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Citizen Alert Program Saves Lives
Timeliness in response after a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is crucial. According to a Joint Commission report on SCA sponsored by Boston Scientific, Medtronic, and St. Jude Medical corporations, about...
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Nokia Drops Withings Brand with New Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor
In Spring 2016 Finnish communications giant Nokia bought French health tech pioneering company Withings. Nokia’s then-President Ramzi Haidamus stated in a press release that Withings would run the...
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Earbud Helps Women Track Fertility [video]
Women who are trying to get pregnant often find it difficult to determine their fertility windows. Tracking basal body temperature (BBT) is a common method of predicting ovulation. The traditional way...
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Nokia Health Mate App Monitors Multiple Biometrics
Nokia has joined the biometric monitoring platform club. The Finish technology and communications giant recently dropped the Withings brand name from its line of wearable health tech devices. Now...
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Patch Tracks Stress
The classic cartoon guru meme is a wise old man sitting cross-legged on the top of some mountain, far from civilization. The basic idea is that you can go and study at the feet of such a person to...
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Wearable Designed to Train Your Brain [video]
Mind control attracts attention in wearable health tech. If human brains can be controlled by the person’s own thought or by external devices, the potential for overcoming debilitation or sensory...
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This Little Patch Went to Space [video]
Space is the next frontier, and scientists are learning that the human body reacts differently to low- and zero-gravity conditions than it does here on Earth. As a result, collecting biometric data...
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Sleep Tracking Ring Promises Actionable Insights
People seem to pay more attention to exercise and good nutrition than to the importance of getting a sufficient amount of healthy sleep. A recent report from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood...
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Wearable for Women Helps Fight Stress [video]
Regardless of the cause, too much stress takes a toll on physical and mental health. According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), too much stress or prolonged stress can lead to...
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Public and Private Coalition Creating Wearables to Fight Opioid Addiction
A lot of good can happen when different organizations pool their resources and information to promote new ideas. Previously, we noted wearable health tech projects involving the Defense Advanced...
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Wireless Flexible Sensor System
The Health Tech world is constantly searching for a better sensor platform. Some of the important characteristics include wireless connectivity, flexibility, and multiple sensors. Trying to...
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Digital Hearing Aids Help People with Profound Hearing Loss
The hearing aid (and “hearing device”) market is in the middle of a revolution. On the one hand, sophisticated devices are becoming available for consumers over the counter, without the need for a...
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Smartphone Selfies Screen for Pancreatic Cancer [video]
The chances of surviving a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer are horrible. The five-year survival rate is an abysmal 9%, according to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Even sadder is the news that 9%...
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Tablet App Detects Diabetic Foot Ulcers [video]
Diabetes patients risk developing foot ulcers that can lead to amputation, which is a dire concern. According to a 2015 study, 6% of the 22.3 million American with diabetes develop foot ulcers each...
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Smartphone Heart Health App Replaces Ultrasound [video]
The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, which takes 30 to 60 minutes, reigns as the current gold standard for hospital heart health measurement. MRI tests are seldom used due to the cost and...
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Pillow Uses Vibrations to Enhance Sleep [video]
One out of three Americans has sleep issues, according to an oft-quoted report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We’ve written about the EverSleep wearable that monitors...
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Smart Toothbrush Analyzes and Scores Brushing Habits [video]]
The LCD pedometer was one of the earliest digital wearable fitness and health tech devices. It did one thing: It displayed a running count of steps… or what it interpreted as steps. Fitness wrist...
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Turn AirPods into Hearing Aids
Millions of people worldwide suffer from some level of hearing impairment, from minor to profound. Digital hearing aids can do wonders for helping people hear the sounds around them — and block out...
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Get Glucose Measurements on Your Fitbit Smartwatch
More than 400 million people worldwide have diabetes, and the key to managing the disease and avoiding complications is the careful control of your body’s blood sugar levels. Until recently, patients...
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Multi-modal Holistic Health App Targets Back Pain [video]
Back pain is a widespread condition that can be chronic for many people, and for some others, it can be quite profitable. According to the American Spinal Decompression Association, 20 to 30% of...
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