Atos and Huma bring hospitals into homes
French IT services company Atos and British healthcare technology firm Huma have announced a five-year partnership to improve healthcare and research with remote monitoring technologies. In a deal set [...]
Researchers use human body to power wearables
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have demonstrated the use of the human body as a medium for transmitting and harvesting energy to power wearables. Advancements in wearable [...]
SafeSanté secures €12m to create virtual medical centre
French telemedicine firm SafeSanté has secured €12m funding from the Gem Group to democratise its telemedicine IoT offering and create a virtual medical centre. SafeSanté has specialised in telemedicine [...]
Purdue University smart wearables withstand washing
Engineers at Purdue University in Indiana have developed a method to transform existing cloth items into battery-free wearables resistant to laundry. These smart clothes are powered wirelessly through a [...]
Telit connects remote patient monitoring
Florida-based WithMyDoc is using Telit connectivity for its remote patient monitoring (RPM) telehealth platform. This turnkey offering lets physicians remotely monitor vital signs including weight, blood glucose, temperature, ECG, [...]
Constant Companion adds Google and Apple assistants
Florida-based healthcare-focused voice technology company Constant Companion has expanded its voice-first technology to include Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri. The company provides purpose-built technology designed to empower older adults, [...]
CardiacSense watch to measure astronaut’s vital signs
CardiacSense’s medical watch has been picked to monitor remotely vital signs and general medical condition of an Israeli astronaut’s vitals while in space. The Israel Aerospace Medicine Institute plan [...]
Cardiex sets up Conneqt to monitor vital signs at home
Australian health technology company Cardiex has set up Conneqt, a consumer health company that will focus on home vital signs monitors, wearables and consumer health apps. Cardiex focuses on [...]
Biobeat chest wearable measures blood pressure on the go
Israeli remote patient monitoring company Biobeat has developed a device worn on the chest that measures blood pressure as the patient walks. The disposable wearable and continuous ambulatory blood [...]
Oculogica gets $2m grant to develop concussion wearable
The US Army Medical Research & Development Command (USAMRDC) has given $2m to New York-based Oculogica to develop a wearable version of its technology for detecting concussion. Oculogica specialises [...]
Essence helps seniors live with chronic conditions
Essence SmartCare, a specialist in IoT-based remote care, has launched a remote patient monitoring (RPM) platform for active seniors and older adults living with chronic conditions. VitalOn combines telecare, [...]
Dell creates digital twins to tackle long Covid
Texas-based Dell Technologies is helping i2b2 TranSmart Foundation, a non-profit open-source research organisation, use huge amounts of global de-identified patient data to create virtual models of patients – known [...]
