by Unber Shafiq | March 15, 2022 | Health, Medical
Research suggests that there is a higher risk of dementia and cognitive decline in people with cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs). Remote cognitive assessments in people with CVRFs can prevent further cognitive decline that are secondary to CVRFs. A new...
by Bruce Brown | March 14, 2022 | Health, Medical
Just because wearable digital health devices can track biometric data and send alerts, that doesn’t mean the alerts make a difference in health outcomes. In 2015, we wrote about an Apple Watch user who contacted his cardiologist after noticing extreme heart rate...
by Bruce Brown | March 11, 2022 | Medical
The FDA recently granted Breakthrough Device Designation for the use of Dexcom’s continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) with diabetic patients in hospitals. Chalk up yet another potential digital health tech win with direct ties to the COVID-19 pandemic. The FDA...
by Amantha May | March 11, 2022 | Health
Food Marble, an Irish company providing digital digestive health solutions, has launched the Aire 2, a second-generation personal breath testing device. An at-home test solution that assists in diagnosing and managing digestive issues, the original Aire offers an...
by Alfred Poor | March 10, 2022 | Enabling Tech
One of our basic beliefs here at Health Tech Insider is that wearables and other devices won’t succeed at scale until they “disappear” into our lives. Too many devices require that users fuss with them: keep them charged, update the software, pair...
by Alfred Poor | March 9, 2022 | Enabling Tech, Medical
One of the elusive holy grails of health tech is a non-invasive measurement of blood glucose levels. We’ve been writing about developments in this field since at least 2015, but we still do not have an FDA-cleared solution. Unfortunately, the general media is...
