed for listening to music, for hands-free phone calls, or streaming videos, podcasts, and audible books. We have our eyes – and ears – focused on wearable devices that help people with...

Reptilian Design of Protective Brace Allows For Full Mobility [video]

by Amantha May | August 26, 2020 | Enabling Tech, General News

Wearable health tech doesn’t always require sensors, software, or electricity, and some leading-edge technology doesn’t resemble futuristic robots so much as sci-fi aliens. For people of a certain age (including the author of this article) an innovative new...

AI-Based Retinal Screening Yields Instant Results

by Bruce Brown | August 25, 2020 | Medical

Ophthalmology exams do a lot more than determine what sort of glasses you need. We’ve covered at-home vision screening including EyeQue’s Vision Monitoring Kit and Notal Vision’s ForeseeHome platform. EyeQue’s kit measures for refractive error to...

HoloLens2 Headsets Help Healthcare Workers Limit COVID-19 Exposure

by Bruce Brown | August 24, 2020 | Health

COVID-19’s horrific strain on medical facilities, healthcare personnel, and budgets continues worldwide. During the pandemic, we’ve seen technology pressed into use in novel ways to protect against spread of the disease. The incidence of healthcare workers...

Continuous Temperature Monitor Detects Fever Early [video]

by Amantha May | August 24, 2020 | General News, Health, Medical

A fever is one of the most common early signs of viral infection, including the novel coronavirus. Early detection of fever can halt the spread of an infectious virus. A new low-cost wearable known as FeverGuard can identify an individual’s “normal” body temperature...