Bose Changes Directions and Licenses Its Hearable Tech

by Bruce Brown | August 9, 2022 | Health

Bose Corporation was probably the best known brand to enter the race to produce hearables for people with hearing impairment. Bose first made the company’s intentions clear with a website for Bose Hearphones in 2016. in mid-2021, Bose announced that the...

New Partnership Uses AI to Detect and Track Coughs

by Unber Shafiq | August 9, 2022 | General News

Hyfe, a company dedicated to AI-powered cough detection and tracking, has partnered with Merck, to integrate its cough tracker technology into Merck’s consumer disease educational efforts. Merck (known as MSD in countries other than the US and Canada) is working to...

Smart Gadget Can Translate Your Baby’s Cries [video]

by Bruce Brown | August 8, 2022 | Health

First-time parents can read all the books and go to every class available but still feel helpless when they can’t understand why their baby is crying. Most parents can make a list of the possible reasons their kid wails, but have little confidence in pinning the...

An Ultrasound Sticker Is Primed to Go Wearable [video]

by William McCleary | August 8, 2022 | Enabling Tech

If you’ve ever had an ultrasound, it most likely involved going to an office and getting slathered with warm gel before a clinician rubbed a probe over an area of your body. One day, and perhaps one day soon, that same technology may be possible using just a...

The FDA Clears Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Depression [video]

by William McCleary | August 5, 2022 | Medical

The medical device company Neuronetics, Inc. recently got clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for another use for its NeuroStar Advanced Therapy for Mental Health treatment. Neuronetics’ transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) system now...

Steering Group’s New Plan to Protect Big Data Quality

by Bruce Brown | August 4, 2022 | Enabling Tech, Medical

Big data plays an increasingly important role in medicine and in public health studies. The adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs), arrays of continuous biometric sensors, and collaborations among global organizations that collect, analyze, and study massive...