Microsoft Touts Windows 10 for Healthcare

Microsoft Touts Windows 10 for Healthcare

Unless you’ve been living under a technology-insulated rock, you’re probably aware that Microsoft recently released the newest version of the company’s operating system, Windows 10. What you may have missed, however, was Microsoft’s pitch that...
Wearable Device to Save Lives for Trauma Victims

Wearable Device to Save Lives for Trauma Victims

Cambridge Design Partnership has developed a device that is small and easy to use to measure and monitor the vital signs of multiple trauma patients for emergency response in disasters and the battlefield. This device, First Response Monitor, is clipped to casualty’s...
Another Health Tech Competition

Another Health Tech Competition

One of the most popular ways to promote innovation in technology fields — from space travel to healthcare — is to offer a competition with prize money and other benefits awarded to the winners. One such competition is the HITLAB World Cup, which aims to...
Expanding Production of Automated Drug Delivery System

Expanding Production of Automated Drug Delivery System

Almost a year ago, we described the SmartDose system from West Pharmaceutical Services. This is a battery-powered system that patients can adhere to their skin, and the device will automatically administered predetermined doses of medication. This increases patient...
Wearable Health Tech Side-Effect: New Jobs

Wearable Health Tech Side-Effect: New Jobs

We frequently mention how the data generated by wearable Health Tech devices has the potential to radically transform our healthcare system, for individual patients and for the population as a whole. Big Data analytics of this growing treasure trove of...