ADT picks Essence to care for seniors in Australia
ADT Security in Australia has selected Israeli firm Essence SmartCare’s Care@Home telecare platform to expand its health and wellness services for seniors. This will let ADT enhance its senior [...]
Smart mask monitors wearer’s breath
Italian start-up Narvalo has launched an IoT-enabled mask that monitors the wearer’s breath and constantly optimises the airflow inside to increase the experience of freshness. After the success of [...]
Virtual Physician planned for more intimate problems
Arizona-based biotechnology company Creative Medical Technology Holdings is launching a telehealth service this summer for patients with more intimate medical problems. The Virtual Physician service will focus on its [...]
FDA approves Recovery Force compression wearable
Indiana-based Recovery Force has received US FDA 510(k) clearance for the use of its Mac movement and compressions system, a data-driven mobility measurement device for hospital and home use. [...]
Microsoft joins IMC to accelerate IoT adoption
Microsoft has joined the IoT M2M Council (IMC), a trade group that fosters a community of 25,000 qualified IoT users. The Microsoft Azure IoT Engineering group will use the [...]
IBM helps Moderna manage Covid-19 vaccine
Moderna and IBM are exploring how artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and hybrid cloud technologies could support smarter Covid-19 vaccine management. Central to the effort will be a pilot of [...]
Intel powers AI to detect eye disease in India
Sankara Eye Foundation and Singapore-based Leben Care are deploying a retina risk assessment software-as-a-service platform in India using technology from Intel. Netra.AI cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) is powered by [...]
Fitbit targets children with activity wearable
Fitbit hopes its Ace 3 activity and sleep tracker will make it fun and easy for kids aged six and above to get active and build healthy habits with [...]
Hucu.ai adds messaging to Nonnatech patient monitoring
Chicago messaging company Hucu.ai is working with New York software firm Nonnatech to reimagine remote patient monitoring for seniors. The combination of Hucu.ai’s secure patient-centred messaging platform and Nonnatech’s [...]
Shimmer adds emotional response to clinical trial wearable
Irish wearable technology firm Shimmer Research has introduced a sensor that can measure clinical trial participants’ heart rate, oxygen saturation and emotional responses in addition to their activity and [...]
Empatica wearable gets CE mark for detecting Covid-19
MIT spinoff Empatica has become the first to receive a European CE mark for detecting early symptoms of Covid-19 using wearables. The Aura wearable platform can automatically provide an [...]
ABT and ATA partner on telehealth education
The American Board of Telehealth (ABT) and the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) are partnering to expand access to telehealth education and training. The ABT offers high-quality, evidence-based education in [...]
