Coalition launches to fight Ebola with mobile technology
Health eVillages, RFK Center, Physicians Interactive, Healthways, MedHelp, WELVU and MSD Univadis have teamed-up to reach millions worldwide and fight Ebola.
AirStrip, IBM and MCIRCC team-up over patient analytics solution
The software will be able to provide critical health insights to doctors' mobile devices, helping hospitals better manage acutely ill patients.
Dexcom SHARE receives FDA approval
The remote mobile communications device used for Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) has cleared the regulatory hurdle and is now ready to be sold in the U.S.
Using iPhone for eye health
Researchers at the Ross Eye Institute at the University of Buffalo-SUNY used an iPhone app as an inexpensive tool for imaging the inside of the eye.
Stanford engineers develop tiny, sound-powered smart implant
Paving the way for new kind of medical devices, these tiny chips could be planted deep inside the body to monitor illness, deliver therapies and relieve pain.
AnthroTronix’s brain health assessment app DANA receives FDA clearance
The application is indicated for use as part of any clinical assessment where concerns for changes in cognitive or psychological status are present.
Covidien’s Nellcor Portable SpO2 Patient Monitoring System gets FDA 510(k) clearance
This is the only portable oximeter indicated for use in home care settings and is compliant with international standards for devices used in home health care.
Royal Philips, Radboudumc unveil a prototype service to support patients with COPD
The wearable diagnostic prototype for COPD patients feeds data collected from users at home to clinicians through the Philips HealthSuite Digital Platform.
Feds adding patient monitoring capability in their emergency response strategy
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will add mobile capabilities into its emergency first responder training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP).
New national initiative for big data health research
The National Center of Excellence for Mobile Sensor Data-to-Knowledge (MD2K) will work on tools to collect and analyze data from mobile and wearable sensors.