Handheld Device Captures Vital Signs Quickly [video]

Handheld Device Captures Vital Signs Quickly [video]

Wearables seem to have found their niche in healthcare sector. There are a number of companies working to develop wearables that can help make patient care timely, effective and accessible anywhere and anytime. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is one such...
Pill Measures Body Temperature

Pill Measures Body Temperature

Wearable health tech is making in-roads in all areas including monitoring the core temperature of human bodies. e-Celsius Performance is a connected pill that tracks the core temperature of the wearer, and it is now available. The pill is made by the French...
Wireless Sensor Helps Prevent Bedsores

Wireless Sensor Helps Prevent Bedsores

In hospitals, nurses constantly have to prioritize patients based on their needs and changes in their condition. While critical patients and conditions are given priority, not so acute conditions fall down the priority list and can become a burden on patient and...
Smart Sleeve for Baseball Pitchers [video]

Smart Sleeve for Baseball Pitchers [video]

Baseball injuries often leave major league players out for weeks or months for the season. While all players are prone to injuries, baseball pitchers are prone to straining the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in their pitching arm. This is the tissue in the elbow that...
JUNE – Protecting Skin from UV Rays

JUNE – Protecting Skin from UV Rays

With changing lifestyles, consumers tend to stay indoors for more hours. And when they are outdoors they lather up in sunscreen lotions to avoid various skin ailments including aging and cancer. Sunscreen lotions with various SPF strengths are available in the market...