Summary: "As more people move away from cities to live in more rural areas, driven away by the pandemic or looking to simplify their day-to-day routines, access to healthcare is becoming more...
Apple Fitness+ creates new programs for pregnant people and seniors
Summary: "Apple Fitness+ is integrated with Apple Watch to build on the goal of helping people live a better day by being more active," Jay Blahnik, the senior director of fitness technologies at...
The 8 Best Smart Water Bottles for All-Day Hydration
Summary: "Hydration is the key to success. No, really, we're serious here. Water is what gives us life. And beyond that, proper hydration levels keep our bodies functioning properly, our skin...
Engineers create a tiny wireless implant that measures tissue oxygen levels
Summary: "Engineers from the University of California, Berkeley have announced the creation of a very small wireless implantable to provide real-time measurements of tissue oxygen levels deep within...
Voice assistants predict driving accident risk in seniors
Summary: "Speech data collected from older adults could help determine the risk of driving accidents, according to a new study out of Japan. Published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research,...
HATE FLOSSING? THIS INNOVATIVE ELECTRIC FLOSSER FLAWLESSLY CLEANS YOUR TEETH IN 60 SECONDS
Summary: "I’ll let you in on a secret – You’re not fooling your dentist when you lie about flossing every day. Trust me, they know… and I’m obviously talking about flossing in its traditional,...
Café orgánico vegano con hongos, bueno para la salud e invención por accidente
Summary: "El croata Stipe Rezic ha desarrollado un innovador proceso industrial para extraer las propiedades que ayudaron a "salvar la vida" de su padre." Article written by Julio Miravalls ...
Fitbit begins smartwatch blood pressure tracking study
Summary: "Fitbit is gearing up for its latest research initiative, this time focusing on how its smartwatches can measure blood pressure without the traditional arm-cuff method, according to a...
How Many Steps Are in a Mile
Summary: "Step counts can be a serious preoccupation for most people who pay attention to their fitness tracker or smart phone. After all, an entire industry of gadgets sprung up around the guidance...
More than the sum of mutations: 165 new cancer genes identified with the help of machine learning
Summary: "Japan Airlines (JAL) has started trials with three health credential apps – CommonPass, VeriFLY, and the IATA Travel Pass. The purpose of the health passport trail is to reopen borders...
New app aims to address disparities in care for Black and brown mothers
Summary: "Irth allows Black and brown patients to search for and create reviews of their OB/GYN, birthing hospitals, postpartum care and pediatricians up to an infant's first year." Article written...
How noninvasive cardiac tests are helping save lives
Summary: "Many people who have been told by their doctor that they are at risk of heart disease often find themselves in a quandary, unsure of where to turn next. It often can be stressful and...
How to stay sane when the world’s going mad
Summary: "For those who want more fine-grained, quantified detail, there’s more complex software such as NeuroFlow and Unmind. These apps monitor people’s mood, sleep, stress, and pain levels to...
Eye wellness app developer Plano partners with myopia education platform
Summary: "The partnership aims to produce new educational content for eye care professionals." "Plano, a Singapore-based eye wellness app developer, has teamed up with US-based myopia education...
AstraZeneca working with Mass General on tech for heart failure, asthma
Summary: "The organizations said the collaboration will use AstraZeneca's AMAZE disease management platform to deliver insights to clinically validate digital health solutions." Article written...
Creation of 3D organoid models to fine-tune radiation dose for nasopharyngeal cancer
Summary: "First of its kind 3D organoid models of nasopharyngeal cancer help to fine-tune radiation doses, and lower the chances of Nasopharyngeal Cancer recurrence and reduce mortality rate."...
What Will The RPM Device Of The Future Look Like?
Summary: "With the pandemic putting such a large strain on hospital inpatient capacity, it was inevitable that providers would look for ways to discharge the less acute patients safely. However, it...
La nueva ropa deportiva que te avisa si no estás en forma
Summary: "Un nuevo material textil que detecta tus movimientos y que puede ayudarte a sacar como Federer o avisar si un ejercicio es demasiado exigente para ti" "Los científicos del MIT presentaron...
How Can Technology Help Improve Elder Care?
Summary: "The use of smart, internet-powered devices is becoming the way of life among the young and old alike. For the elderly, advanced technology and smart devices make everyday tasks easier. It...
Artificial intelligence system can help prevent anemia in patients undergoing hemodialysis
Summary: "Scientists developed a decision support system that relies on expert opinion to prevent anemia in patients with kidney disease." Article written by OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY 18|03|2021...
Why Digital Fitness Companies Like Peloton and Tonal Are Exciting For Healthcare
Summary: "In short, the new generation of connected fitness companies offer not only the immediate promise of improved health, but also the intriguing possibility of future insights into both the...
Virtual avatar coaching with community context for adult-child dyads
Summary: "Virtual reality avatar-based coaching shows promise to increase access to and extend the reach of nutrition education programs to children at risk for obesity, according to the Journal of...
Biobeat to Trial Patient Monitoring Devices with Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients
Summary: "Biobeat has begun a new collaborative pilot study with Nuvance Health’s Vassar Brothers Medical Center, in New York, to evaluate the practicality and acceptability of using Biobeat’s...
Predictive Analytics Tool Forecasts Post-Surgical Complications
Summary: "A web-based tool leverages predictive analytics to determine patients’ risk of post-surgical complications like kidney failure and stroke." Article written by Jessica Kent 26|02|2021...
Seniors Are Safer With Help from New Remote Monitor System
Summary: "Remote patient monitoring (RPM) applications continue to proliferate. We recently wrote about Equip’s RPM platform designed to help treat eating disorders. Other recent Health Tech Insider...
Bone-Stimulating Device Uses NASA-Developed Tech to Help Prevent Osteoporosis
Summary: "Bone Health Technologies was recently granted a breakthrough device designation from FDA for its OsteoBoost Vibration Belt, a drug-free alternative for improving bone health and reducing...
Eat this, exercise now; new personalized software predicts and helps prevent blood sugar spikes
Summary: "Not everyone has Type 2 diabetes, the disease that causes chronically high blood sugar levels, but many do. Around 9% of Americans are afflicted, and another 30% are at risk of developing...
A THERAPY DEVICE THAT RELIEVES PAIN USING MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGIES, WITHOUT ANY MEDICATION
Summary: "It’s the 21st century so just relying on a hot compress to relieve muscle pains does sound slightly archaic if you ask me. The IASO Ultra works just like a hot or cold compress would, in...
Artificial Intelligence Can Predict Death Risk
Summary: "A new machine-learning algorithm which videos of echocardiograms is able to accurately predict patients who will die within a year." Article written by Geisinger Health System 08|02|2021...
98point6 Launches New Virtual Behavioral Health Offering
Summary: "What You Should Know: – 98point6 announces the launch of its new virtual behavioral health service. – With primary care at the center, 98point6’s new single-stop virtual care solution...
A WEARABLE SENSOR FOR TRACKING STRESS
Summary: "While Nanolab is focusing on the use of their sensor in a healthcare setting, their partnership with Xsensio could allow the device to be developed into a consumer product, such as a smart...
Así se usa la Inteligencia Artificial para detectar problemas visuales en niños
Summary: "Se estima que 810 millones de niños en el mundo tienen problemas visuales, de los cuales un tercio está sin detectar a nivel global. Incluso en países con sistemas de salud desarrollados,...
Nanit raises another $25M for its AI-powered baby monitor
Summary: "Nanit’s nursery camera pairs computer vision with specially patterned clothing to help answer the question that most new parents ask themselves roughly every 90 seconds: “Is my baby still...
Self-help for atrial fibrillation
Summary: "Diet, exercise, and other lifestyle factors are known to affect your risk of heart disease.The major risk factors for heart disease, as well as the condition itself, are all closely linked...
Scientists are working with AI to measure chronic pain
Summary: "Scientists are working on a way to use AI to create quantitative measurements for chronic pain." "Why it matters: Chronic pain is an epidemic in the U.S., but doctors can't measure...
Transforming mental health outcomes with analytics
Summary: "Technology is fast becoming the saving grace in combating Australia’s growing mental health crisis. With at least six suicides a day, data driven techniques are now becoming critical in...
Garmin & myAir: Turning Physiological & Psychological Data into Personalized Nutrition
Summary: "Garmin Wearables and myAir foodtech research has found that myAir's solution reduced 73% of participants' stress and improved 84% of participants’ sleep quality (...) The myAir team...
This new startup wants you to treat mental fitness like going to the gym
Summary: "Here was a pro athlete, among the best of the best, and he was openly talking about his vulnerability. Here was a man who had spent the better part of his life building his body into an...
New AI algorithm uses routine imaging to predict cardiovascular risk
Summary: "Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a deep learning system that can automatically measure coronary artery calcium from routine CT scans." "Coronary artery...
Apple Fitness+ review: ‘Short of getting a trainer, it’s good at getting me to push myself’
Summary: "Paying $14.99 a month for workout videos when you can find them free on YouTube might seem pricey, but Josh Taylor finds some advantages." "Fitness+ takes the “close your rings”...
La salud digital y los determinantes de salud
Summary: "Una interesante gráfica de la empresa de comunicación en salud Goinovo -elaborada con una metodología basada en fuentes rigurosas-, nos muestra como un 89 % de los determinantes de la...
Can Technology Help Us Eat Better?
Summary: "A new crop of digital health companies is using blood glucose monitors to transform the way we eat." "A new crop of digital health companies is offering consumers an unusual way to...
THIS BOXING PLATFORM USES RHYTHM TECH, LIKE DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION, TO MAKE WORKOUTS MORE CHALLENGING!
Summary: "Liteboxer is the only connected fitness platform currently on the market today that offers full-body boxing workouts equipped with Rhythm Technology and expert training. It’s like Dance...
Swiss startup first to launch blood pressure bracelet
Summary: "Aktiia releases clinical device bracelet ahead of Fitbit, Apple and other tech giants." "Swiss startups Aktiia has beaten Fitbit, Apple and other tech giants to become the first company to...
Scientists publish a blueprint to apply artificial intelligence to extend human longevity
Summary: "Deep Longevity, a fully-owned subsidiary of Regent Pacific (HKEX: 0575), specializing in the development and the application of next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) for aging and...
Female-Founded Telehealth Startup Calibrate Announces $22.5 Million Series A
Summary: "When Calibrate—the female-founded telehealth startup trying to disrupt the $70 billion weight loss industry—came out of stealth mode in June, it was operating in three states, had 10...
High blood pressure during pregnancy may be a warning sign of life-threatening condition
Summary: "Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration presented the organization’s first Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)- Based Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) Action...
Women launch digital platform to ‘break taboos around female health’
Summary: "Three women are hoping to break taboos around female health in relation to fitness through a new digital platform. "Former British rower Baz Moffat, Dr Bella Smith and former Olympic sport...
London startup Spill that provides remote mental health treatments via Slack raises £2M
Summary: "London-based mental health startup Spill provides remote mental health support for companies via Slack, a workplace messaging tool. The startup offers all-in-one mental health support that...
A Rationale for a Gamified E-Coach Application to Decrease the Consumption of Sugar Sweetened Beverages
Summary: "The design and implementation of applications for behavior change should be preceded by careful analysis of the behavior change process and the target population. We, therefore, present on...
At the height of digital wellness, are we missing the human touch?
Summary: "Medicine will never progress without technology—there’s no denying that. But for the foreseeable future, human interaction remains an instrumental part of the healthcare experience." "The...
Biogen, Apple to launch virtual study on cognitive decline
Summary: "Biogen has announced a new multiyear research study on cognitive decline that will be conducted using the Apple Watch and iPhone. The observational study is being conducted in...
The Poseidon Smart Mirror is the New Health and Wellness Hub at Home
Summary: "The key to making the smart mirror unique is its use of AR technology through a camera that can map your face with 7,000 different points. Not only does this allow the mirror to...
Having a fitness tracker gets you to walk further, study finds
Summary: "People walk almost an extra mile each day if they have an activity tracker on their smartphone or watch, a study has found. Researchers analyzed dozens of studies comparing people's...
The Apple Watch expands its range of cardio fitness measurements
Summary: "Apple is expanding the range of cardiorespiratory fitness that can be measured on the Apple Watch. Starting today, the Health app will classify users as having “high,” “above average,”...
An AI Used Facebook Data to Predict Mental Illness
Summary: "IT’S EASY TO do bad things with Facebook data. From targeting ads for bizarrely specific T-shirts to manipulating an electorate, the questionable purposes to which the social media...
Editing the DNA of human embryos could protect us from future pandemics
Summary: "Hollywood blockbusters such as X-men, Gattaca and Jurassic World have explored the intriguing concept of “germline genome editing” – a biomolecular technique that can alter the DNA of...
La startup española que propone un viaje al interior del ADN
¿Por qué tenemos el cabello rubio? ¿Qué provoca que sea intolerante al gluten? La startup española ADNTRO busca democratizar el acceso a nuestro propio ADN y a la información que esconde Article...
Study shows hyperbaric oxygen can reverse the aging process
Summary: High-pressure oxygen treatments are found to reverse two major cellular processes associated with aging and its illnesses. Article written by Abigail Klein Leichman 22|11|2020...
Innovar para reinventar los seguros en la era digital
Accenture y Zurich cuentan en ‘Innovar para Vivir’ cómo está siendo la transformación digital del sector seguros Article written by Unknown 22|11|2020...
Live Long And Eat Chili Peppers? Cardiologists Report Sweet Results
Summary: In these challenging days of unsavory news, we need to dig pretty deep to find something uplifting. Even if it means bringing tears to your eyes, sweat to your brow, and fire to your...
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAN HELP YOU HAVE A PEACEFUL SLEEP
Summary: Sleep is a fundamental piece of our life that helps in staying physically and mentally healthy. Tragically, we all are not normally honored with better sleep. Many individuals among us will...
Esta inteligencia artificial evalúa psíquica y neuralmente la vista
Summary: El sistema desarrollado por la española Wivi Vision es capaz de detectar disfunciones visuales y tratarlas de forma eficiente mientras juegas. Article written by Creu Ibáñez 05|11|2020...
Earwax sampling could measure stress hormone
Summary: A novel method to sample earwax could be a cheap and effective way to measure the hormone cortisol, according to a study led by researchers at UCL and King's College London. Article written...
¿Cómo influye la alimentación en la salud de nuestra piel?
Summary: Los expertos en nutrición señalan que la piel ofrece mucha información no solo de alergias o intolerancias alimentarias sino también de posibles carencias nutricionales. Article written...
Osram presenta su nuevo purificador de aire AirZing Mini para automóviles
Summary: El filtro de dióxido de titanio de este dispositivo no necesita ser reemplazado, solo debe lavarse de forma regular. Article written by Unknown 27|10|2020...
The AI that spots Alzheimer’s from cookie drawing
Summary: A dated line drawing of two children stealing cookies behind their mother's back is being used by an artificial intelligence system to detect the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Article...
Apple, Google, Amazon And The $9 Trillion Battle Over The Future Of HealthTech: Former Apple CEO John Sculley
Summary: Apple has the most popular health wearable on the planet. Google bought Fitbit. Amazon just released the Halo Band. All now have a fitness and health subscription service. Article written...
How Data From Wearables Will Revolutionize Healthcare
Summary: [...] Seen in this light, the fact that clinical studies are beginning to emerge — in addition to those known as Stanford's with Apple — in which this type of technology and devices are...
WEARABLES ENABLE PREVENTION ON A MASS SCALE
Summary: Apple is partnering with the Singapore government to improve citizens’ health, opening a new chapter in the relationship between public health and digital health innovations. Article...
Daily foot temperature monitoring leads to fewer hospitalizations, amputations and more
Summary: The study used Podimetrics SmartMats to take the temperature of participants’ feet and scan for signs of inflammation. Article written by Mallory Hackett 14|10|2020...
This Smart Home Gym Is The Future Of Fitness
Summary: JaxJox, which makes a smart personalized home gym that uses AI to track and improve your performance and give you a wellness score, just scored itself. The Seattle-based fit tech company...
Sanitas lanza bluaU, el seguro médico que apuesta por la digitalización de la salud
Summary: Sanitas presenta bluaU, la evolución de su seguro sanitario en el que incluyen videoconsultas, medición de constantes vitales por imagen facial, algunos programas digitales de prevención y...
Standard Blood Test Can Predict Risk Of Dying From Covid-19
Summary: A group of researchers based at the Massachusetts General Hospital have discovered that a standard blood test that measures the amount of variation in red blood cell volume and size can...
Artificial intelligence detects osteoarthritis years before it develops
Summary: Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering have created a machine-learning algorithm that can detect subtle signs...
New high-speed test shows how antibiotics combine to kill bacteria
Summary: Researchers have developed a new method to determine - rapidly, easily and cheaply - how effective two antibiotics combined can be in stopping bacterial growth. The new method is simple for...
Brain Waves Can Predict Pain Sensitivity
Summary: Rhythms produced by the brain can reliably be used to predict how sensitive we are to pain, new research shows. Article written by Unknown 10|08|2020 Source:Technology...
El análisis de sangre que detecta el cáncer cuatro años antes de su diagnóstico
Summary: Un grupo de investigadores desarrolla un test sanguíneo no invasivo que podría utilizarse para la detección temprana de cinco tipos comunes de tumores.. Article written by Unknown...
Innovación óptica ‘made in Spain’ para combatir los tumores cerebrales
Summary: La startup Fotoglass junto a investigadores en neurocirugía, óptica y biomedicina del Hospital de Valdecilla y la Universidad de Cantabria desarrollan un dispositivo para luchar contra el...
Meet Lena, the AI Chatbot Fighting Social Isolation in Seniors
Summary: Alex Harb was handpicked by one of the largest medical systems in the world to address a seemingly intractable health challenge: healing alone. Article written by Unknown...
This Digital Home Gym Uses AI to Correct Your Form
Summary: This digital screen uses 3D sensors to correct your form, heralding a future without in-person trainers and physical gyms. Article written by Parker Hall 07|06|2020...
Digital copy of your body allows treatments to be tried out
Summary: Researcher Natal van Riel of Eindhoven University of Technology wants to build a digital copy of individual patients to predict the success and to determine the necessary aftercare of...
Five innovative startups improving the lives of people with diabetes
Summary: "The diabetes epidemic is a growing concern in many parts of the world. In the UK, over 3.9 million people have the chronic illness, which Diabetes UK estimates will increase to 5...
Esta empresa española ayuda a hacer biopsias guiadas con realidad aumentada
Summary: El sistema es capaz de reproducir capa a capa todo nuestro organismo, facilitando que el médico pueda examinar aquellos tejidos o zonas que le sean de utilidad y atinar en los puntos donde...
The 22 Best Apps For Weight Loss That Will Help You Make Smart Lifestyle Changes
Summary: "In case you haven’t taken a (virtual) walk down the weight-loss aisle of the app store, here’s what you need to know: There are tons, and I mean tons, of free—if not...
Identificada una bacteria intestinal que alarga la vida
Summary: Un tratamiento con una bacteria intestinal, abundante en personas centenarias, ha alargado la vida en experimentos con ratones, según una investigación española presentada en la revista...
Shiseido Launches Internet of Things Skincare System
Summary: Japanese beauty brand Shiseido has entered the skincare industry's latest competitive realm with a personalized high-tech moisturizer and serum, formulated by pairing augmented reality and...
Mayo partnership aims to teach digital stethoscope to detect heart trouble
Summary: The Mayo Clinic is teaming up with the California medical device company Eko to conduct a clinical trial to see whether a new kind of digital stethoscope can be used as an early screening...
Keeping Up with Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)
Summary: The IoMT (internet of medical things) is dramatically altering the landscape of the industry, and the overall IoMT market is expected to grow from $41 billion in 2017 to $158 billion by...