Vodafone wearables track rugby players’ health
Vodafone is tracking rugby players’ and performance in real time with wearables. The fitness and performance programme is part of Vodafone’s PLAYER.CONNECT platform, which aggregates data from athletes’ wearable [...]
Honeywell real-time remote health monitoring
Honeywell has developed a real-time health monitoring system, which captures and records patients’ vital signs both within the hospital setting and remotely. Honeywell’s solution monitors vital signs via a [...]
FDA clears first non-invasive potassium monitor
Medtech company Alio has achieved FDA clearance for its remote patient monitoring platform, including for remote monitoring of haematocrit, haemoglobin and potassium. The FDA clearance positions Alio as the [...]
Researchers develop highly sensitive biosensors
Researchers from Japan have developed a new wearable biosensor that can detect extremely small changes in tear glucose and blood lactate levels. The biosensor, developed at Tokyo’s Waseda University, [...]
NextGen wearables for real-time IBD management
Medical wearables firm EnLiSense has received funding from the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation IBD Ventures programme. The funding will allow the firm to further develop its non-invasive IBD AWARE [...]
Virtonomy Twins aid medical device development
Accenture has invested in medical digital twin developer Virtonomy. The investment will allow Virtonomy to expand the capabilities of its medical digital twin technology and extend its use by [...]
LifeOmic configurable healthcare app toolkit
Healthcare tech company LifeOmic has launched a Patient Mobile App. LifeOmic’s Patient Mobile App enables a two-way connection between the healthcare team and the patient. The LifeOmic Patient Mobile [...]
Philips virtual care portfolio for telehealth
Dutch giant Philips has introduced a virtual care management portfolio to offer a comprehensive approach to telehealth for patients, providers and payers. It demonstrates proven results in improving patient [...]
Validic adds cellular devices to IoT health platform
Validic, a North Carolina digital health and personalised care company, is expanding its healthcare IoT platform with the addition of cellular-enabled connected health devices from Florida-based Smart Meter. This [...]
Vuzix smart glasses power online healthcare education
The UK’s Global Health Education Group (GHEG) has developed an online learning tool using Vuzix smart glasses to increase the accessibility, scale and quality of clinical training opportunities available [...]
Smart yarn measures exhaustion during exercise
Researchers at ETH university in Zurich have developed an electronic yarn that can be integrated directly into clothing and predict the wearer’s exhaustion level during physical exertion. Exhaustion makes [...]
Researchers harness AI and big data to tackle cancer
Researchers at the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center are using artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and big data to discover multi-functional drugs. Many cancer patients undergo treatment [...]
