Smart wearables to unlock the next level of precision medicine
/Since their early days as wellness tools, these devices are now informing precision medicine initiatives and leading clinical studies.
Read MoreNASA Looks to an mHealth Wearable to Help Astronauts Sleep Better
/NASA is working with researchers in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania to test an mHealth wearable that detects when a user is in deep sleep and emits a pulse to keep that level of sleep going.
Read MoreFitbits and other wearables may not accurately track heart rates in people of color
/An estimated 40 million people in the United States have smartwatches or fitness trackers that can monitor their heartbeats. But some people of color may be at risk of getting inaccurate readings.
Read MoreThe Pentagon wants smartphones to track how you strut
/The Pentagon is testing technology that will let a smartphone identify you by the way you walk, as well as how you hold the device and swipe across the screen.
Read MoreSmartphone algorithm combined with paper funnel can detect ear infection
/Researchers at the University of Washington have created a new app that was able to detect fluid in the middle ear in pediatric patients.
Read More8 ways smartphones are being used as medical devices
/Smartphones are quickly gaining the capabilities to make patients’ homes an extension of physicians’ offices, facilitating access to timely medical care. Technological advancements in the phones are enabling them to take higher-resolution photos and deliver better sound quality, suggests Christy Marks-Davis, senior director of marketing for CareCentrix, a company that works with providers and payers to support care of patients in their homes.
Read MoremHealth Data to Play Big Role in Artificial Intelligence, Analytics
/mHealth data from wearable devices and patient monitoring tools will increasingly feed artificial intelligence and analytics technologies.
Google releases Lookout app that identifies objects for the visually impaired
/Announced last year, it’s available on Pixel devices in the US this week.
Read MoreSmart cities could be lousy to live in if you have a disability
/Cities sometimes fail to make sure the technologies they adopt are accessible to everyone. Activists and startups are working to change that.
Read MoreHey Bixby, control my new Samsung TV, fridge -- and robot from CES 2019
/Pretty soon, you won't be able to avoid Samsung's digital assistant when you use one of its devices.
Read MoreOmron's smartwatch blood pressure monitor cleared by FDA, launches in January
/The HeartGuide watch uses a flexible synthetic band to inflate and maintain its shape to comfortably take an oscillometric wrist blood pressure on the fly.
mHealth Wearables Hit the Mark in Tests to Measure Diabetic Foot Care
/California researchers say a test of sensor-embedded socks has proven that the mHealth wearable can help both patients and providers track foot health in real time and spot early signs of diabetic ulcers.
Read MoreHow Health Coaches Improve Wearable TechUse in Chronic Care
/Wearable technology and the PGHD that comes with it are most useful when paired with health coach interventions, a HIMSS report noted.
Read MoreFitbit, Apple Watch could bring new era of health monitoring
/Mike Glenn thought something was wrong with his Fitbit. The 34-year-old was camping in Wyoming in May when he started having trouble breathing. He felt fine overall, but his left shoulder began to ache and he broke out in a sweat. "It's probably just a chest cold," Glenn thought.
Read MoreAlphabet's Verily Halts Diabetes-Detecting Contact Lens Project
/Alphabet Inc.’s experimental medical technology unit Verily halted one of its longest-running projects on Friday: the development of a contact lens that measures glucose levels of people with diabetes.
Read MoreStarship’s robots can now deliver packages, too
/Starship Technologies, the maker of autonomous six-wheeled robots that carry groceries or even a hot meal straight to your home, is expanding into the world of package delivery.
Read MoreArmy enrolling volunteer units to test in-development automated triage tech
/The US Army’s medical division has been building a mobile technology platform that will streamline triage and communications in the event of medical evacuations. The Medical Hands-free Unified Broadcast, or MEDHUB, initiative looks to leverage wearable sensors, accelerometers, and other FDA-cleared technology as a means for medics to more easily communicate with teams at a receiving field hospital during an emergency situation.
Read MoreApple finally moves beyond the shadow of Steve Jobs with a truly life-changing product
/Some industry watchers believed that Apple couldn't move out of the shadow of Steve Jobs and carve out for itself a new and different direction. Yesterday, under the leadership of Tim Cook, Apple proved them wrong.
Amazon Echo Dot, Basics Microwave, Echo Sub: Everything Amazon just announced
/A redesigned Echo Dot, a smart microwave and a subwoofer are just some of the new things Amazon unveiled at its September event.
Read MoreGroup warns against using consumer devices to diagnose, treat sleep disorders
/Consumer sleep technologies, such as wearables and mobile apps, must be cleared by the Food and Drug Administration and rigorously tested if they are going to be used to diagnose or treat sleep disorders, contends the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
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