Quality Telerehabilitation for Brain Injury Recovery [video]

by Amantha May | December 15, 2021 | Medical

A recent survey by the Brain Injury Association of America revealed that more than 76% of providers believe that telehealth has an equivalent or superior effect on patient recovery compared to in-person rehabilitation therapy. The Centre for Neuro...

CES 2022: Exoskeleton Technology Leaps Forward with Cray X [video]

by Bruce Brown | December 14, 2021 | Health

We often write about new exoskeleton technology developed to help amputees and people with spinal cord injuries regain mobility. There’s also a second leg in exoskeleton advancement, however, as assistive technology. For example, we’ve written about work...

Smile! Transparent Face Mask Gains NHS Approval [video]

by Unber Shafiq | December 14, 2021 | Health

Facial expressions convey countless emotions when we speak and when we don’t. The expressions for sadness, anger, happiness, fear, surprise, and disgust are the same across cultures. But how do we see those expressions in a pandemic world where everyone wears a face...

Consumers Now Use Telemedicine More as Attitudes Shift

by Bruce Brown | December 13, 2021 | Medical

Rock Health and the Stanford Center of Digital Health continue to track the trends and growth of telemedicine. We last covered the collaboration’s Digital Health Consumer Adoption Survey 2020. The 2020 survey of 7,980 U.S. adults was based on contacts during...

Patient Robot Aides Can Help Autistic Kids and Adults

by Amantha May | December 10, 2021 | Health

Movia Robotics has launched three new digital health solutions designed to support care for autistic people and individuals with developmental delays. Two robotic assist aides, TheraPal Home and TheraPal Clinical Assist, provide digital interventions for use by...

One-Touch Device Makes Glucose Monitoring Simple [video]

by Bruce Brown | December 9, 2021 | Health, Medical

We have written about automatic blood glucose level monitoring, insulin pumps, and closed-loop artificial pancreas systems from companies such as Medtronic. People with diabetes rely on accurate blood glucose level readings. It’s understandable when they...