Smartshoes Detect Objects so Blind People Can Walk Handsfree [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 14, 2021 | Health

We’ve written about smart shoes before, primarily covering footwear that self-ties or tightens such as Nike’s HyperAdapt 1.0. We also covered Digitsole’s Smartshoe that heats your feet and counts your steps in addition to self-tightening. We’re...

Smart RFID Ring Provides Convenient Security

by Amantha May | May 14, 2021 | Health

Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags have broadly replaced traditional keys in hotels, places of employment, apartments, and single-family homes. RFID codes have the advantage because disabling and replacing them takes much less time and effort than changing...

Boost Mobile Offers Free Telemedicine with Wireless Plan

by Bruce Brown | May 13, 2021 | Health

Here’s one we definitely did not see coming. Starting on an as-yet-unannounced date this summer, Boost Mobile wireless subscribers will be able to sign up for K Health’s data-driven primary care system. K Health will be available for a discounted fee or...

Travelers Now Can Self-Test for COVID Before Return Flights

by Bruce Brown | May 12, 2021 | Health

We wrote about Abbot’s BinaxNOW COVID-19 home test last December when the FDA issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) for BinaxNOW and Ellume Health’s Elllume COVID-19 home tests. BinaxNOW is in the news again for testing outside the home: in this case...

New Comprehensive Virtual Mental Health Program Available Nationwide

by Amantha May | May 12, 2021 | Medical

Teledoc Health, a multinational virtual healthcare company, hopes to make mental health services more accessible to individuals in the United States and worldwide. The company has announced the launch of myStrength Complete, a comprehensive, personalized virtual...

Drone Delivers Transplant Organ Safely After 10-Mile Flight [video]

by Bruce Brown | May 11, 2021 | Medical

MissionGO achieved another milestone in unmanned aircraft medical delivery this month. On May 5, a MissionGO Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) — better known as “a drone” — flew a human pancreas on a 10-mile circuit. In this test project,...